Shopping & Markets · Retail Guides
News from the retail floor: shop and market openings, closures and relocations, renovation schedules for market halls, sale season dates, tax-free shopping rule changes and licensing decisions. Reports include addresses and effective dates. For readers planning a buying trip around a place that may have moved.
Store openings and closures, market relocations, sale calendars, tax-free rule changes and hall renovations, reported with dates and addresses.
Companies from Nike to Mattel to Levi's have announced tariff-linked price increases in 2026, and about a third of small business owners say tariffs pushed them to raise prices.
Walmart reported fourth-quarter revenue of $190.66 billion on February 19, up 5.6%, with e-commerce up 24% — a reading on where prices and shoppers are heading.
Coresight Research counted 8,270 US store closures in 2025; the 2026 slate already includes Walgreens, GameStop, Macy's, Kroger, and Orvis.
NRF projected the first-ever trillion-dollar holiday season; the data through the season backed the call, with spending growth at the top of the forecast range.