As we settle into the new year, retailers like Barnes and Noble and Nordstrom Rack, are planning for the future and opening new stores across the country. Last year, beloved retail giants shut down ...

The past year saw a wave of bankruptcies, with a number of major national brands permanently closing their doors amid uncertain economic growth and ongoing challenges among brick-and-mortar businesses ...

In 2005, Sears Holdings was one of the largest retailers in the world with more than 3,400 Sears and KMart locations combined. But as 2025 comes to an end, Sears operates just five locations, having ...

In 2025, shoppers said farewell to a number of well-known retailers. Forever 21 didn’t live up to its name. The celebrations ended at Party City. And it all went wrong for Rite Aid. These stores were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was a time when Sears was as big as it gets in the retail game in the United States, and having the store’s catalog in hand ...

There was a time when Sears was as big as it gets in the retail game in the United States, and having the store’s catalog in hand … well, 30 years ago that was about like hoping on Amazon or any of ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the transformation of physical retail environments. In-person shopping continues to command the largest share of U.S. retail activity, representing over 84 ...

U.S. holiday shopping is expected to breach $1 trillion in 2025 for the first time ever. But with many of those gifts likely ending up in the return line, retailers from Best Buy to Macy’s are ...

Now that Christmas presents are unwrapped, many Americans are looking to return those gifts. And in some cases, those returns might cost you. According to a National Retail Federation survey, 72% of ...

Hassle-free returns might be a thing of the past. You might want to reconsider returning that pile of unwanted gifts sitting under your tree because major retailers, like Macy’s and Zara, are charging ...

Companies' claim that these new charges are part of a trend among major brands to recoup the costs of return handling and restocking. Many major U.S. retailers are opting to charge fees for returned ...