Skip to main content

discounting

Retail

Is There Hope for Wholesale?

In the age of access, the wholesale distribution model, which comes with inventory risk and high working-capital requirements, no longer makes a lot of sense.

Retail

Is There Hope for Wholesale?

In the age of access, the wholesale distribution model, which comes with inventory risk and high working-capital requirements, no longer makes a lot of sense.

Retail

Live Event Debrief: How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Listen to Imran Amed in conversation with BoF’s chief New York correspondent Lauren Sherman, as she outlines how fashion retailers can shake the industry’s addiction to discounting.

Retail

Live Event Debrief: How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Listen to Imran Amed in conversation with BoF’s chief New York correspondent Lauren Sherman, as she outlines how fashion retailers can shake the industry’s addiction to discounting.

Retail

H&M First-Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates on Fewer Discounts

Pretax profit fell 17 percent to 1.04 billion Swedish krona ($112 million) despite the retailer introducing new products at lower prices to try to avoid massive discounts later.

Retail

H&M First-Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates on Fewer Discounts

Pretax profit fell 17 percent to 1.04 billion Swedish krona ($112 million) despite the retailer introducing new products at lower prices to try to avoid massive discounts later.

Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

News & Analysis

The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are slated to break yet another record this year, but retailers are facing growing pressure to begin promotions well before the end of the season.

News & Analysis

The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are slated to break yet another record this year, but retailers are facing growing pressure to begin promotions well before the end of the season.

Retail

Saks Off 5th Wants in on the Discount Retail Boom

Hudson’s Bay is trying to turn around its discount chain, after it reported falling same-store sales for the seventh time in the past eight quarters.

Retail

Saks Off 5th Wants in on the Discount Retail Boom

Hudson’s Bay is trying to turn around its discount chain, after it reported falling same-store sales for the seventh time in the past eight quarters.

News & Analysis

German Discount Retailer NKD Put Up for Sale, Sources Say

Private equity owner OpCapita is seeking a buyer for the company valued at €300-350 million, hoping to benefit from high equity valuations.

News & Analysis

German Discount Retailer NKD Put Up for Sale, Sources Say

Private equity owner OpCapita is seeking a buyer for the company valued at €300-350 million, hoping to benefit from high equity valuations.

Retail

Wal-Mart's Online Sales Soar as It Pursues Amazon

Wal-Mart posted its fastest rise in online sales in five years, signalling the retailer is getting a payoff from an ambitious online expansion, which included last year’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com.

Retail

Wal-Mart's Online Sales Soar as It Pursues Amazon

Wal-Mart posted its fastest rise in online sales in five years, signalling the retailer is getting a payoff from an ambitious online expansion, which included last year’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com.

Retail

Target Profits Jump 8 Percent as Turnaround Gains Traction

The company's first-quarter profits jumped almost 8 percent as attempts to turn its business around appear to be gaining some traction but it still needs to find a way to thrive in the face of intense pressure from Amazon and Wal-Mart.  

Retail

Target Profits Jump 8 Percent as Turnaround Gains Traction

The company's first-quarter profits jumped almost 8 percent as attempts to turn its business around appear to be gaining some traction but it still needs to find a way to thrive in the face of intense pressure from Amazon and Wal-Mart.  

Retail

TJX Shares Fall After It Warns on Its Profit Outlook

The company, which operates T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, now expects full-year profit between $3.71 and $3.78 per share, far short of analyst expectations.

Retail

TJX Shares Fall After It Warns on Its Profit Outlook

The company, which operates T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, now expects full-year profit between $3.71 and $3.78 per share, far short of analyst expectations.

Retail

Britain's Sainsbury's Looks to Fashion Instead of Food

With apparel sales of almost £1 billion, Sainsbury's is now the UK’s 10th-largest clothing retailer by value and sixth-largest by number of garments sold.

Retail

Britain's Sainsbury's Looks to Fashion Instead of Food

With apparel sales of almost £1 billion, Sainsbury's is now the UK’s 10th-largest clothing retailer by value and sixth-largest by number of garments sold.

Retail

Walmart Admits it's Still Playing Catch-Up to Amazon

The world’s biggest retailer says it still has plenty of ground to cover as it expands its online business in the face of fierce competition from digital leaders like Amazon.

Retail

Walmart Admits it's Still Playing Catch-Up to Amazon

The world’s biggest retailer says it still has plenty of ground to cover as it expands its online business in the face of fierce competition from digital leaders like Amazon.

keyboard_arrow_left

Page 2

keyboard_arrow_right