Nike focuses on rightsizing key footwear styles as sales plunge 9%

Some analysts expected the retailer to take more drastic action on its oversold franchises, but CEO Elliott Hill still sees a place for the “beloved silhouettes.”

By Cara Salpini • March 21, 2025

Target adds 2,000 products to baby assortment

The revamp is the latest over the last year as the retailer focuses on newness to grow share across its merchandising portfolio.

By Nate Delesline III • March 21, 2025

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Gen Z and millennials

If there's anything retailers want more than financial stability right now, it's to understand Gen Z. 

By Retail Dive staff

Walmart expands premium beauty options

The retail giant also announced the four brands that will participate in its third beauty accelerator program, Walmart Start.

By Daphne Howland • March 21, 2025

QVC Group taps media vet as chief growth officer

The live shopping pioneer hired Alex Wellen to steer its growth as it adapts to the ever-evolving social media and streaming era.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 20, 2025

The Container Store CEO Satish Malhotra is out

The retailer begins its post-bankruptcy turnaround with much less debt, under leadership steeped in operations and transformation strategies.

By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2025

Klarna to displace Affirm as Walmart BNPL provider

The Swedish buy now, pay later business partnered with a Walmart-backed fintech to offer loans at the retail giant via a digital payments app.

By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025

Old Navy quietly debuts occasionwear

Prices start at about $25, answering demand for affordable dresses for weddings, parties and proms.

By Daphne Howland • March 19, 2025

Retailers deploy AI in pursuit of CX gains, loss prevention

Despite adoption plans, companies are grappling with system integration issues, a lack of training resources and frayed customer trust, according to Everseen.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 19, 2025

What 25 retail leaders are saying about tariffs

From price increase warnings to confidence that vendor relationships will help ride out the storm, here's how the retail C-suite plans to weather tariffs.

By Kaarin Moore • March 19, 2025

Guess receives offer to go private

The offer came from an affiliate of WHP Global, which last year partnered with the denim brand to buy Rag & Bone.

By Lara Ewen • March 19, 2025

Beyond sells majority stake in Zulily for $5M

Lyons Trading Company, owner of off-price retailer Proozy, is acquiring the brand. It’s Zulily’s fourth owner in two years.

By Nate Delesline III • March 18, 2025

How Foot Locker’s supply chain is lacing up for the future

Better inventory management and stronger vendor collaboration is helping the sneaker retailer advance its companywide transformation plan.

By Philip Neuffer • March 17, 2025

Forever 21 blames latest bankruptcy on competition from Temu, Shein

The fast-fashion retailer made it through the pandemic but struggled against cheap duty-free goods from China, as inflation strained consumers.

By Daphne Howland • March 17, 2025

Wayfair plots second large-format store

The 150,000-square-foot location is set to open next year in Atlanta and adds to the online home goods retailer’s growing footprint.

By Howard Ruben • March 17, 2025

Vince CFO jumps to The Children’s Place

John Szczepanski is leaving shortly after a number of changes at the company, including a new CEO and an acquisition by P180.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 17, 2025

Purple considers strategic alternatives

Possible outcomes include a sale or merger. “One of the outcomes is we don’t do anything differently,” the company’s CEO said.

By Nate Delesline III • March 17, 2025

Walmart says it’s unlikely to meet 2025 plastic, recycling targets

The retailer noted challenges related to the adoption of post-consumer recycled content, and shared data on its virgin plastic use and circularity of global private-brand packaging.

By Maria Rachal • March 14, 2025

Dallas leaders float ‘financially beneficial’ opportunity for Neiman Marcus, Saks Global

A consortium of city leaders hasn’t given up the fight to keep the iconic downtown Neiman Marcus store open, at least for a few more months.

By Daphne Howland • March 14, 2025

Solo Brands warns it could file for bankruptcy

The company issued a going concern statement citing challenges related to liquidity and existing debt.

By Howard Ruben • March 14, 2025

Ulta lost market share in beauty for the first time last year

As part of a wide-ranging turnaround, the beauty retailer is launching a marketplace, expanding its wellness offering and fixing up stores.

By Cara Salpini • March 14, 2025

Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030

Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 14, 2025

Dollar General trims Popshelf fleet amid store footprint review

The dollar store chain is cutting 20% of the higher-priced format, while only 96 of its namesake stores will get the axe.

By Nate Delesline III • March 13, 2025

Grove Collaborative’s revenue falls more than 17% in Q4

The company is in the midst of a turnaround, which includes a pivot away from wholesale partners and a focus on acquiring third-party brands.

By Nate Delesline III • March 13, 2025

Bath & Body Works introduces new store design

Gingham+ features an updated layout, tech and larger aisles as the company caters more to the Gen Z demographic. 

By Kaarin Moore • March 13, 2025

Good American launches at Macy’s

Products from co-founder Khloé Kardashian's brand will be in nearly 80 stores this fall, as the partnership expands the department store’s denim assortment.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 13, 2025