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Craig Warga/Bloomberg L Brands shares got a boost in Thursday trading after announcing a 5% increase in same-store sales for the holiday period compared to a year ago. The retailer, which houses Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret, has been trying to plot a comeback after years of underperformance at Victoria’s Secret. L Brands (ticker: LB) stock more than doubled in 2020 and was up 5.6% in Thursday trading. Net sales for the nine weeks ending Jan. 2 came in at $3.8 billion, just below $3.9 billion in the year-ago period. Bath & Body Works saw a 17% jump in comparab...

Share it The success or failure to get packages to customers on time will be a differentiator after the holiday, with implications for loyalty and return rates in the new year, according to a note this week from MKM Partners analysts Bill Kirk and Roxanne Meyer. The advantage has shifted to brick-and-mortar stores, and, with so many consumers still leery of shopping inside due to the pandemic, especially those offering curbside pickup and other BOPIS services, they said. But in the final week before Christmas Day, several retailers are still offering last-minute delivery options that threaten...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. looks like retailers didn't get their christmas wish for robust sales. susie, the holiday season was pretty good, but not good enough. >> susie: tom, you can blame it on those nasty snowstorms in the northeast. december sales at the nation's retailers were mixed; many chain stores reported results below analyst estimates. the 28 chains tracked by thomson reuters rang up an average sales gains of 3%. that's mu...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. looks like retailers didn't get their christmas wish for robust sales. susie, the holiday season was pretty good, but not good enough. >> susie: tom, you can blame it on those nasty snowstorms in the northeast. december sales at the nation's retailers were mixed; many chain stores reported results below analyst estimates. the 28 chains tracked by thomson reuters rang up an average sales gains of 3%. that's mu...

environment for a long time. >> reporter: as a result, you can bet some merchants will try to raise prices this year in a sneaky way. >> what retailers are going to try to do is they'll try to take up the initial ticket. so let's say, for example, a price of jeans last year was at $29.50. this year, it may go to $34.50, but what you'll see is that then you'll get the promotion or the markdown on that higher ticket. >> reporter: the strategy is not without risk-- all things being equal, higher prices help profit margins. but there's always a chance consumers will notice the increase a...