Follow stories on Costco and big-box stores; Amazon and bookstores; Starbucks and food and beverage retailers; Nordstrom and department stores; REI, Nike, Blue Nile and Coinstar. Also covered are grocery stores (PCC, Safeway, QFC, Fred Meyer, Kroger, Haggen); consumer spending, restaurants, fast food, clothing, e-commerce, auto sales, hotels, airlines, sales tax, credit cards and Black Friday.
Nordstrom sprinkled some optimism in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, citing growing sales, including at Nordstrom Rack.
Walmart removed a Juneteenth themed ice cream after backlash for commercializing the holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
We're now buying less online than many had predicted, and it's throwing tech companies and the economy for a loop, writes Shira Ovide.
Starbucks announced Monday that it was officially exiting Russia, with 130 stores run by a licensee there closing. The company also halted shipment of Starbucks...
Cars on the country's roads are older than they have ever been, which might complicate carmakers efforts to push out new safety and emission technologies.
It's the latest twist in the Amazon's complicated relationship with American malls, which are struggling to remain relevant as shoppers stampede online.
An "over-stored" central core puts the urban mall in the crosshairs of development. But reinvention will take more than turning Pacific Place into offices. Columnist...
Harley-Davidson is announcing a two-week suspension of vehicle assembly and most shipments, citing a regulatory compliance issue with one of its suppliers.
