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It takes less than 10 minutes, and sometimes as little as two, for Japanese artist Akie Nakata to sell her hand-painted stones on Facebook.

The 195-year old retailer, known for classic merchandise, personal service, and its American Beauty Rose symbol, concluded its 26-week final liquidation sale on Saturday.

Six months ago, as the dust settled after the chemical explosion that brought Beirut to its knees, designer Nada Ghazal put pen to paper to design a ring representing the resilience and strength of a city that will not be brought down.

The jewelry brand just got closer to the celebs such as Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, and Jennifer Lopez who adore her jewelry by opening a store in LA. But that's just one part of Fisher's ambitious plans for her namesake brand.

In the latest example of how coronavirus has sharpened the divide between retail industry haves and have-nots, online crafts marketplace Etsy reported its holiday fourth-quarter profit almost quadrupled as the total value of goods bought on its site topped $10 billion for the year.

A recent confluence of events, like a global pandemic, truly catapulted retail toward this online first, in-store second world even faster than many had anticipated.

Hasbro is getting fried for a gender-neutral rebranding of Mr. Potato Head, but the company is just following the science.

At this point, we may be witnessing the right conditions for a revolution in customer targeting and digital identity as well.

Coming off another spectacular quarter for the DIY giants, the question remains how much longer will this go on

A fuss over nothing, or the hint of a disconnect with core customers? Marks & Spencer's 'Mom Jeans' have caused among customers on social media this week—but some retail experts believe this hints at an issue with the 137-year-old retail brand and its connection with customers.

It's time to make preparations for a high street that works for the local community. Here we’ll look at how to repurpose the high street to meet the changing demands placed upon them.

What started with a photo and funny caption of the old-timey dresses has morphed into a full-on activity for cooped up adults to engage in, resulting in many Target stores being sold out of the dresses.

Sales contractions were widespread except in China which is now being viewed as an engine for growth until international travel shopping picks up again.

WalmarWMTt’s announcement last week that it would be lifting the average hourly wage for over 425,000 associates to $13 to $19 per hour, depending on location and market, illustrates perfectly the tensions at play in the stakeholder capitalism debate.

Consumers are expected to stick with some of the changes the pandemic forced on them, and that can limit how well retailers are able to predict customer behavior. But if merchants can recalibrate to better support these six changes, they should connect (and reconnect) with shoppers meaningfully.

Sephora is investing in a brick-and-mortar future for retail with its largest expansion in the beauty retailer’s 21-year history.

With locations on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Malibu and Los Angeles International Airport, as well as international units in Taipei, Taiwan and Bern, Switzerland, Fred Segal is opening stores at a time when many retailers are struggling to keep the lights on in existing units.