When Target and Ulta Beauty decided to end their five-year partnership, the department store put out a terse statement about the impending divorce. “Ulta Beauty and Target Corporation announced that they have mutually agreed not to renew the Ulta Beauty at Target shop-in-shop partnership when the current agreement concludes in August 2026. Until then, the
Retailers have spent years collecting information about their customers. They know what shoppers buy, how frequently they shop, where they live, what they browse online and, in many cases, how they respond to promotions. That data can be enormously valuable. It can help retailers stock stores, personalize marketing offers, and determine which products to put
After bankruptcy, ongoing restaurant closures, a sweeping restructuring, and years of financial pressure, a familiar promotion is making an unexpected return at one of America’s best-known seafood chains. The deal was once one of the restaurant industry’s most recognizable value promotions. But after proving increasingly difficult for Red Lobster to sustain, the chain took a
Warren Buffett‘sBerkshire Hathaway made a move that caught even longtime investors off guard. The conglomerate first built a new position in Macy’s in Q1 of 2026, marking its first public bet on a department store chain in about 60 years. According to Tikr.com data Berkshire now holds 7.37 million shares of Macy’s (M) worth roughly
Pandora (PNDORA) just told investors it will keep replacing silver in its jewelry, even though silver’s price has fallen significantly from its record high. That decision surprised some market watchers. When the price of a material drops, most companies take the cost savings and move on. Pandora is doing the opposite. The Danish jeweler wants
Americans spend a lot of money to keep their lawns looking good, but new data reveal some headwinds facing the lawn and garden industry. “For the first time since 2019, the U.S. gardening audience contracted — and yet total spending hit an all-time high,” according to Garden Research’s 2026 National Gardening Report. Some key data
Furniture retailers have spent years waiting for the housing market to revive demand for sofas, beds, and other big-ticket home purchases. That rebound remains elusive, but some of the industry’s biggest players are finding growth anyway. Wayfair reported second-quarter net revenue of $3.5 billion, up 7.5% from a year earlier, while U.S. revenue jumped 8.7%.
A once-fast-growing beverage brand is making a major retreat from the physical spaces that helped build its identity and exiting an entire part of its business. After years of expansion, the company is closing its final brick-and-mortar locations and has already shut down the facility where it once produced its beverages. The moves mark a
A once-fast-growing beverage brand is making a major retreat from the physical spaces that helped build its identity and exiting an entire part of its business. After years of expansion, the company is closing its final brick-and-mortar locations and has already shut down the facility where it once produced its beverages. The moves mark a
After closing hundreds of stores and offloading a major luxury brand, one of the fashion industry’s best-known groups continues to shrink its retail footprint. The move comes as luxury companies navigate a challenging environment marked by softer shopping demand, economic uncertainty, and shifting spending patterns. According to the McKinsey & Company State of Fashion 2026 Report,