From department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.

Ulta, which stocks drugstore beauty brands like Maybelline as well as high-end brands, has had in-store hair salons since its founding in 1990. It’s adding ear piercing, testing robotic manicures and ...

Christmas shopping used to mean packed department store counters with last-minute gift seekers jostling beneath twinkling lights and towering holiday displays. Now, Christmas spending has moved ...