Category: Retail & Wholesale

October 20, 2021

According to 15 analyst offering 12-month price targets in the last 3 months, Ulta Beauty has an average price target of $430.67 with a high of $490.00 and a low of $345.00. Below is a summary of how these 15 […]

October 19, 2021

Amazon is making a big push for hiring to prepare for a particularly chaotic holiday shopping season. The e-commerce giant announced on Monday that it is hiring for 150,000 seasonal roles across the US. “Our seasonal hiring helps us deliver […]

October 15, 2021

Walmart Inc. is building a new weapon in its war with Amazon.com Inc. : a fintech startup. The retail giant is helping launch a new company, helmed by two former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives, that aims to provide financial […]

October 11, 2021

Shares plunged as much as 15% in early trading as the group pencilled in slowing sales growth ahead, after benefiting from a surge in demand during lockdowns. It is the latest fashion retailer to warn of supply chain strains and […]

September 30, 2021

Sales growth in the three months to the end of August slowed to 9% compared with the previous year, a sharp slowdown compared with the 32% growth rate seen in the previous quarter. Boohoo also warned that it faced higher […]

September 28, 2021

As the holiday season approaches, toymakers are worried about a looming toy shortage that could threaten to deplete store shelves and increase prices of the season’s most popular toys, Retail Dive reported. While many retailers are struggling to navigate shipping […]

September 10, 2021

The internet shopping giant plans to spend in the region of $1.2bn (£870m) over the next four years on the education and skills initiative for its US employees, including those who pack and ship online orders at its warehouses. The […]

August 30, 2021

Even though the resurgence of COVID-19 cases may dampen department stores’ growth in the near term, relatively inelastic demand for consumer goods and their strong online presence are expected to help quality department store stocks Kohl’s (KSS), Macy’s (M), and […]

August 26, 2021

Finance chiefs in the retail sector are paying up to ship goods by air instead of by ocean as they try to meet strong consumer demand amid ongoing production delays. Backlogs at global shipping ports and local lockdown measures in […]

August 25, 2021

Urban Outfitters is launching online resale store Nuuly Thrift this fall, as the company joins the growing secondhand sale trend fueled by younger consumers’ concerns over sustainability and repeating outfits. “URBN has been in the vintage renewal business since our […]