Article from AP by Errin Haines It's been two months since 2-year-old Cori pulled the gold stud from her left earlobe, and the piercing is threateni...
Los Angeles Times | Michael Hiltzik | Posted 06.08.2009 | Business
My life as a fast-food consumer pretty much ended the moment my kids became old enough to drive themselves to the nearest hamburger stand. But even...
AP | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business
WILMINGTON, Del. — Discount retailer Filene's Basement said Monday that it has filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, less ...
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 04.12.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — Retail sales fell in February for the seventh time in the past eight months. While the decline was less than expected, economists a...
AP | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says February same-store sales rose 5.1 percent, far above analyst expectations. The world's largest r...
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Retailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. They're using aggressive mailers,...
Dave Pinter | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living
Droog, Amsterdam's stable of rebel designers, open a new store in NYC today.
Reuters | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business
ATLANTA (Reuters) -- Retailer Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday as it cut costs during the rece...
Financial Times | Jonathan Birchall | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business
As US consumer demand falters, the humble money-off coupon -- rather than the high-profile advertising campaign -- is emerging as a new battleground f...
AP | Carlyn Kolker and Lauren Coleman-Lochner | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Fortunoff, a chain of housewares stores in the Northeast, said Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and i...
Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week surged to 626,000--the highest level since 1982. At the same time, the number ...
New York Times | Terry Pristin | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business
After more than 30 years on Madison Avenue, the retailer E. Braun & Company is packing up its $3,500 hand-embroidered tablecloths and $2,390 bedding s...
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Macy's Inc. announced Monday that it will eliminate 7,000 jobs, almost 4 percent of its work force, and cut capital spending, reduce ...
Zandile Blay | Posted 02.14.2009 | Style
Brooks Brothers. Ralph Lauren. Lands End. These are just a few retailers who favor Supima cotton, a luxurious, fashion forward brand of cotton cultivated exclusively in America.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Dismal sales figures for the holiday shopping season are probably a sign of worse to come for merchants in 2009 _ not only more sharp...
AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that its December sales at established stores edged upward, but the gain was less than analysts ex...
AP | JENNIFER QUINN | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business
LONDON — British retail industry stalwart Marks & Spencer Group PLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,230 jobs and close 27 of its stores in a drive ...
Reverend Billy | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living
So the retail bubble finally burst, with some estimating an extreme contraction of up to 8%. An America where local economies strike a balance with the big companies is clearly the idea.
Cecilia Michelson | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living
One day while doing some yoga exercises on the sales floor (albeit modified), I reached a state of enlightenment with respect to my work.
Clusterstock | Harry Blodget | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business
Retailing has always been a tough business. Now it's a brutal business. Some observers now predict that more than 25% of retailers may go bust in th...
Pam Bristow | Posted 01.12.2009 | Style
Shopping on Honeyshed is a unique consumption experience. Equal parts infomercial, editorial, and music video, the sales format takes its cues from social networking sites.
Thomas Stern | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business
I don't know about you, but given the recent official announcement of a recession (duh), my nerves have been rather like a knotted oak lately.
Roseanne Colletti | Posted 12.29.2008 | Living
To Gift Card or Not A gift card is a beautiful thing. One size fits all, unlike a swimsuit that is guaranteed not to fit anywhere you want it to...
Kira Craft | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style
She's ready for her close up now and poised to become America's new sweetheart, the girl who's super stylish on a dime and wears her tight budget as comfortably as couture.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — With little money left after buying food and fuel, American shoppers handed most retailers their most dismal March in 13 years. As r...
AP | Errin Haines | Posted 06.13.2009 | Style