Merchandising
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Macy's luxury linens high on Millennial customer lists
HTT Staff, March 13, 2013New York - Macy's Inc. described its home business as "exciting" and one the department store remains keen on, especially with Millennial generation customers in mind. More
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Muji to open in San Jose
HTT Staff, March 12, 2013New York - Muji U.S.A. will open its second West Cost store April 16 in San Jose, Calif. More
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Target, Feed align for new home, apparel collection for charity
HTT Staff, March 11, 2013Minneapolis - Target Corp. has partnered with Feed Projects, a social business founded by Lauren Bush Lauren, to create the new "FEED USA + Target" collection spanning several product categories, including home. More
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Macy's/Martha/JCP case ordered into mediation
HTT Staff, March 8, 2013New York - The judge in Macy's lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and JCPenney has ordered the parties into mediation to attempt to resolve their contract dispute, according to several news accounts. More
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Joss & Main identifies top sales cities for home
Susan Dickenso, March 7, 2013Boston - Joss & Main, the private sale site for home furnishings and decor, released a list of the top 10 U.S. cities based on mobile sales of home goods over the past six months. More
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MoMA appoints former Google exec to retail marketing post
HTT Staff, March 7, 2013New York - The Museum of Modern Art has appointed Patrick Inverso director of marketing and communications of MoMA Retail Division. More
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Big Lots sees sales lift in Q4
HTT Staff, March 6, 2013Columbus, Ohio - A "decent" sales performance from domestics was not enough to help Big Lots' lagging home business in an otherwise strong fourth quarter. More
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Kohl's opens new doors
HTT Staff, March 6, 2013Menomonee Falls, Wis. - Kohl's grand opened nine new stores today in seven states. More
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Overstock adds second DC
HTT Staff, March 6, 2013Salt Lake City - Overstock.com has opened a distribution and returns warehouse in Herbron, Ken. More
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Target Canada opens its doors
HTT Staff, March 5, 2013Mississauga, Ontario - Target Canada opened its first test units in the country today, three of 124 stores it will launch in Canada this year. More
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Rouleau interim ceo at Tuesday Morning
HTT Staff, March 4, 2013Dallas - Former Michaels Stores president and ceo Michael Rouleau has been named interim ceo at Tuesday Morning. Brady Churches, who became ceo last September, has resigned but will remain involved with the retailer as a consultant. More
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JCPenney has laid off 19,000
HTT Staff, March 1, 2013New York - JCPenney ceo Ron Johnson took the stand this morning to testify in Macy's lawsuit over the Martha Stewart brand. For the first time, he publicly disclosed how much further staff cuts have gone since JCP announced the initial elimination of 1,000 employees in April 2012. More
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Report: Bed Bath & Beyond top spot for showrooming
HTT Staff, March 1, 2013Seattle, Wash. - Bed Bath & Beyond is the retailer most at risk for "showrooming" by Amazon shoppers. More
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HGTV Home kicks off promotional campaign
HTT Staff, March 1, 2013New York - HGTV Home, the cable shopping channel's licensed products division, announced a $50,000 sweepstakes in and cross-category sale in conjunction with licensees P/K Lifestyles, Shaw Floors, Bassett Furniture, ELK Lighting, and Sherwin-Williams. More
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Kohl's rolling out initiatives to spark higher spend
HTT Staff, February 28, 2013Menomonee Falls, Wis. - Home continued to struggle at Kohl's during the fourth quarter, with comps performing below the store average except for housewares, bedding and small electrics. More
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Lampert: Sears/Kmart becoming a membership store
HTT Staff, February 28, 2013Hoffman Estates, Ill. - In his annual letter to shareholders, Sears Holdings chairman and ceo Eddie Lampert announced the company is evolving into "a membership store" via its shopyourway.com platform. More
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Nebraska Furniture Mart leader Louie Blumkin dies at 93
Clint Engel, February 28, 2013Omaha, Neb. - Louie Blumkin, chairman emeritus of Nebraska Furniture Mart and son of founder Rose Blumkin, died at his home here Feb 26 surrounded by his family. He was 93. More
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JCP talks about home
HTT Staff, February 28, 2013Plano, Texas - A hint as to what the reorganized JCPenney home department will look like in a post-Macy's/Martha Stewart lawsuit environment emerged during JCP's webcast with analysts Wednesday afternoon - along with a frank assessment of the department's dismal sales performance last year. More
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Home rebounding at Target in Q4, 2013
HTT Staff, February 27, 2013Minneapolis - Target described its shoppers as "resilient" in the face of sluggish economic growth last year - so much so that comps showed their best gains on the discretionary side of the business. More
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TJX happy with home
HTT Staff, February 27, 2013Framingham, Mass. - TJX Cos. thinks 2013 is going to be a good year for home - and not just for its own stores. More
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