If you sometimes get the impression there is a Starbucks (SBUX, -7.44%) on every street corner in major U.S. cities, you’re not that far off mark. And that density is becoming a problem …
PayPal on Tuesday announced it’s acquiring the payout platform Hyperwallet for $400 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. Founded in 2000, Hyperwallet gives …
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has just completed a large-scale renovation of its Parisian flagship store. Located at 1-3 rue La Fayette, in the central Haussmann district, the store was first …
Tech giant Google said Monday it will invest more than half a billion dollars in China’s second-largest e-commerce player, JD.com. As part of a strategic partnership, Google will put $550 million in cash …
For years, department stores like Macy’s and Marshall Field’s were what Columbia University retail scholar Mark Cohen calls “emporiums filled with endless wonderment and tremendous assortments.” They graced the downtowns …
Quarter after quarter, J.C. Penney’s Sephora beauty concessions offer one of its few bright spots — but new sports shops may present a similar opportunity. Fanatics has been on a roll of …
If Microsoft follows Amazon’s lead into the grocery business with technology that cuts out the cashier, it may revamp a previous, failed attempt at checkout-free shopping – a high-tech shopping …
Amazon.com Inc is recruiting major Brazilian cosmetics firms Grupo Boticario and Natura Cosmeticos SA to sell via the logistics platform it is developing in Brazil, three people familiar with talks …
Inditex SA is benefiting from investments in technology that are boosting efficiency online and in stores, helping the Zara owner contend with Amazon.com Inc.’s foray into the fashion aisle. Earnings in the …