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,
One of America’s largest grocery retailers is changing course after years of expanding its business and investing in the infrastructure behind it. The company has made a series of moves that could reshape its footprint, even as it continues to grow in some areas of its business. The latest decision comes as retailers across the
Soccer purists spent June and July complaining that World Cup hydration breaks turned fast-moving matches into stop-start slogs padded with extra commercial time. Broadcasters cashed in on those minutes. So did Coca-Cola, the tournament’s longtime beverage sponsor, whose in-stadium marketing during those very breaks helped power one of the more unusual quarters in the company’s
When your local grocery store closes, it doesn’t matter to impacted residents that the chain is adding locations in other markets. My family owns a vacation home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, and the closest grocery store was about five miles away in a neighboring town. When that store closed, our options were smaller, much more
When it’s time to buy a new mattress, my wife and I go to physical retail stores and try to make sure we’re going to feel comfortable with whatever we decide to purchase. That’s not a foolproof plan, as our current bed took a few years of use before it actually felt like the bed
After multiple unsuccessful comeback attempts, a global sportswear brand is once again betting on the U.S. market, years after exiting the country. Despite cautious consumer spending and intense competition from established athletic apparel companies, the brand is making its biggest push yet to rebuild its presence in America. The strategy includes a new e-commerce platform,