by Mike Duff | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart reported stronger general merchandise sales as an important factor in the company’s fourth-quarter financial gains. Walmart corporate net income was $5.25 billion, or 65 cents per diluted share, versus $5.49 billion, or 68 cents per diluted share, in the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 19, 2025 | Retail Articles
Connected commerce platform Lucky has struck a deal with Ulta Beauty that will link vendors’ direct-to-consumer e-commerce sites to the retailer’s stores. Under the agreement with Ulta, Lucky will connect brand DTC websites and marketing platforms with the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 19, 2025 | Retail Articles
With the planned closing of 500 of 800 Joann stores, affected Joann shoppers are most likely to turn to other chain craft stores, mass merchants and e-tailers, according to a survey by Numerator of verified Joann shoppers about what alternatives they might seek. If...
by Mike Duff | Feb 19, 2025 | Retail Articles
Ikea is introducing a new spring housewares collection while offering expanded furniture assembly with Taskrabbit at a time of year when consumers often consider refreshing their homes. Ikea describes Tjärlek (pictured above) as a collection that embodies spring with...
by Mike Duff | Feb 19, 2025 | Bakeware, Cookware, Home + Housewares, Kitchen Tools & Gadgets, Kitchenware, The Inspired Home Show, The Inspired Home Show 2025
KitchenSupply is set to launch 15 new products at the 2025 Inspired Home Show in Chicago, including the Escali Stelo Waterproof Folding Thermometer, the Old Stone 4-Piece Glazed and Traditional Pizza Stone Sets, and the Joyce Chen Classic Series Woks and Stir Fry...
