#SmallBusiness Many retailers look to Halloween — a time for parties and an occasion to buy things — as a harbinger of the bigger holiday to come. This year, many consumers remain wary of gathering, with 33% saying they'll get together with fam...

#SmallBusiness Many retailers look to Halloween — a time for parties and an occasion to buy things — as a harbinger of the bigger holiday to come. This year, many consumers remain wary of gathering, with 33% saying they'll get together with fam...

Dive Brief: Fashion boutique South Moon Under is being acquired by Ames Watson, a private investment firm that acquired hat specialist Lids from Genesco in 2019. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Annapolis, Maryland-based SMU currently ha...

For most of the industry's life, retail had a plentiful supply of labor for critical tasks that was absolutely free. The source of that unpaid labor? Customers. Shoppers drove the last mile to and from their house to the nearest distribution h...

Dive Brief: Centric Brands has emerged from bankruptcy after filing for Chapter 11 in May. The company has shed some $700 million in debt and will leave bankruptcy under new ownership, according to a press release. After trading out debt inves...

Dive Brief: J.C. Penney is moving to close 144 stores, which were previously announced in the summer, as it works toward a sale and restructuring of its business, according to court documents filed Thursday. After slow progress, Penney is tryi...