Tesla teams up with Nordstrom to sell Model X

Dollar stores boosted after beating Street
Dollar General and Dollar Tree traded higher on Thursday after they posted earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.

Abercrombie chairman bets you’re tired of $5 T-shirts
Abercrombie is shifting its sights from teens, as it attempts to become a more “sophisticated” label for 20-somethings.

Sears posts bigger loss, explores options for two businesses
Sears said it was exploring partnerships or other deals for its Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard unit and its Sears Home Services business.

This is what’s really driving Costco’s stock, Jim Cramer says
Forget about the company’s quarterly results: Costco shares are up because of this, CNBC’s Jim Cramer says.

Express stumbles after tough quarter, lower guidance
Shares of Express fell about 10 percent Wednesday after reporting disappointing quarterly result and lower full-year guidance.

Counterfeiters on Amazon wreak havoc on artists and small businesses
Amazon’s growing marketplace is attracting more fraudsters who are stealing designs from other sites.

Tiffany’s big problem: Millennials don’t care about their little blue box
Millennials’ apathy toward Tiffany could have longer-lasting effects on Tiffany’s revenues, analysts said.

Under Armour signs record apparel deal with one university
Under Armour has reached a 15-year, $280 million footwear and apparel deal with UCLA, the largest in college sports.

Snickers bars get cheaper the angrier the internet gets
Snickers and 7-Eleven have teamed up to bring discounted candy to customers in Australia based on an algorithm that monitors mood on Twitter.

These are the top 10 malls American malls: Research firm
Think the mall is dead? Then you must not have visited one of these malls recently.

This tenant can boost a mall’s productivity by $105 a square foot
Tesla’s retail network may be tiny, but when the electric carmaker opens up shop, it can mean big bucks for a mall owner.

Best Buy and Macy’s really aren’t so different
The same issues that have plagued department stores this year are similarly weighing on Best Buy’s results and growth prospects.

Sports Authority shutting down with giant going-out-of-business sale
Sports Authority, in planning to close all of its stores, is set to launch its going-out-of-business sales this week, according to court documents.

Best Buy forecasts profit below estimates, CFO to step down
Best Buy forecast profit below analysts’ estimates, partly due to a disruption in supply of some high-margin products after an earthquake in Japan.

Big Lots slips amid Deutsche Bank downgrade
Shares of Big Lots fell 1.6 percent after Deutsche Bank released a bearish report on the stock.

US retailers are following the $$$ to these locations
American retailers already operate in more foreign countries than Asian and European retailers do, but the gap is now widening.

Staples stock up amid analyst upgrade, sale report
Shares of Staples popped after analysts upgraded the stock and the Sunday Times reported new moves in its sale of European assets.

Viral Chewbacca masks sell for $500 on eBay
You might be able to get your hands on a Chewbacca mask, but it’s going to cost you.

Wal-Mart’s win doesn’t tell you everything about the low-income consumer
Investors are trying to gauge what Wal-Mart’s big beat means for dollar stores.

Investors aren’t sweating over overtime pay
Don’t expect much of a reaction from soon-to-be effective rules that could make 4.2 million more salary workers eligible for overtime pay.

Hottest destinations for retailers
CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on the growing trend among retailers to expand operations overseas.

Analysts slash targets on Ross Stores after revenues miss
Friday was a bad day for Ross Stores.

Retail faces ‘double-edged sword’ in internet age: JPMorgan Analyst
Retailers are struggling to strike a balance between brick-and-mortar and online, Matt Boss says.

Retailers, DON’T give up on brick and mortar: Ex-JC Penney CEO
Going too much online is dangerous to the future of retailing, ex-department store exec Allen Questrom warns.

Foot Locker shares slip as firm reports light Q1 revenue
Foot Locker’s stock fell more than 6 percent after the retailer posted mixed quarterly results.

Not even the strongest retailers are immune from apparel’s slide
Misses from Ross, Gap and other apparel retailers show that in a period of tepid consumer demand, there is little room for error.

Massive frozen food recall involves millions of packages
Authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths want consumers to check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.

Worker pay vs automation tipping point may be coming, says this fast-food CEO
Soaring labor costs make the calculus of replacing jobs with machines more attractive, says this fast-food CEO.

These retailers will be hit hardest by overtime rule: Analysts
New rules around overtime pay will be implemented in one fell swoop across the U.S. But the ripple effects are expected to be far less uniform.

Our wage hikes give workers more money to spend in our stores: Wal-Mart US CEO
Pay raises at Wal-Mart have translated into workers spending more in stores, says Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Greg Foran.

This retailer has figured out how to sell in malls, Jim Cramer says
American Eagle has done something many other retailers have struggled with amid the rise of Amazon.com, Jim Cramer says.