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ambitious strategy to become the global leader in electric vehicles is coming up against the reality of manufacturing during a pandemic. The Zwickau assembly lines, which...
About 20% of the food courts were reopened at the end of the quarter. Costco, based in Issaquah, has also eliminated some food items, but...
The Seattle-based retailer's CEO says the company’s inventory reductions and increased online emphasis leave it with enough liquidity and flexibility as the nation begins to...
The store's original owners beat out a New York-based distressed equity firm that's been snapping up salon chains battered by the pandemic at bargain-basement prices.
PCC Community Markets said late Friday that CEO Cate Hardy is leaving the co-op to become CEO of The Wine Group, the second-largest winemaker in...
Retailers that spent years trying to get customers to linger are reimagining their stores for a grab-and-go future to make shopping safer and address long-term...
Victoria's Secret said it will close 251 stores in North America by the end of this year. That's roughly 23% of its store fleet. More...
