shopping

Google teams with Walmart, other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

January 17, 2026 Anne D Innocenzio

NEW YORK — Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a […]

Retail sales unchanged in October, hurt in part by auto sales decline

December 22, 2025 Anne D Innocenzio

NEW YORK — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties after splurging over the summer. But […]

Operator of mall staple Forever 21 files bankruptcy protection

March 23, 2025 Michelle Chapman and Anne D’Innocenzio

Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time and plans to close down its U.S. business as traffic in U.S. shopping malls fades and competition from online retailers like Amazon, Temu and […]

Milan’s Via Montenapoleone usurps Fifth Avenue as world’s most upscale shopping street

December 21, 2024 Colleen Barry

MILAN — Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods this, and every, […]

Target struggles in third quarter despite price cuts, offers a tempered holiday outlook

November 30, 2024 Dan Reeves

NEW YORK— Target etched out a slim sales increase in the third quarter and profits slumped as inflation-weary customers pulled back on spending and costs related to a dockworker strike in October dragged on results. […]

Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day

September 28, 2020 Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Amazon is aiming to kickstart the holiday shopping season early this year. The company is holding its annual Prime Day over two days in October this year, after the pandemic forced it […]