Retail

Consumers are buying goods again, but services are slow to recover

Retail spending slows after rapid recovery

LVMH and Tiffany wrangle over court dates after acquisition turns sour

MEC faces objections to proposed deal to sell business to U.S. investment firm

Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall

The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week

Sobeys parent Empire sees profit surge, says cook-at-home trend continues even as economy reopens

Mall owners Brookfield, Simon to rescue J.C. Penney from bankruptcy

Lululemon sees holiday-quarter profit plunging on higher marketing costs

Amazon fined by U.K. regulator over tardy documents release in Deliveroo probe

No pandemic pause in IKEA’s U.S. shopping mall plans

The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week

Amazon bucks U.K. labour market gloom with 7,000 new jobs

Couche-Tard forecasts uptick in takeovers

Dollarama sales climb as Canadians spend on cleaning supplies, summer products

Macy’s shares rise 6% on smaller-than-expected quarterly loss

Statistics Canada prepares new online inflation tool to better detail price effects

Walmart launches its answer to Amazon Prime

J.C. Penney sale talks stall, pushing retailer to brink

Amazon wins U.S. FAA approval to deliver packages by drone

Online grocery shopping surges during the pandemic, but will the habit stick?

Despite a pandemic, mega-mall pioneers bet on American Dream

Gap reports 13% rise in sales, boosted by e-commerce

Hudson’s Bay scraps $900-million financing plan

Industry groups renew calls for regulation of Canada’s grocery industry

Afterpay comes to Canada amid trend of buy now, pay later

Nordstrom sales plunge 53% in second quarter

J.Crew expects to emerge from bankruptcy in early September

U.K. retail footfall jumps fourfold as rebound accelerates, researcher Springboard says

Retail sales jump 23 per cent in June, rising to prepandemic levels, but economists warn it may not be sustainable

The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week

Cannabis retailers Meta Growth and High Tide merging to form 63-store network

Holiday shopping season coming earlier than ever as retailers fear shipping crunch

DoorDash launches grocery delivery in select U.S. markets