It was the distinctive patch that caught his attention. Boston was enduring a particularly brutal winter in 2013 when Ryan Cotton began to notice a trend on his daily walk to work near Copley Square: the suddenly growing number of sharp-looking parkas ...

A trade war bubbling up between the U.S. and China has suddenly gone still.

Everyone has heard about the flood of store closings in recent years. Tuesday there was some news about store openings. Gap Inc. updated expansion plans for its Old Navy brand, announcing it will to open 60 stores this year.

As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence.