WHAT WE'RE READING

Wall Street Journal

Albertsons Sales Rise on Pharmacy and Digital Growth. Net sales and other revenue rose in the third quarter to $19.12 billion, boosted by improvement in digital sales

JAN 7, 2026

MarketWatch

GameStop follows Tesla’s lead by tying its CEO’s pay to these Ôextraordinary growth’ targets. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen would see a huge stock-options package if he can grow the company’s market cap by about 1,000% and hit new profit targets

JAN 7, 2026

Retail Dive

What Saks Global’s bankruptcy means for vendors. Big names like Chanel and Kering are owed substantial sums and are likely to be paid well before smaller brands’ past-due invoices.

JAN 6, 2026

Wall Street Journal

Victoria’s Secret Faces Valentine’s Day Test. After fumbling the holiday of romance last year, the purveyor of lingerie aims to be better prepared this February

JAN 6, 2026

Fast Company

GameStop store closures: List of doomed locations grows in 2026 as the retailer races to reduce costs. The Grapevine, Texas, video game seller has already closed hundreds of locations in the wake of a “store portfolio optimization review.” Here’s the latest.

JAN 6, 2026

Bloomberg

Claire’s Enters UK Insolvency as Modella Blames High Street Pain

JAN 6, 2026

Wall Street Journal

Bed Bath & Beyond Names Exec Chairman Lemonis CEO. Lemonis was previously CEO of Camping World

JAN 5, 2026

Chapter 11 Cases

Maine Art Supply Chain Artist & Craftsman Supply Files for Bankruptcy Protection Days Before Christmas

JAN 4, 2026

Bloomberg Law

Saks in Talks for $1 Billion Bankruptcy Loan to Keep Doors Open

JAN 4, 2026

Retail Dive

J.C. Penney’s loss balloons in Q3 as sales continue to slide

JAN 2, 2026