How retail’s biggest event became a letdown

Black Friday early morning shoppers rush in as the doors are opened at a Walmart store in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 28, 2008. Gerald Martineau | The Washington Post | Getty Images Black Friday has long been defined by massive crowds, rock-bottom prices and rabid consumers willing to bite, scratch and claw their way to the…

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Levi Strauss (LEVI) Q3 2025 earnings

Levi Strauss‘s profits are growing more than Wall Street expected despite higher costs from tariffs, thanks to targeted price increases and a shift away from wholesalers, the company said Thursday as it reported fiscal third quarter results.  During the quarter, Levi’s gross margin grew 1.1 percentage points to 61.7%, up from 60.6% in the year-ago…

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Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Q2 2025 earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch sales growth slowed again in its fiscal second quarter as the apparel company struggles to top the surge it enjoyed last fiscal year. During the quarter, sales at the namesake Abercrombie brand fell 5% while comparable sales dropped 11%.  But the success of the teen-focused Hollister brand helped to salvage the quarter….

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Kohl’s (KSS) Q2 2025 earnings

A sign is displayed above a Kohl’s store in Chicago on March 1, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Kohl’s shares climbed more than 20% on Wednesday after the retailer topped Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, even as its sales declined and it looks for a new CEO. The Wisconsin-based department store narrowed…

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