Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about retail and the forces that are redefining shopping. Champs Sports, a division of Foot Locker Inc., has introduced a ...

To make the most of its stores and keep customers coming back to shop in person, baseball hat retailer Lids announced Wednesday that 20 locations will have a newly redesigned store concept this month ...

Combination creates global platform within the growing sports retail industry, positioned to serve evolving needs of a broader range of consumers Poised to drive long-term success through innovative ...

As a retailer, it’s fairly hard, if not impossible, to sell brands that also go direct-to-consumer (DTC). Retail store owners can’t compete with companies that cut out the middleman. That’s why some ...

Two new retail stores will be opening soon in central Pennsylvania. The two new Academy Sports + Outdoors locations are coming to Harrisburg and York, marking the first time the chain has expanded ...

Shares of athletic-gear retail chains Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. tore in opposite directions on Thursday, after the former struck a $2.5 billion deal to buy the latter, prompting ...

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ASO is benefiting from its focus on opening new stores, resulting in its footprint expansion in the United States. This strategic investment has supported the company ...

Sports Experts will relocate to the former Saks OFF 5TH space at Place Ste-Foy, expanding its footprint by over 50 percent ...

Two of the biggest names in the trading card hobby are collaborating for a first-of-its-kind retail location later this month. On Friday, grading giant PSA announced it will open its first retail ...

'There's a far longer list of retail mergers that were not successful than those that were,' UBS analysts say Shares of athletic-gear retail chains Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. tore ...