Shares of H&M jumped on Thursday after the high street retailer posted better-than-expected results in the fiscal third quarter, and its turnaround strategy showed signs of gaining pace. Shares were up 10% by 8:48 a.m. London time (3:20 a.m. ET). Operating profit at the fashion retailer rose 40% year-on-year to 4.9 billion Swedish krona ($522 million),…
Nike’s activewear line with Skims. Courtesy: Nike SKIMS Nike‘s highly anticipated activewear line with Kim Kardashian’s intimates brand Skims is set to launch this week after it was pushed back due to production delays, the companies announced Monday. The partnership, dubbed NikeSKIMS, is a key part of the sneaker company’s strategy to win over more…
A Build-A-Bear Workshop in Herald Square, New York on Sept. 16, 2025. Laya Neelakandan | CNBC For 26-year-old Cammie Craycroft’s friends, the perfect birthday activity this summer was a group trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop. Craycroft said she and her friends grew up going to the retailer, which is known for its experiential shopping product where…
Pattern Group, one of the leading resellers on Amazon, took the plunge into the public markets on Friday, and saw its stock slip in its Nasdaq debut. Trading under the ticker “PTRN,” the stock opened at $13.50 after the company sold shares at $14 in its IPO, the middle of the expected range. Pattern’s offering…
When Mary May started buying from third-party sellers on Walmart‘s online marketplace, she said she assumed the products she was purchasing were the same as the ones she’d long bought in stores. So in late March when she said she saw a “ridiculous sale” on her favorite Neuriva brain supplements on Walmart’s marketplace, she bought…
In an aerial view, a Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs on a sign outside of a restaurant on Aug. 27, 2025 in Florida City, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Cracker Barrel Old Country Store said Wednesday the restaurant chain is focusing on enhancing its experiences for guests after it faced intense…
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anyone who has ever gone in search of a product review on Amazon knows how valuable the experience of other shoppers can be, and how easy it is…
A Wawa store is seen on May 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Fast-food restaurants are losing breakfast customers to convenience stores. Morning meal traffic to fast-food chains rose 1% in the three months ended in July, while visits to food-forward convenience stores climbed 9% in the same period, according to…
Shares of RH fell slightly Friday after the luxury furniture retailer significantly missed revenue expectations in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report and slashed its full-year revenue outlook. The chain said Thursday that it will take another $30 million hit to its forecast because of tariffs, even though the retailer stood by its full-year projection three…
A model from Swiss watchmaker Swatch named “WHAT IF…TARIFFS?” with the numbers 3 and 9 reversed on its face, as a play on the 39% import tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump slapped on Switzerland last month, is pictured on wrist at a Swatch shop in Geneva, Switzerland, September 12, 2025. Pierre Albouy | Reuters…
