Despite online shopping boom, Americans still love Target and Walmart
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Despite the rise of ecommerce, Target and Walmart are doing well — unlike just about every other department store chain.
Target reported its best year in a nearly a decade last year.
Stores open at least a year also saw a 3.4% increase in sales in the summer of 2019 — and profits grew as well.
Target also has seen a 5% increase in clothing sales.
Meanwhile, Macy’s saw a small increase in sales year over year, but profit fell 48% during its most recent quarter.
JCPenney’s stock is trading below $1 a share and reported a 9% drop in sales in its most recent quarter.
Kohl’s, which has a heavily promoted partnership with Amazon to accept returns from the online giant, lost almost 3% of its sales at stores year over year.
Clothing stores sales at stores owned by The Gap and Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands are expected to be lower too.
Along with Target and Walmart, discount clothing chains TJMaxx and Marshalls, which are corporate cousins, are also seeing growth.