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Nordstrom’s ‘glow-up’: How going private is helping the retailer thrive as Saks Global languishes

Freed from Wall Street’s glare, Nordstrom is is betting on fun, food, and beauty to win back shoppers.

By Phil WahbaMarch 16, 2026
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The founder of $100M brand Late July and Nixie started selling $1 cookies at 12 and learned the snack trade from the founder of Cape Cod chips—her dad
By Emma BurleighMarch 15, 2026
Inside Lululemon’s founder’s war with the board he says is killing his brand
By Phil WahbaMarch 14, 2026
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Yes, companies can stay profitable without raising prices — here’s how
By Jerry HaarMarch 14, 2026
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Americans are demanding refunds from the $180 billion in tariffs they paid for, and they’re suing companies like Costco to make it happen
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 13, 2026
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CommentaryThe ‘average rent’ mirage: why we need better numbers to understand urban economics
By Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Wayne YuMarch 16, 2026
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CommentaryWe’re a top investor relations firm and one of us spent over a decade on the inside. Here’s what boards need to know.
By Christine O'Brien and Lex SuvantoMarch 16, 2026
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NewslettersNasdaq CEO Adena Friedman is convinced AI isn’t a death knell for software
By Sheryl EstradaMarch 16, 2026
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AIAmazon puts humans further back in the loop as its retail website crashes from ‘inaccurate advice’ that an AI agent took from an old wiki
By Eva RoytburgMarch 12, 2026
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SuccessOzempic mania has even Olive Garden and The Cheesecake Factory cutting back on portion sizes
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressMarch 12, 2026
RetailThe ‘Singapore-washing’ strategy starts to unwind as both China and the U.S. closely scrutinize corporate roots
By Angelica AngMarch 9, 2026
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North AmericaTariff refund process could be ready by the spring, customs official says
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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RetailGen Alpha’s economic influence is ‘enormous’—From side hustles and bankrolling from their parents, they’ve surpassed $100 billion in spending power
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 7, 2026
C-SuiteMcDonald’s CEO did a burger taste test that became a cautionary tale for execs. But there’s a silver lining
By Rachel VentrescaMarch 6, 2026
C-SuiteTarget’s new CEO lays out a $6 billion plan to revive ‘Tarzhay’
By Phil WahbaMarch 6, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speak during a luncheon with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda at the White House on June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.
EconomyAmerican consumers are the ultimate losers in the ‘immense mess’ that is the $175 billion tariff refund, says Trump’s former commerce secretary
By Eleanor PringleMarch 5, 2026
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LawYes, judge tells Trump: you have to refund all the companies that you charged with illegal tariffs
By Paul Wiseman, Mae Anderson and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
RetailTarget is over being ‘an everything store,’ CEO says. It’s doubling down on baby items and groceries—and investing $1 billion in its supply chain
By Molly Liebergall and Morning BrewMarch 4, 2026
RetailSea doubles annual earnings, yet profitability worries drag shares down in worst drop in 2 years
By Angelica AngMarch 4, 2026
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RetailTarget sales, profits decline for another quarter, but shares rise on solid outlook
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
HealthChains like Sweetgreen and Chipotle are finally realizing they need to look beyond the ‘slop bowl’
By Phil WahbaFebruary 27, 2026
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AIBurger King tests OpenAI-powered headsets that will track the friendliness of drive-through workers
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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AIMeet your new robot fry cooks: Inside the $28 billion race to disrupt White Castle and Jack in the Box
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 26, 2026
Customers in the electronics section at Walmart on Black Friday in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Americans are planning to spend more this holiday season than last year, according to credit reporting firm TransUnion. Photographer: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg via Getty Images
C-SuiteMcKinsey studied 61 growth companies that outperformed their peers through COVID, inflation, and labor shocks. Here’s what they all had in common
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 26, 2026
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InvestingHome Depot CEO says with the housing market stalemate, ‘our customers are telling us that they’re not investing’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 25, 2026
CommentaryGen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents
By Luba KassovaFebruary 24, 2026
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LawFedEx is the first major company to sue for a full tariff refund after Supreme Court leaves payback open-ended
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 24, 2026
LawHoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
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By Indrani SenFebruary 22, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s plan B to impose new tariffs is also illegal because a balance-of-payments deficit doesn’t exist, trade experts say
By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
PoliticsDespite tariff ruling, this U.S. coffee company doesn’t expect to ever get a refund. ‘It’s like a nightmare we just want to wake up from’
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
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CommentaryHow fandom became culture’s power center — and a blueprint for Gen Z’s economic influence
By Reid LitmanFebruary 21, 2026
LawWith Trump’s tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, Costco stands to win big both financially and on reputation
By Phil WahbaFebruary 20, 2026
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C-SuiteYou’re not imagining that Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup tasting different. Just ask the inventor’s grandson
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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SuccessWalmart exec says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that other companies are slashing workforces in the name of AI—it’s offering training to 1.6 million workers instead
By Preston ForeFebruary 19, 2026
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InvestingWalmart reveals that more wealthy Americans shopped there during the holidays than usual
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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RetailAmazon takes the No. 1 spot on the Fortune 500, ending Walmart’s 13-year run
By Phil WahbaFebruary 19, 2026
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LawRetail billionaire Les Wexner says he was ‘duped’ by adviser Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I was naive, foolish, and gullible’
By The Associated Press and Julie Carr SmythFebruary 18, 2026
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