AI shopping could drive $263 billion in holiday sales. Walmart and Target are racing to get in
Holiday shopping has always felt like a "chore" for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews,...
Retail industry
Costco tops Wall Street's sales and revenue expectations
Customers walk in the parking lot outside a Costco store on Dec. 2, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson |...
Online grocer Thrive Market bails on booze, bets big on alcohol-free boom
Thrive Market headquarters at Fast Company Creativity Counter-Conference in Los Angeles, California. Araya Doheny | Getty ImagesThrive Market is officially...
Take a look inside Target's new fashion-focused store in New York's SoHo neighborhood
Target has turned its store in New York City's SoHo neighborhood into a unique concept store. Inside of an area...
McDonald’s will assess if franchisees are offering value for customers under new standards
In Lisbon, Portugal, on January 12, 2025, people sit by a McDonald's storefront. McDonald's rolls out new value deals, like...
Bessent says U.S. will finish the year with 3% GDP growth, sees 'very strong' holiday season
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center...
From the California gold rush to Sydney Sweeney: How denim became the most enduring garment in American fashion
Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976...
Amazon had a very big week that could shape where its stagnant stock goes next
Amazon made plenty of news this week — from advances in the cloud business to questions about its partnership with...
Ulta shares pop as beauty retailer hikes sales and earnings outlook for second straight quarter
Ulta Beauty on Thursday raised its full-year sales outlook after topping Wall Street's fiscal third-quarter expectations and seeing shoppers splurge on...
Fanatics lands retail and merchandising deal for 2026 FIFA World Cup
A Fanatics advertisement on the sideline billboard during the NWSL match between Houston Dash and Washington Spirit at Shell Energy...
Beyonce, Sydney Sweeney and a fight for relevance: How American Eagle, Gap and Levi sparked a new 'denim war'
Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass was out for a run in San Francisco last March when she first heard the...
Macy’s posts strongest growth in more than 3 years, but strikes cautious note on holidays
Macy's on Wednesday beat Wall Street's sales expectations for the third quarter in a row and posted its strongest growth...
American Eagle stock jumps 10% as it expects a big holiday, raises forecast after Sydney Sweeney ads
An American Eagle advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney on a billboard in Times Square in New York, US, on Thursday,...
Holiday shopping turnout jumps to 202.9 million people during Thanksgiving weekend, NRF says
A person carries shopping bags during Black Friday shopping at Garden State Plaza on November 28, 2025 in Paramus, New...
How Black Friday became a retail letdown: 'To sustain the ride, they started to dilute it'
Black Friday early morning shoppers rush in as the doors are opened at a Walmart store in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov....
TikTok-fueled K-beauty boom triggers a retail race in the U.S.
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April...
Black Friday is most popular with Gen Z, even as the holiday loses its shine, new survey finds
Black Friday signage at a Target store ahead of Black Friday in Jersey City, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Nov....
Abercrombie shares soar 37% on Hollister growth, strong earnings beat
An Abercrombie & Fitch store stands in midtown Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 24, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty...
Best Buy hikes sales forecast as shoppers upgrade tech, splurge on devices
A Best Buy store in Pinole, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Best Buy Co. is expected to release...
Dick's Sporting Goods to shutter some Foot Locker stores to protect profits
A Dick's Sporting Goods store in Pleasant Hill, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg...
