The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to buy rival luxury department store Neiman Marcus. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
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A Tractor Supply Company store pictured in Pittsburgh in 2023. The chain announced a series of changes, including eliminating its DEI roles, in response to conservative backlash. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
An employee arranges a digital price tag for vegetables at the Whole Foods store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
An Express store promotes deep sales in Valley West Mall in Iowa, in January 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A shopper pushes two carts during last year's Black Friday sale at a Best Buy store in Overland Park, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Roll your eyes, but Black Friday's still got it. So here's what to look for
In 2019, Barneys New York went under. But its name lives on under a new owner that specializes in buying and recharging dying brands. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A pedestrian walks by REI's flagship store in New York, where last year workers formed the company's first union. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Shoppers stand outside a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New Jersey. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Bed Bath & the great Beyond: How the home goods giant went bankrupt
Bed Bath & Beyond has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnaround attempts. It has also exhausted numerous financial lifelines. Shown here is a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Westbury, New York. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
People shop at a mall in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel speaks during a news briefing on the release of new economic reports at Ford House Office Building on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody, Ga. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy
Bed Bath & Beyond warns that it's exploring all options, including filing for bankruptcy protection. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
Retail spending dipped in November compared to October, as holiday sales bit into inflation. Isabel Pavia/Getty Images hide caption
A shopper browses Black Friday sales at a Macy's store in Jersey City, N.J. Kena Betancur/Getty Images hide caption
Clothing stores have been cutting prices, trying to sell off their glut of inventory. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Banners promote Small Business Saturday in West Reading, Pa. on Nov. 25, 2017. Jeremy Drey/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images hide caption
Bed Bath & Beyond is working on yet another turnaround after a series of crises and missteps. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
A tentative deal announced Thursday would avert a strike on the nation's freight lines with the potential to throw supply chains into chaos. Above, a CSX freight train travels through Alexandria, Va. Kevin Wolf/AP hide caption
Macy's, the nation's largest department store chain, has scaled back its sales forecast for the year. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
People shop for school supplies at a Target store in Miami, Fla., on July 27. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Binders, backpacks... and inflation are on this year's back-to-school shopping list
An air fryer awaits its buyer at a Kroger store in Kentucky in 2020, when the kitchen appliance became a hot seller. Scotty Perry/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
What happens when people want all the air fryers and then, suddenly, they don't
Amazon workers sort packages for delivery. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption