children's place is reportedly going to buy the gymboree and crazy 8's brand. gap is going to acquire the janeygap's move to buy janey and jack follows the big announcement last week, they plan to spin off old navy into a separate company. it is a busy week for retail companies, target, kohl's and ross will release quarterly results tomorrow followed by dollar tree, kroger and costco coming out later this week. amazon is putting more pressure on grocers. they're targeting beauty products. the wall street journal says amazon plans to launch urban grocery stores that sell beauty products alongside food. that could be a direct threat to current leaders like kroger, walmart and target. beauty products offer higher margins for supermarkets. amazon's also looking to open their first urban stores in major cities by the end of the year. i think i told you this before. you go to super target, you can walk out with champagne, face cream, cat food, it's a rocking friday night. maria: it's been a big week for retail. earnings are better than expected for the most part. kevin mccarthy is with us. what can y