This week in design, Kelly Ventura collaborates with Sunbrella, renovation spending is on the rise, and Angi teams up with OpenAI to launch an in-app feature on ChatGPT.

In retail, price gets attention. Service keeps customers. David Berggren understood that early. In 1999, he believed ...

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Francesca’s, a beloved women’s boutique and mall staple, has abruptly stopped all online ordering as it winds down operations following a bankruptcy filing earlier this month. Francesca’s official ...

Retail stores have been taking a nose-dive for the past three years, but some are projecting that 2026 will see a small shift towards recovery. Coresight Research is projecting that 7,900 stores will ...

During Amazon’s fourth quarter earnings call this month, CEO Andy Jassy was asked about horizontal AI agents—ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity—encroaching on shopping. His response was telling: ...

Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest company, measured by sales, breaking Walmart’s 13-year streak at the top of the list. Amazon posted $717 billion in sales in 2025. Walmart, the ...

Last month, news broke that popular mall retailer Francesca’s would be closing all its locations after 25 years in business. The end is now officially in sight, as the boutique-style chain has ...

Amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Saks Global Enterprises has announced the closings of nine stores, including one in Pennsylvania. Saks Global said last week that it is refining the Saks Fifth Avenue and ...

A Los Angeles retailer that’s spun up TikTok momentum is landing at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. Edikted is set to arrive at the North Texas mall in August, according to the company. It will be just ...

Francesca’s, a mall staple for 25 years, is shutting down. The women’s clothing and accessories chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District Court of New Jersey ,in early February. The ...

In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales. For the first time, Walmart on Thursday reported lower annual sales than Amazon ...