The plan is working. Mass market beauty sales are on the upward trajectory, according to recent data from IRI for the 52-week period ended Oct. 31, 2021. Eye sales jumped 9.5 percent with a notable ...

Late last year, mass-market beauty retailers were dealt a one-two punch. The first blow came from Ulta Beauty, which in November announced a deal to open 100 shops-in-shop in Target Stores; less than ...

With major construction on the horizon, the Springfield Redevelopment Authority has hired The Retail Coach, a national retail recruitment consultant already working with officials in Hartford, to come ...

American retail sales surged in May, after a dismal April, offering some encouraging news about the prospects of economic recovery and delivering a potential glimpse toward the near-term future in ...

The crafts chain Joann is closing all 21 Massachusetts locations as it goes out of business this spring. The Shrewsbury location, above, shared a plaza with Christmas Tree Shops, which has also gone ...

Most direct-to-consumer brands that are seeking growth eventually need to consider mass retail for increased distribution, but there are other types of retailers to consider before making the jump to ...

Inflation-weary grocery shoppers are increasingly turning to mass retail grocers, like Walmart, for their online and in-store purchases, and in November, 42% of households did so, beating their ...

Next week, food, drug and mass retail veteran Andre Persaud is slated to join United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) as president and CEO of retail, taking over the role vacated this past spring by Mike ...

Society is changing rapidly, and retail needs to evolve just as rapidly to keep up, according to the Buying Into Better: The Future of the Consumer Industry report by Deloitte. The headline is that ...

BOSTON — High inflation and steady recession talk do not appear to be dampening holiday shopping appetites. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts on Friday morning forecast a 10% increase in ...