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Wayfair just posted its biggest quarter of growth since the pandemic

Wayfair, the online home goods store, just reported $3.4 billion in net revenue. That is up 9.7% from last year. U.S. sales jumped 11.4% to $3 billion. The company added 22.2 million active shoppers.

Monday, November 2

National Retail Federation expects shoppers to spend $1 trillion with retailers

Holiday shoppers face financial pressure this year. Retailers expect to pull in $1 trillion. Stores must help customers keep traditions alive. Smooth operations keep buyers coming back.

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Monday, October 26

Walmart just stretched its holiday sales events to 14 days with gifts under $20

Walmart just added four extra days to its holiday shopping schedule. The massive discount chain runs three events totaling 14 days of deals. Paid subscribers get early access to sales on toys and electronics. Thousands of gifts will sell for under $20 this season.

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Thursday, October 22

Amazon just announced 300,000 holiday hires with first-day healthcare

Amazon is hiring 300,000 seasonal workers for the holidays. Seasonal staff will get healthcare coverage on day one. Workers earn an average of $20 an hour.

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Tuesday, October 20

UPS Happy Returns comes to TikTok Shop for box-free returns

UPS Happy Returns is now inside TikTok Shop. Shoppers drop items at 10,000 nationwide locations without boxes or labels. Sellers doing over 10,000 returns a year can now use the setup. This helps cut high processing costs on apparel and footwear returns.

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Monday, October 19

Former Estée Lauder executive John Demsey leaves beauty advisor role at Gap Inc

John Demsey is no longer advising Gap Inc. As executive director of beauty. He began advising the retailer about a year ago to help revamp its beauty business. The company confirmed his departure to Retail Dive on Friday. Gap Inc.

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Nike cuts 1% of workforce and slashes Dunk revenue by 50 percent

Nike CEO Elliott Hill faces double-digit drops in China and Jordan. Sales sank as classic sneakers lost their cool factor. The footwear giant just announced another round of job cuts. New leadership steps in to fix sliding revenue numbers. Check your retail inventory plans for the upcoming season.

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Sunday, October 18

Nordstrom Rack returns to downtown San Francisco with a new store near Union Square

Nordstrom Rack is coming back to downtown San Francisco. The new store opens in fall 2027 at 2 Stockton St. It follows the closure of two nearby locations in 2023. This brings 51,500 square feet of retail space back to the city.

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Tuesday, October 13

Lowe’s starts Black Friday sales in October to boost holiday revenue

Lowe’s is starting its Black Friday deals early. Shoppers are looking for discounts weeks ahead of time. The store launched an AI tool called Mylow. It helps you plan decor and organize holiday hosting. This move aims to capture early holiday spending money.

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Monday, October 12

Amazon considers $7 billion deal for Decart after Anthropic says no

Amazon is in talks to pay $7 billion for an AI startup called Decart. The technology giant Amazon is looking at the deal after another AI company, Anthropic, already evaluated the business.

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Ross Stores opens 51 new locations in September and October

Ross Stores just finished a massive expansion. They opened 51 new locations in two months. This brings their total to 2,377 stores nationwide. They are now entering the Massachusetts market for the first time. Sales are jumping while other retailers struggle to stay open.

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Tuesday, October 6

Walmart defends pricing practices

They say they won't use personal info to charge more. Groundwork Collaborative is an advocacy group. They claim Walmart's pricing practices are misleading.

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Target enters the holiday season after net sales jumped 5.3% to $26,500,000,000

Net sales grew to $26,500,000,000 in the second quarter of 2026. Chief Executive Officer Michael Fiddelke took over in February and cut prices to attract shoppers.

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Tuesday, September 22

August feedlot placements hit a record low, and 2027 pays for it

Feedlots took in 1.617 million head, the lowest August since the series began in 1996. The cost is forecast to land in 2027.

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