American-made companies worried about proposed border tax
Some of the loudest opposition to a proposed tax on imports has come from the retail industry, which sent a handful of top CEOs to meet with President Donald Trump...
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Sears licenses Kenmore brand grills to Permasteel
Sears Holdings has inked a licensing deal that will mean the sale of its Kenmore grills in stores beyond Sears and Kmart. California-based Permasteel will be able to manufacture Kenmore...
Beauty companies ramp up the pace to keep up with faster trends
When reality TV star Kylie Jenner introduced her first cosmetics products to the internet in late 2015, the Kylie Lip Kits — matte liquid lipstick and lip liner combos —...
Lush moves to a more spacious store on the Mag Mile
Bath and cosmetics-maker Lush moved only two blocks south on North Michigan Avenue, but its new stand-alone store got a big makeover. A new, 2,200-square-foot shop opened Wednesday in the...
Shinola opening second Chicago store, in Gold Coast
Shinola is opening a second Chicago store in the Gold Coast neighborhood this summer. The company, known for Detroit-made watches and bicycles, is headed to Rush Street in July, according...
Sears: You can still buy Trump goods on our sites, sold by other companies
Sears Holdings pushed back Monday against reports it had joined retailers dumping merchandise carrying the Trump name. Last week, Sears removed 31 Trump Home items from the Sears and Kmart...
Sears could close more stores, cut jobs in effort to cut $1 billion in 2017
Sears Holdings Corp. on Friday said it would slash costs by at least $1 billion this year in a restructuring that could mean more job cuts and store closings. The...
Kohl’s CTO: E-commerce may have hurt department stores, but tech also can help
The rise of online shopping hasn't been kind to traditional department stores. It's Kohl's Chief Technology Officer Ratnakar Lavu's job to bring the retailer up to speed with how its...
Nordstrom’s Ivanka Trump dump draws a tweet as other retailers rethink brand
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday morning to lambaste Nordstrom over its decision last week to dump first daughter Ivanka Trump's line of clothing and accessories because it wasn't...
Where’s that sweater you want to buy? High-tech tags help retailers track it down
Hold the tags dangling from a T-shirt at a retailer like Target or Levi's up to the light, and odds are you'll see one with paper-thin electronics embedded inside. Most...