Retail

More than half of U.S. consumers are considering replenishing their assortment of goods and essential products that they had originally stockpiled during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, according to new research.

With more folks at home during the ongoing pandemic and fewer retail outlets offering traditional, in-person Black Friday deals, a new report from Adobe predicts that online holiday shopping will "shatter" all records from years past.

CarMax is actively rehiring for more than 3,500 permanent positions nationwide after being forced to shed a chunk of its workforce earlier this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Midwestern grocery chain Hy-Vee announced Tuesday it will be the first to introduce an automated cleaning system to sanitize shopping carts.

Mattel is reportedly being accused of cultural appropriation again, after it released a second Dia de Muertos doll, designed to celebrate the Mexican holiday.

Stores across Philadelphia are closing early Tuesday to prepare for another night of unrest following the shooting of Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man who police say was holding a knife and advancing towards them when they shot and killed him. 

U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co and French luxury goods giant LVMH are in talks to settle their dispute over a $16 billion takeover at a price slightly lower than that initially agreed.

U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in October as a new wave of coronavirus cases began across the country.

Those polled estimate they'll spend an average of $805 on holiday gifts this year, down from $942 spent last year before the pandemic.

Ikea’s release of its widely anticipated yearly catalog was stalled as the company removed a potentially offensive photograph showing a Black man trying to assemble furniture while wearing a shirt that, to some, resembled an inmate’s uniform.

Hasbro Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Monday, boosted by demand for Monopoly and other board games from stuck-at-home parents looking to keep their children entertained.

Workers at Dollar General are among the lowest-paid employees in the retail industry, despite the company's financial gains during COVID-19, a new report from investment bank UBS that analyzed employee-reported salaries on PayScale.  

The move gives the retailer an edge over competitors due to the fact that the product has sold out two years in a row.

The 93-year old book shop, one of 48 original stores still standing on New York City's famous Book Row on 4th Avenue, has survived the Great Depression, two World Wars, the rise of e-books, and online and big-box bookstores.

Costco is selling at-home coronavirus saliva test kits online. The tests are administered by telemedicine platform AZOVA.

The San Francisco-based retailer said Thursday that it will be closing 220 of its namesake Gap stores.

Restaurants are opening “at a higher rate than one might expect” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from Yelp.

The new improvements to Google Shopping comes as online searches for "early deals" have begun to surge ahead of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season.

Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago.

The added precautions come in addition to the dozens of measures Target began rolling out in March when the pandemic started.