Retail
News and analysis of the leading home furnishings retailers, including department and specialty stores, mass merchants, big box stores and online retailers.
Target slashing fall receipts as profit plummets 90%
Target Corp. continues cutting back on discretionary inventory to invest more in rapidly-growing frequency categories.
August 17, 2022
Furniture and home furnishings segment outpaces flat July for retail
The category was among many that made small gains in the month while the overall […]
August 17, 2022
Walmart’s general merchandise plan: Markdowns, cancelled orders and caution
Walmart execs shared the company’s progress on clearing out overstocked inventory – and how they […]
August 16, 2022
Buckle up – Outlook for $17+ billion in home textiles sales ahead this week
Several volume retailers with combined annual home textiles sales of $17.6 billion will report their […]
August 15, 2022
No direction home – the end of the direct-to-consumer era
The tombstone for DTC should read: Born: 2010. Died: 2022. Rest In Store.
August 12, 2022
Dillard’s early summer sales trajectory goes soft
Although business went slack during the second quarter, Dillard’s retail sales for the first half […]
August 12, 2022
See winners and losers in 2Q Home Goods Market Share Index
It’s becoming more important for retailers to understand their performance relative to the larger market […]
August 11, 2022
What can every retailer learn from Amazon? This startup is pitching the secret sauce
According to Littledata, home furnishings retailers need help when it comes to consumers adding products […]
August 11, 2022
HomeGoods, Big Lots gain Q2 share in home as Bed Bath & Beyond declines further
While Bed Bath and Beyond was the largest home retailer prior to the pandemic, it […]
August 10, 2022
Home décor shoppers are dialing for deals
For the first time, home décor shoppers made more transactions using their mobile device than […]
August 8, 2022