Retail Sales

How Couponing Moms Cost J.C. Penney $55 Million

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Jcpenney, JC Penny, Extreme Couponers, Retail Sales, J.C. Penney, Coupons, JC Penney, Ron Johnson, Business News

Ron Johnson, the new star CEO of J.C. Penney, wishes that couponing fanatics would just listen to him already and stop fussing with those little scrap...

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Major Retailer To Launch New Line Of Stores

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Retailers, Retail News, Video, Quarterly Earnings, Retail Sales, H&M, H&m Quarterly Earnings, Reuters, Business News, Retail, Business News

* Pretax profit 3.7 bln crowns vs forecast 4.2 bln * March 1-27 sales up 22 percent * To open new line of stores next ye...

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Walmart Expands Into South Africa

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Walmart, South Africa, Labor, Jobs Crisis, Unemployment, Retail Sales, Unemployment Rate, Walmart Massmart Deal, Massmart, Jobs, Retail, Ufcw, Business, Labor Unions, Business News

A South African appeals court issued a decision last week that greenlights a merger between Massmart, one of the largest retailers in the country, and...

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Overseas Sales Keep UK Business Afloat

Raconteur Media | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Fashion-Sales, UK Retail, Retail, Ecommerce, Retail Sales, Multichannel Marketing, Business News

As the UK economic outlook remains gloomy, retailers are venturing further afield to develop international markets. But what is the impact of going...

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Florida GOP Tries To Kill Anti-Wage Theft Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Video, Labor, Workers, Wage Theft, Retail Sales, Gop, Retail, Florida, Miami-Dade, Miami, Republicans, Politics News

A bill moving through the Florida legislature would kill any local laws designed to help workers recover wages owed by their employers, prompting demo...

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Economy Scores Passing Grade, Today Anyway

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Job Market, Retail Sales, Economics, Economy, Ism, Labor Department, Factories, Economic Data, Jobless Claims, Auto Sales, Personal Income, Consumer Spending, Personal Spending, Business News

President Obama has bet a second term on selling an economic comeback. A big truckload of economic data released today suggests he's not losing that b...

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Major Retailer CEO: $2.4 Billion Loss 'Unacceptable'

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AND MAE ANDERSON | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Earnings, Retailers, Sears, Sears-Closing-Stores, Quarterly Earnings, Video, Retail Sales, Sears Earnings 4q 2011, Sears Earnings, Sears Holdings Corp, Business News, Business News

NEW YORK — Sears said Thursday that it's unloading some of its profit-busting stores, but the retailer fell short of revealing how it plans to w...

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Only the Confidence Fairies Love Austerity

Harlan Green | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Business Inventories, Paul Krugman, Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Treasury Secretary Paul O'neill, Confidence Fairies, Consumer Spending, Business News

The U.S. now seems to be entering a virtuous growth cycle just because we didn't follow the advice of the confidence fairies.

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Shop 'Til You Drop: Will the dot.com Economy Take Over the High Street?

Chris Brassington | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Retail, Retail Sales, Shopping, Mobile Commerce, Behavioral Economics, Business News

There is little doubt that multichannel commerce is being reborn. The traditional ways of describing multichannel commerce no longer work because cust...

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Classic American Brand: We Like China Better

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Outsourcing, Uniqlo, Video, Gdp, The Gap, Retail Sales, China Economy, Business News

Not satisfied with what they've found at home, a classic American brand is looking overseas to feed its need for sales. The Gap is planning on open...

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10 Retailers With The Most Sales Worldwide

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Retailers, Tesco, European Debt Crisis, Sears, Global Recession, Holiday Shopping, Eurozone, Kmart, Retail Sales, Lehman Brothers, Carrefour, Home Depot, Business News

Regardless of the number of mom and pops around the world, a small number of retailers continue to dominate the industry as a whole. Of the top 25...

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New Survey Shows Consumers Are Possibly Blind To Economic Realities

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Retail Sales, Holiday Shopping, Consumer Confidence, Unemployment, Shopping, U.S. Retail Sales, Spending, Consumer Credit, Federal Reserve, University of Michigan, Credit Cards, Consumer Spending, Business News

Still riding the holiday shopping high, Americans are feeling more optimistic about the economy than they have in almost a year, according to data rel...

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Retail Sales Spiked By The Most In A Decade Last Year

AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Retail Sales 2011, U.S. Retail Sales, Retail Sales December 2011, Retail News, Video, Holiday Shopping, Retail Sales, Business News, Retail, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual inc...

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Latest Eurozone Data 'Has Recession Written All Over It'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Eurozone, European Economy, Retail Sales, Eurozone Crisis, European Union, Eurozone Debt Crisis, European Economic Sentiment, Europe, European Retail Sales, Business News

The number of unemployed people in the eurozone reached its highest level since the creation of the euro in 1999, according to The Financial Times, st...

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Discounts Lured Shoppers This Holiday Season, But Crimped Retailers' Profits

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: U.S. Retail Sales, Retailers, Retail Profits, Holiday Shopping, Video, Retail Sales, Business News, Holiday Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping 2011, Christmas Shopping, Business News

NEW YORK — The 2011 holiday shopping season will go down in the record books as the year the Grinch stole stores' profits. Many retailers sacri...

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Major Retailer To Close Underperforming Stores

AP | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Retail News, Video, Bloomingdales, Retail Sales, Macys, Business News, Retail, Macys-Store-Closing-List, Bloomingdales Closings, Macys Store Closings, Business News

CINCINNATI -- Macy's Inc. says it will close five Macy's and four Bloomingdale's stores that are underperforming. Clearance sales will begin at the s...

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What Sears Could Learn From This Business Owner

Gene Marks | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Sears, Small Business, Retail Sales, Best Buy, Small Business America, New York, Customer Service, Small Business News

Sears has failed to get my attention. Jake's, a store 1/1000th of their size, has done a better job. And the biggest reason: service. This is how small brick-and-mortar retailers can succeed in an online world.

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Sears Lists 79 Of Its Planned Store Closures

Reuters | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Retail News, Sears, Retail Sales, Kmart, Sears-Kmart-Stores-Closing, Sears Holdings Corp, Reuters, Business News, Holiday Shopping 2011, Business News

Sears Holdings Corp on Thursday identified 79 of the 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores it said earlier this week it would close, with the list split a...

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Bargain Hunters Divided Holiday Shopping Season Into Two

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Christmas Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping, Video, Retail Sales, Black Friday, Business News, Holiday Shopping Season, Retail, Holiday Shopping 2011, Christmas Shopping, Business News

NEW YORK -- The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to dece...

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S&P Puts Sears On Review For Downgrade After Retailer Announces Major Store Closures

Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Video, Kmart, Kmart Stores Closing, Retail Sales, Sears Holdings Corp, Business News, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Sears Kmart Stores Closing, Business News

Standard & Poor's placed Sears Holdings Corp's credit rating on review for a possible downgrade on Wednesday, saying the retailer's plan to close ...

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Procrastinating Shoppers Gave Retailers A Boost In Lead Up To Christmas

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Christmas Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping, Video, Retail Sales, Business News, Holiday Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping 2011, Christmas Shopping, Business News

NEW YORK -- A mall trade group says that last minute shoppers gave merchants a solid lift during the final week before Christmas. Sales at stores ope...

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Greek Retailers See Worst Holiday Season In Decades

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Retail News, Greek Debt, Video, Greek Stores, Retail Sales, Euro Debt Crisis, Business News, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Greek Retail Sales, Greek Debt Crisis, Greek Retailers, Business News

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's stores had their worst Christmas in decades, with retail sales dropping by 30 percent compared with the same period la...

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'The Returner' And Other Types Of Shoppers That Emerged This Holiday Season

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Retail News, Holiday Shopping, Video, Retail Sales, Holiday Shopping Returns, Holiday Shopping Season, Business News, Holiday-Shopping-Deals, Holiday Shopping 2011, Christmas Shopping, Holidays Canada, Bargain Hunters, Business News

-- Four types of American shoppers have altered the shopping landscape this holiday season. There's the bargain hunter who times deals. The midnight...

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Retailers Hoping For 'Mega Monday' Of Huge Sales

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Retail News, Christmas Shopping Season, Holiday Shopping, Video, Retail Sales, Business News, Holiday Shopping Season, Mega Monday, Holiday Shopping 2011, Christmas Shopping, Business News

Retailers were bracing for a busy day on Monday, as a day off for many Americans and warm, dry weather were expected to entice shoppers looking f...

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Hordes Of Post-Christmas Shoppers Expected

The Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Holidays, Retail News, Shoppertrak, Retail Industry, Retail Sales, Boxing Day, After Christmas Sales, Business News

Retail experts predict that the day after Christmas — a holiday this year for many American workers — will be the country's third-busiest shopping...

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