As the third federal stimulus package works its way through Congress and closer to President Biden’s desk, retailers and industry trade groups are poised to see a spike in consumer spending thanks to a spate of $1,400 checks that could go out by the end...
After announcing acquisitions of multiple dealerships in various states, Camping World Holdings, Inc. has unveiled expansion plans in Montana, Nebraska and Delaware. The recreational vehicle and outdoor firm owns or is buying land in those states to support its “continued march toward a national recreational...
Off-price retailer Ross Stores opened three dd’s DISCOUNTS® and four Ross Dress for Less® retail locations throughout five states in March and February. The new stores are part of the Dublin, California-based company’s intentions to bring roughly 60 new retail locations — 20 dd’s DISCOUNTS...
When we think about what made the holiday shopping season different in the year 2020, it isn’t just how highly digitized it was. Consumers’ shift to digital channels was apparent, of course — according to the PYMNTS/PayPal Holiday Retrospective Report, over 80 percent of consumers did at...
Select cinemas in San Francisco and New York City, two of the nation’s largest box-office markets, are set to open during the weekend. However, the two cities are mandating that cinemas limit attendance to 25 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story...
Amid a great deal of uncertainty about future state and U.S. guidelines for reopening, businesses now face the prospect of organizing, buying and hiring for the coming summer, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
It was a little too much to hope that the world would somehow magically revert back to the way things were a year ago when the clock struck 12 on New Year’s and 2021 kicked off. But slowly but surely the year-long COVID-caused hibernation has...
Supermarket chain Safeway will pilot remote-controlled, driverless carts to deliver grocery orders to neighborhood homes, Safeway’s parent company Albertsons Companies announced on Friday (March 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The owner of 100 shopping malls in more than two dozen states is under pressure following multiple news reports that Washington Prime Group (WPG) is set to file for bankruptcy protection. The reports not only cut WPG’s already beleaguered share price in half, but also extended a...
