Retail News
Welcome to the Retail News section on Shoppers Shop. Here you will find about the latest retail deals, store closings, mergers and more.
Adobe Forecasts Record Online Cyber Week Spending
Adobe is forecast record online Cyber Week spending. They predict a $240.8 billion online holiday season. (10-6-2024)
Spirit Halloween Plans 1,525 Locations in 2024
Spirit Halloween is ready to bring Halloween to millions. They are planning 1,525 stores for the 2024 Halloween season. (9-1-2024)
Saks Parent to Buy Neiman Marcus
Saks parent HBC is buying the Neiman Marcus Group. The combined entity will become Saks Global. This is a mega detail in luxury retail. (7-6-2024)
99 Cents Only Closing All Stores
99 Cents Only is closing all of its stores and run going-out-of-business sales. A list of the stores closing is included. (4-6-2024)
Kristen Wiig Returns as Target Lady to Promote Target Circle Week
Target is embracing the Target Lady SNL character. Kristen Wiig will reprise her role as Target Lady to promote the Target Circle Week Event. (4-3-2024)
Clinique Launches Amazon Premium Beauty Store
Clinique has established a premium beauty store on Amazon.com. The store also features the Clinique Skin Analysis tool. (3-27-2024)
Dollar Tree Plans to Close Nearly 1,000 Family Dollar Stores
Dollar Tree has announced plans to close nearly 1,000 of its Family Dollar stores. Nearly 600 of the stores will close by the end of the year. (3-16-2024)
Kohl's to Open Babies R Us Shops Inside Its Stores
Kohl's has announced plans to open hundreds of Babies R Us shops inside its stores. The stores will open in August 2024. (3-15-2024)
Overstock Rebrands at Bed Bath & Beyond
Overstock has rebranded at Bed Bath & Beyond and is now using the Bed Bath & Beyond domain name. (8-4-2023)
Tuesday Morning Closing All Stores and Running Going Out of Business Sales
Tuesday Morning, a home decor retailer, is shuttering its 200 stores and running going-out-of-business sales. (5-5-2023)
Bed Bath & Beyond Warns of Possible Bankruptcy Filing
Bed Bath & Beyond recently issued a press release warning the company may have to restructure out of bankruptcy or sell assets. (1-7-2023)
Black Rock Coffee Bar Expands into San Antonio
Black Rock Coffee Bar has expanded into San Antonio. The boutique coffee shop now has over 100 locations in seven states. (8-7-2022)
Macy's to Add Toys R Us Shops in Every Store
Macy's is adding a Toys R Us branded shop inside every Macy's store. They will range from 1,000 sq ft to 10,000 st feet. (8-4-2022)
Ross Dress for Less to Open 100 New Stores in 2022
Ross Dress for Less plans to open 100 new stores in 2022. They plan to grow to 2,900 stores making it easy to find a Ross store near you. (8-4-2022)
Kohl's Plans 850 Sephora Shops
Kohl's is adding 400 new Sephora at Kohl's shops in 2022. The total number of stores by 2023 will be 850 according to the retailer's plans. (7-25-2022)
Apple Halts All Product Sales in Russia
Apple has halted all products sales in Russia in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. (3-1-2022)
Piercing Pagoda Adds Banter Master Brand Name
Piercing Pagoda is rebranding itself as Banter by Piercing Pagoda. The jewelry and piercing retailer is part of Signet Jewelers. (8-2-2021)
Fry's Electronics Closes All Stores
Fry's Electronics is going out of business and closing all 31 of its stores. (3-9-2021)
Apple Closing Stores Again as Covid-19 Cases Spike in Several U.S. States
Apple is once again closing stores because of the coronavirus. There are 11 stores reclosing in four hard hit states. (6-19-2020)
Walmart to Reduce Traffic in Stores for Coronavirus, Make Aisles One-Way
Walmart will implement new social distancing measures in its stores including reducing the amount of customers allowed in the store at a time and making aisles one-way. (4-3-2020)
Whole Foods Announces Early Opening for Shoppers 60 and Older
Whole Foods has announced it will open it stores to shoppers 60 and older in the U.S. to give the most vulnerable to the Covid-19 a less crowded environment to shop. (3-17-2020)
Dollar General Says First Hour of Each Day for Senior Shoppers
Dollar General says the first hour of each day at each stores will be for senior shoppers due to the coronavirus pandemic. (3-16-2020)
Apple Closing All Stores Outside China Due to Coronavirus
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic until March 27. (3-14-2020)
Toys R Us to Return With Two New U.S. Stores
ToysRUs is returning with two new U.S. stores after closing all its U.S. stores last year. (7-19-2019)
Charlotte Russe Liquidating and Closing All Stores
Charlotte Rusee is liquidating and closing all of its stores. Going out of business sales started today, March 7. (3-7-2019)
Amazon Launches As Seen on Shark Tank Store
Amazon has launched an online store for Shark Tank products. The products are featured on Amazon Launchpad. (10-15-2018)
Michael Kors Reportedly Acquiring Versace in $2 Billion Deal
Michael Kors is expected to acquire Versace in a $2 billion deal.Versace family to remain involved with the brand. (9-24-2018)
Continue Shopping or Checkout?
The decision to continue shopping is offered by most online retailers when consumers are faced with the decision or whether to checkout or not? (5-19-2018)
Report: Toys R Us May Liquidate Its U.S. Operations
Toys R Us may liquidate its U.S. operations. The new follows store closings at 180 locations. (3-8-2018)
Amazon Announces Amazon Key In-Home Delivery Service
Amazon has announced an in-home delivery service called Amazon Key that works with a smart camera and a smart lock system. (10-26-2017)