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• Amazon shares to rally another 15% as it captures the 'next wave' of online retail: Credit Suisse

  11:09 AM ET Fri, 20 April 2018

  Amazon's burgeoning cloud computing platform and its central retail business should lead to a "steady and iterative" year for the company, according to Credit Suisse.

• Two moms created a solution for the 'fragmented' children's apparel market

  5:22 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Two moms realized there was no centralized retailer catering to the growing children's apparel market. So they created their own.

• Mattel's CEO Georgiadis heads to Ancestry. Toymaker taps Ynon Kreiz to replace her

  7:28 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Kreiz has been a director on Mattel's board since June 2017, and was slated to be elected as the board's chairman at its shareholder meeting on May 17.

• Retailers need both online and physical presence to survive: Former Macy's CEO

  4:21 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Retailers will need to have both an online presence and physical stores in order to compete in today's changing retail landscape, says former Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren.

• Walmart eases its dress code to allow jeans

  2:41 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Workers in a select number of Walmart's stores are now allowed to wear blue jeans.

• Amazon's 100 million Prime members will help it become the No. 1 apparel retailer in the US

  12:36 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Amazon is expected to make a big leap in the apparel market this year.

• Sleep Number shares tank after sales fall more than expected on competition from online sellers

  11:52 AM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Sleep Number shares dropped as much as 13 percent after the company reported less-than-expected earnings and revenue.

• Nestle and Unilever are finding it hard to raise the prices they charge retailers

  10:34 AM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  The multinational makers of everything from soup to soap are under pressure to boost revenues as consumers flock to fresher products and newer brands.

• Pier 1 Imports' stock craters on disappointing earnings report

  12:04 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Pier 1 Imports' stock plummeted Thursday morning after the company reported sales that missed analysts' expectations.

• Nike's vice president of footwear quits, the latest in a string of high-level executive departures this month

  10:54 AM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Nike's vice president of footwear, Greg Thompson, has left the company, the latest in a string of executive departures at the sportswear maker.

• Square rival iZettle now lets people make their own online stores

  6:09 AM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  iZettle is expanding its product range beyond its card reader and payments processing business.

• Cramer applauds Home Depot's tech-centered push: 'Tech isn't just FANG'

  1:50 PM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  Jim Cramer explains why Home Depot's tech-focused hiring spree will help it continue to buck Amazon's retail takeover.

• Jeff Bezos reveals Amazon has 100 million Prime members in letter to shareholders

  8:54 AM ET Fri, 20 April 2018

  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has published his latest annual shareholder letter.

• Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy the assault-style weapons it didn't sell

  4:56 PM ET Wed, 18 April 2018

  Dick's Sporting Goods plans to destroy the assault-style rifles and accessories it agreed to take off its shelves, NYT reports.

• Starbucks is closing for an afternoon in May and it could cost them millions

  8:13 PM ET Wed, 18 April 2018

  Starbucks is shuttering all of its company-owned stores during the afternoon on May 29 and it could cost the brand millions in lost revenue.

• The amount of retail space closing in 2018 is on pace to break a record

  8:24 AM ET Thu, 19 April 2018

  CoStar Group has calculated already more than 90 million square feet of retail space (including Bon-Ton) is set to close this year.