Holiday sales were up for Costco, way up for Amazon.com's Marketplace sellers, and down for Barnes & Noble. Costco, the No. 1 warehouse club, today reported a 6 percent spike in December sales, to $11.5 billion, but continuing declines in ...
Tags: holiday sales, Costco, Amazon, Barnes&Noble, sales volume
Throughout 2013, we've enjoyed the incredible support of our loyal readers from the retail consumer electronic industry and the team here at Appliance and Digital Retailer thank you, one and all, for your readership. On our final day of ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, TV
Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:LIQ), North America's largest publicly traded liquor retailer, today reported its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S UPDATE ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, Food
Easyhome, Canada's largest merchandise leasing company, said a 9.9% uptick in revenue for the second quarter, driven primarily by its Easyfinancial short term consumer loan portfolio, set a new record. Revenues of C$53.8 million were up ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The Spanish apparel retail stores have witnessed a decrease in the rate of unemployment due to lesser number of outlets shutdown in the country in the recent months. According to ‘The Textile Trade in Figures 2012 report’ ...
Tags: Apparel&Accessories, Spanish
One in five shops will close over the next five years says new survey. A new report has warned that 20 per cent of stores could disappear altogether from UK High Streets, as more people shop online. The Centre for Retail Research ...
Tags: Toys, Street Store
The Jones Group Inc. announced a series of actions designed to improve profitability. The Jones Group is committed to improving its direct-to-consumer business, achieving operational excellence and enhancing profitability through strong ...
Tags: Jones Group, Apparel
Mothercare plc, the leading international mother and baby retailer, updates on Q4 trading covering the 11 week and 52-week periods to 30 March 2013 Highlights for Q4 - UK store closures ahead of plan, with 56 loss-making stores closed ...
Tags: Global Sales, Mothercare, Textile
In what was probably its final quarterly report as a standalone furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer, The Brick said sales in the fourth quarter were off slightly while profits improved slightly. Sales for the full year of ...
Tags: The Brick, Sales Decline, Furniture
The UK High Street has changed massively in the space of a few months. In December, electrical retailer Comet closed its last store, and January brought about the demise of Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster, with all three entering ...
Tags: Toys, Toy Retail Safe
The UK High Street has changed massively in the space of a few months. In December, electrical retailer Comet closed its last store, and January brought about the demise of Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster, with all three entering ...
Coldwater Creek Inc. reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. The Company noted that the following non-comparable items impacted the fourth quarter and fiscal year: The Company's fiscal 2012 is a ...
Tags: Coldwater, Retail Sales, company news
Prices for grocery items remain high, as unit prices in Nielsen-measured categories and retail channels have risen every month over the past two-and-a-half years. And the higher prices have consumers keenly focused on their budgets and how ...
Tags: Consumers, Growing Quest, Fresh
Nearly half of all Argos sales during the 44 weeks to January 5th were made online - some 42 per cent. Customers can also use the Check & Reserve service across 16,000 Argos products. The news comes as the retailer prepares to launch ...
Tags: Argos sales, toy, toy Furby
Mothercare says it's "making solid progress" and is on-track with its three-year transformation plan. The retailer reported a 5.9 per cent like-for-like sales drop in the UK during its fiscal Q3 period (the 13 weeks ending January 12th, ...
Tags: Mothercare, transformation plan