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  • Mature adult woman with a shopping cart in a grocery store, feeling concern about rising prices and financial crisisRetail

    Three in four Americans say groceries are so expensive they’ve been forced to cut down on other spending

    By Andrew Adam Newman and Retail Brew
  • Ashley Buchanan Kohl&#8217;s<br /> https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211005006192/en/Macys-Inc.-Appoints-Ashley-Buchanan-and-Tracey-Zhen-to-Board-of-DirectorsC-Suite

    From Kohl’s CEO ousting to Kroger chief’s sudden resignation, 2025 a tumultuous year for the C-suite. Here are the 5 most dramatic exits this year

    By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew
  • A young, worried woman using her smartphone to shop online and holding a credit card.Retail

    U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

    By Jeena Sharma and Retail Brew
  • Turin, Italy &#8211; November 27, 2024: Sign of Yves Saint Laurent, luxury clothing store in a shopping street with people around in Turin or Torino, Piedmont, ItalyRetail

    Yves Saint Laurent was the hottest luxury brand this year, beating Coach, Prada, and Bottega Veneta: It’s a clear ‘signal of the shifting landscape’

    By Jeena Sharma and Retail Brew
  • This photograph taken on February 6, 2024 shows employees working at Greenlab Diamonds, a firm manufacturing lab-grown gems on the outskirts of Surat. Man-made gems are reshaping the $89 billion global diamond jewellery market, especially in the west Indian city of Surat where 90 percent of the world&#8217;s diamonds are cut and polished. Lab-grown diamond exports from India tripled in value between 2019 and 2022, while export volumes rose by 25 percent between April and October 2023, up from 15 percent in the same period a year earlier, according to the latest industry data. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP) / To go with &#8216;INDIA-ECONOMY-DIAMOND&#8217; FOCUS by Anuj SRIVAS (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    There’s no real difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds, jewelry CEO argues, besides its raw material: ‘Millennials are smarter than that’

    By Jeena Sharma and Retail Brew
  • New Hartford, NY &#8211; Jul 11, 2025: Night view of Carter&#8217;s Babies and Kids, Carter&#8217;s, Inc. is a leading marketer of baby and young children&#8217;s apparel, with over 1000 stores in the USA, Canada, and MexicoNorth America

    Children’s clothing outlet Carter’s is ‘right-sizing’ by shuttering 150 locations because of high-cost tariffs and product investments

    By Alex Vuocolo and Retail Brew
  • Global business meeting in conference venue, luggage in the backgroundC-Suite

    Exec on the worst advice he ever received: ‘Don’t rock the boat’

    By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew
  • AUSTIN, TEXAS &#8211; OCTOBER 16: A family shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Due in part to a shortage of cocoa beans, Halloween candy prices are on the rise this year as chocolate prices have climbed 7.5%. Candy companies have begun shifting to non-chocolate candies as chocolate makers deal with shrinking margins and a decrease in sales. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Economy

    Candy inflation has spooked so many consumers almost 80% say they’re forced to scale back how much to buy for Halloween

    By Jeena Sharma and Retail Brew
  • Young woman using a digital tablet on a sunny autumn dayNorth America

    Holiday shopping will look different this year, Adobe predicts: AI-assisted purchasing will jump a staggering 520%

    By Alex Vuocolo and Retail Brew
  • Shoppers at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Walmart is revamping more than 800 store locations and adding high-end products. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEconomy

    Walmart is going head-to-head with Amazon and Target on fall sales. They could have the upper hand because no membership is required to shop

    By Alex Vuocolo and Retail Brew
  • A young woman chooses clothes in a fashion store and reads the labels on things while shopping at the mall. A millennial shopaholic woman tries on clothes in a fashion boutiqueEconomy

    Retailers like Walmart and Target ‘can’t keep up with constant price changes’ from tariffs, so many are snipping price tags and ditching discounts

    By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew
  • Facade of Target store with CVS Pharmacy signage, glass entry and escalators visible, pedestrians on sidewalk, San Francisco, California, August 29, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)North America

    Target was hoping for a back-to-school sales bump that never came. Foot traffic is still down for the 7th month in a row

    By Andrew Adam Newman and Retail Brew
  • RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA &#8211; AUGUST 15: A Walmart employee pushes a cart through a Walmart store on August 15, 2019 in Richmond, California. Walmart beat analyst expectations with second quarter revenue of $130.4 billion. Shares of Walmart stock surged 5% in early trading on Thursday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Retail

    Walmart and Target are allegedly forcing employees to remove tags on apparel to make it easier to jack up prices based on tariffs

    By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew
  • A Target store in Pleasant Hill, California, US, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Target Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on May 21. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesGlobal

    Target hasn’t gotten its mojo back after boycotts and backlash over retracted DEI efforts. Foot traffic and revenue are still down

    By Andrew Adam Newman and Retail Brew
  • Target has been focused on growing its beauty assortment beyond its Ulta shops.Retail

    Target and Ulta just broke up: Employees raised red flags about shoplifting, understaffing, and foot-traffic cannibalization

    By Erin Cabrey and Retail Brew