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Motor vehicle and parts dealer sales; furniture sales; electronics and appliance sales; building material and garden equipment sales; food and beverage sales; health and personal care sales; gasoline sales; clothing and clothing accessories sales; sporting goods, hobby, book, and physical music sales; general merchandise sales; miscellaneous sales; nonstore sales (e.g., pure-play ecommerce platform sales

Sales fell 3.2% year over year (YoY) to $2.15 billion, well short of the $2.67 billion analysts expected. Comparable sales were down 2.3% YoY. Advance Auto lowered its full-year outlook for the second straight quarter, noting it expects to experience macroeconomic headwinds as consumers defer maintenance and pull back on discretionary spend.

The long-term damage resulting from Bud Light鈥檚 partnership with transgender influence Dylan Mulvaney鈥攖he brand鈥檚 sales have never recovered鈥攐ffers a cautionary tale about why most companies should steer clear of hot-button issues.

Cosmetics sales also made an impressive recovery, growing 40.1% YoY. However, foreign brands continue to be buffeted by significant headwinds, including depressed sentiment and growing competition from domestic players. Sports and recreational sales were another bright spot. Sales rose 26.7% YoY thanks to surging interest in fitness and wellness.

Burberry returns to its roots: To turn its fortunes around, the struggling luxury company will undo its brand elevation strategy and focus on outerwear and scarves.

The company鈥檚 revenues grew 39.0% year over year, same-restaurant sales rose 18.1%, and guest traffic increased 12.9%. Meanwhile, Sweetgreen鈥檚 revenues grew 13.1%, just short of expectations, and the salad-centric chain lost 18 cents per share, 3 cents more than analysts expected. The company still hasn鈥檛 turned a profit.

Amazon sees storm clouds ahead: The retailer's weak guidance raises red flags for a broad swath of companies鈥攕uggesting that retail headwinds could be more widespread than expected.

Home Depot鈥檚 sales rose 6.6% in Q3: Those better-than-expected results stemmed from severe weather and warm temperatures in many parts of the US boosting demand.

On Holdings鈥檚 sales jumped 34% in Q3: The upstart鈥檚 efforts to boost brand awareness gave lucrative direct-to-consumer sales a lift.

Global personal luxury sales will contract this year: That will be the first decline since the Great Recession as weak spending in China weighs on the broader market.

The boycott extends to American retailers: 55% say they are ordering less from Amazon.

With a nearly endless selection of books, low prices, and speedy delivery, Amazon has revolutionized bookselling, making it challenging for everyone else to keep up. But retailers like Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org haven鈥檛 given up the fight against the ecommerce giant. Here鈥檚 how they鈥檙e using their unique strengths to chip away at Amazon鈥檚 dominance.

That strategy worked well for fellow D2C startup Rothy鈥檚: The sustainable shoe brand had its best year on record in 2024 after it began testing wholesale relationships with Amazon, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Anthropologie and expanded its brick-and-mortar footprint. Sales rose 17% YoY to $211 million, considerably outpacing the broader footwear market, which was flat in 2024.

Consumers won鈥檛 order toilet paper online unless it arrives quickly: That insight led Amazon to speed up shipments, a push that has made household essentials its fastest-growing category.

Our take: Stores can鈥檛 just be about generating sales; they need to serve a broader purpose by providing a forum to tell a clear, compelling brand story that draws customers in and makes them choose that retailer over others.

Alibaba and JD.com tout Singles Day successes, but the data is murky: While transactions rose 27% YoY, the sale was 10 days longer than last year, making it an uncertain gauge of consumer sentiment.