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Costco Sets New Minimum Wage at $16 Per Hour

Costco will raise its hourly minimum wage to $16 at the beginning of March 2021, according to CNBC. CEO Craig Jelinek revealed…

Walmart Further Expands Marketplace with BigCommerce Partnership

Walmart will enable eligible BigCommerce users to sell products on the Walmart Marketplace. The retailer also has launched an expediated review process…

Target to Roll Out In-Store Apple Shops, Expand Offerings Online

Target is debuting an enhanced Apple shopping experience online and in 17 stores this month, with additional locations scheduled to roll out…

Fry’s Shuts Down Operations, Shutters 31 Stores

Fry’s Electronics has abruptly gone out of business, closing its 31 stores and replacing the content on its website with a simple…

Heyday Plans to Open Hundreds of Skincare Stores Through Franchise Model

Skincare retailer Heyday announced ambitious plans to open hundreds of brick-and-mortar locations in the coming years, up from its current 10. The…

NRF Forecasts Retail Sales Could Grow by up to 8.2% in 2021

Accelerating vaccine rollouts combined with pent-up consumer demand will drive 2021 U.S. retail sales to at least $4.33 trillion, according to the…

Belk Files for Chapter 11, Plans ‘One-Day Reorganization’

[Editor’s Note: In a statement released after this story was published, Belk announced that it had successfully completed its one-day restructuring and…

Walgreens to Launch Same-Day Delivery at Nearly 8,000 Stores

Walgreens will offer same-day delivery across Illinois through a partnership with Instacart, with plans to bring the service to nearly 8,000 stores…

Heinen’s Enhances Pricing by Adopting Competitive Intelligence Platform

Heinen’s, a grocery chain with stores in Ohio and Illinois, has partnered with Engage3 to expand its omnichannel visibility and analytics. The…

Macy’s Returns to Profitability in Q4 Despite Same-Store Sales Dip; Digital Grows 21%

Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like many of its counterparts,…

Kohl’s Management Defends Retailer’s Performance, Citing Sephora and Eddie Bauer Deals

Kohl’s has updated its response to the nine board nominations submitted by a group of investors. The company is rejecting the proposal…

BoConcept Opens First U.S. ‘Digital-Experience’ Store

Danish furniture franchise BoConcept has opened a new store designed to combine digital and brick-and-mortar retail experiences. Helmed by multi-unit franchisees Søren…

News Briefs

Costco Sets New Minimum Wage at $16 Per Hour

Walmart Further Expands Marketplace with BigCommerce Partnership

Target to Roll Out In-Store Apple Shops, Expand Offerings Online

Fry’s Shuts Down Operations, Shutters 31 Stores

Heyday Plans to Open Hundreds of Skincare Stores Through Franchise Model

NRF Forecasts Retail Sales Could Grow by up to 8.2% in 2021

Belk Files for Chapter 11, Plans ‘One-Day Reorganization’

Walgreens to Launch Same-Day Delivery at Nearly 8,000 Stores

Heinen’s Enhances Pricing by Adopting Competitive Intelligence Platform

Macy’s Returns to Profitability in Q4 Despite Same-Store Sales Dip; Digital Grows 21%

Kohl’s Management Defends Retailer’s Performance, Citing Sephora and Eddie Bauer Deals

BoConcept Opens First U.S. ‘Digital-Experience’ Store

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