Matt Townsend

Add weak demand for electronics to the list of woes facing retailers during the holidays.

Under Armour Inc. investors approved the creation of a new class of shares that don’t have voting rights, which will maintain founder and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Plank’s control of the sporting-goods maker.

At the site of a former grocery store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Lowe’s Cos. is tackling the ultimate challenge for big-box retail: going small.

Procter & Gamble Co.’s David Taylor, named to the chief executive officer job on Tuesday, won’t have an easy time completing the turnaround effort of his predecessor.

After almost three years in development, the retail industry’s answer to Apple Pay is finally getting off the ground.

New Balance is planning an advertising blitz that’s twice as big as any in its 109-year history, taking aim directly at Nike Inc.

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Lynch unexpectedly resigned from his post, adding to the turmoil for a company facing a federal investigation over allegations that it sold toxic flooring.

Home Depot Inc. has the goal of offering Apple Inc.’s mobile-payment platform at its more than 2,000 stores, which would make it the largest retailer yet to accept Apple Pay.

Home Depot Inc. keeps trying to turn spring into Christmas.

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.’s stock plunge over the past week, fueled by allegations of excessive formaldehyde in its flooring, can be traced back to a blog post from an obscure 25-year-old short seller.

Hasbro Inc. accomplished a rare feat last year by taking its 45-year-old Nerf brand, long a favorite of boys, and successfully drawing in girls.

Paula Schneider, American Apparel Inc.’s new chief executive officer, wants the brand to be as provocative as it was under expelled founder Dov Charney. Just with less skin.

On a crisp Friday evening in late October, Shannon Rich, 33, is standing in a dying American mall. Three customers wander the aisles in a Sears the size of two football fields. The RadioShack is empty. A woman selling smartphone cases watches “Homeland” on a laptop.

Home Depot Inc. U.S. Retail President Craig Menear will succeed Frank Blake as chief executive officer in about two months, giving the chain a new leader as it navigates a slowing housing rebound.

American Apparel Inc.’s largest outside investor said he expects Chief Executive Officer Dov Charney to fight the company over his firing, which may be the prelude to a sale of the clothing maker.

Cabbage Patch Kids are getting a 2014 makeover, with help from Skechers USA Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is betting on career insider Doug McMillon, who learned the business from founder Sam Walton, to revive a company struggling with slowing growth at home and in the international regions he oversaw.

Under Armour Inc., founded by a football jock, has long lured hardcore athletes, mostly men.