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Consumer

Best Buy Hikes Outlook After Hot Summer Quarter

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Despite tariff chaos, soaring electronics prices, and deflating consumer sentiment, Best Buy just delivered a strong beat.

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Consumer

Malls Regain Rizz as Gen Z Embraces Style of Yesteryear’s Teens

Gen Z’s interest in brands that styled teens of an earlier era is revitalizing once-beleaguered shopping mall retailers.

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Consumer

Premium Sneaker Brand On’s Stock Tumbles Amid Push to Keep ‘Full Price’ Power

The Swiss company’s stock ended the day down roughly 20% after it lowered its outlook for the rest of the year.

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Consumer

Macy’s Gets Some ‘Spring’ in its Step from CEO’s Turnaround Plan

The retailer notched its strongest first quarter for same-store sales in four years and its fourth straight quarter of gains.

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Consumer

Newborn Unicorn Radar Helps Retailers Fight Losses Beyond Shoplifting

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Retailers panicked during the pandemic about shrink, a catchall term for any loss in inventory including theft.

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Consumer

Wall Street Buys into Target’s Turnaround Plan

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Shares in stagnant retailer Target surged as executives pitched investors on a turnaround plan that includes $5 billion in capital spending.

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Consumer

Another No Good, Very Bad Year for Retail Stores

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As of early December, US retail store closures were up 13.2% from the same period in 2024, according to a report from Coresight Research.

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