How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

A “Keep America Great” hat tops off a Christmas tree at a “Merry Christmas” rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 18, 2019. Scott... Read more »
Nordstrom (JWN) earnings Q4 2024

Nordstrom (JWN) earnings Q4 2024

Nordstrom on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s quarterly sales expectations, as revenue grew about 4% year over year from shoppers buying clothing, shoes and activewear at both the company’s namesake department store and... Read more »
Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury to step down, replaced by Ashley Buchanan

Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury to step down, replaced by Ashley Buchanan

Incoming Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and current CEO Tom Kingsbury. Courtesy: Michael’s | Kohl’s Kohl’s is getting a new CEO, its third since 2018. The off-mall department store’s current CEO Tom Kingsbury... Read more »
Millennials will spend big this holiday season, TransUnion finds

Millennials will spend big this holiday season, TransUnion finds

Parents tend to splurge on their children during the holidays. This year, 63% of millennials, many of whom now have school-age children of their own, said they plan to spend the same... Read more »
Can Starbucks fix long lines at its airport cafes?

Can Starbucks fix long lines at its airport cafes?

Customers wait in a long line at a Starbucks cafe in a terminal at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Dec. 12, 2022. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Air... Read more »
Gap (GAP) Q3 2024 earnings

Gap (GAP) Q3 2024 earnings

Hurricanes and unseasonably warm weather hit sales at Gap during its fiscal third quarter, but the apparel company still posted better-than-expected results, leading it to raise its annual guidance for a third... Read more »
Walmart (WMT) Q3 2025 earnings

Walmart (WMT) Q3 2025 earnings

Walmart raised its forecast on Tuesday, as its customers bought more discretionary merchandise, ordered more deliveries to their homes and started their holiday shopping. The discounter now expects net sales will grow... Read more »
McDonald’s, Starbucks aim to improve

McDonald’s, Starbucks aim to improve

A McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a tough year for the restaurant industry, executives can’t wait for 2025... Read more »
Black Friday deals and discounts to expect this season

Black Friday deals and discounts to expect this season

A customer visits Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City during early morning Black Friday sales, Nov. 24, 2023. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Typically, the five days beginning Thanksgiving Day... Read more »
Paul, Tyson fight breaks record for biggest non-Vegas boxing gate

Paul, Tyson fight breaks record for biggest non-Vegas boxing gate

(L-R) Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul pose onstage during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Boxing match press conference at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2024. Cooper... Read more »
Why Home Depot acquired SRS Distribution

Why Home Depot acquired SRS Distribution

A warehouse for Texas Pool Supply, a company that’s part of SRS Distribution, carries pool parts such as filters and heaters, along with large buckets of pool chemicals. It’s an example of... Read more »
Burberry shares hit intraday high as overhaul strategy marks turning point

Burberry shares hit intraday high as overhaul strategy marks turning point

Shoppers walk past Burberry’s Shanghai store Kevin Lee | Getty Images LONDON — Burberry is aiming to win back shoppers and boost waning sales by refocusing on heritage designs and statement pieces... Read more »
Personal luxury goods market to shrink for first time since GFC

Personal luxury goods market to shrink for first time since GFC

The storefronts of Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe are seen as people enter Icon Siam, a luxury shopping mall located on the Chao Phraya River, on June 12,... Read more »
Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls after printing adult web address on packaging

Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls after printing adult web address on packaging

Still from the film “Wicked” Source: Universal Studios Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand. The toy company has been forced to pull... Read more »
Two-stocks better than one? Repacking pair trades

Two-stocks better than one? Repacking pair trades

The exchange-traded fund industry is trying to make pair-trade strategies more accessible to everyday investors. Tidal Financial Group’s Michael Venuto filed last month for eight two-stock ETFs: going long one stock and... Read more »
‘Wicked’ marketing takes over retail ahead of theatrical debut

‘Wicked’ marketing takes over retail ahead of theatrical debut

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as Elphaba and Glinda in Universal’s “Wicked.” Universal “Barbie” painted the town pink in 2023, and now “Wicked” is upping the ante by adding a splash... Read more »
Patek Philippe Cubitus collection marks first new line in 25 years

Patek Philippe Cubitus collection marks first new line in 25 years

Introducing the new Patek Philippe Cubitus line. Courtesy: Patek Philippe Storied Swiss watch maker Patek Philippe announced its first new collection in 25 years this week, dubbed the Cubitus line. The new... Read more »
Payments giant Adyen reports 21% jump in third-quarter sales

Payments giant Adyen reports 21% jump in third-quarter sales

Adyen reported a big miss on first-half sales Thursday. The news drove a $20 billion rout in the company’s market capitalization . Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images... Read more »
E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) earnings Q2 2025

E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) earnings Q2 2025

e.l.f Beauty power grip primer. Courtesy: e.l.f Beauty E.l.f. Beauty raised its full-year guidance on Wednesday after posting a 40% growth in sales.  Shares of the company rose nearly 10% in after-hours... Read more »