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Gifts Under $25: Retailers Offer More Low End Gifts In 2009

AP | LISA A. FLAM | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Hue, Holiday Season, Gift Giving, Jessica McClintock, Dooney, Gifts, Fossil, Gifts Under $25, Business News

NEW YORK — This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be. The economy is slowly recovering, yet consumers remain nervous, leading ret...

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CIT Bankruptcy Filed: US Will Likely Lose $2.3 Billion, Goldman Sachs Will Gain $1 Billion

AP / Huffington Post | By STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 11.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Short-Term Finance, Retailers, Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Goldman Sachs, Lending, Retail, CIT Bailout, Tim Geithner, Carl Ichan, Bailout, Finance, Lenders, Treasury, Cit, Banks, Wall Street, Ichan, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in an effort to restructure its debt while trying to keep loans flowing...

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Tiffany's Looks To Africa As Diamond Industry Shifts

Wall Street Journal | By VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

In a windowless factory in this African village, Tiffany is teaching more than 80 workers to transform raw diamonds into gems for Tiffany engagement r...

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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Americans Are Finally Saving: A Disaster For Retailers

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Economy, Spending, Retail, US Economy, Business, Savings, Business News

After a year of economic crisis and an even longer slump, the nation's retailers are facing a consumer who's more reluctant to buy than ever before in...

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Let's Face It -- We're Brandwashed.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Retailers, Sales, Retail Sales, Shopping, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, Retail, Media, TV Advertisements, Business, Consumer Spending, TV Advertising, Media Companies, Advertising Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Companies, Media News

Consumers are the most important consideration in a marketing cycle, and they don't spend hours wondering if their yogurt is "perky yet confident," and "not afraid to share its opinion."

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R.I.P. Gatorade (1965-2009): A Senseless Marketing Tragedy

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Sports, Retail Industry, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Advertising, Investment, Gatorade, Marketing, Retail, Shoppers, Business, TV Advertising, Business News

In an industry where experts have evangelized "brand equity" since the dawn of the ad man, the loss of Gatorade falls well outside of logic.

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More Retailers Accept Food Stamps During Recession

usatoday.com | By Jayne O'Donnell and Rachel Huggins | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Poverty, Food Stamps, Electronic Benefit Transfers, Recession, Grocery Stores, Business News

More retailers are accepting food stamps, as a record number of consumers are turning to government aid to pay for groceries. Nearly 39 million peopl...

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Downsizing: Retailers Rid The Racks Of Plus-Size Clothes

New York Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Retailers, Retail, Fashion, Clothes, Plus-Size, Style News

Here's some more motivation to lose those extra pounds -- recession-stung retailers are dropping plus-size clothing from their collections because it'...

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Filene's Basement files for Ch. 11 reorganization

AP | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Filene's Basement Bankruptcy, Retail Industry, Retail, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Filene's Basement, Filene's Basement, Business News

WILMINGTON, Del. — Discount retailer Filene's Basement said Monday that it has filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, less ...

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Watch Walmart Spread: Interactive Chart

projects.flowingdata.com | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Walmart Expansion, Walmart, Business News

Over the weekend, I mapped the spread of Walmart using Modest Maps. It starts slow and then spreads like wildfire in the southeast and makes its way t...

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Retail Sales Spending Better Than Expected

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 04.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, U.S. Retail Sales, Retail, Retail Sales, Retail Sales Stocks, Business News

WASHINGTON — Retail sales fell in February for the seventh time in the past eight months. While the decline was less than expected, economists a...

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Ann Taylor To Shutter 163 Stores By 2010

Bloomberg | Allison Abell Schwartz and Mark Clothier | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Retail Industry, Store Closings Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Store Closings, Ann Taylor, Store Closings, Business News

March 6 (Bloomberg) -- AnnTaylor Stores Corp. plunged the most in more than eight years in New York trading after a shrinking job market stifled deman...

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Wal-Mart Beats The Street, Competitors With 5.1% Same-Store Sales

AP | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Same Store Sales February, Retail Industry, Retail Sales, Retail Same Store Sales, Same Store Sales, Retail, February Same Store Sales, Wal-Mart, Business News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says February same-store sales rose 5.1 percent, far above analyst expectations. The world's largest r...

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Store Closings, Weak Sales Could Mean $27 Billion Boon For Competitors

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Retail Sales, Retailers, Retail Industry, Retail Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, Retail Sales, Retail, Consumers, Consumer Spending, Store Closings, Retail Chains, Business News

NEW YORK — Retailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. They're using aggressive mailers,...

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Sears Store Closings Despite Stronger-Than-Expected Earnings

Reuters | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Sears Stores, Sears, Retail Industry, Reviving-Sears, Retail Sales, Sears Closing Stores, Sears CEO, Retail, Business News

ATLANTA (Reuters) -- Retailer Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday as it cut costs during the rece...

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Fortunoff Liquidation Begins

Reuters | Emily Chasan and Phil Wahba | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Retail Industry, Retail Bankruptcy, Fortunoff Holdings, Fortunoff Bankruptcy, Fortunoff, Fortunoff-Holdings, Business News

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of luxury retailer Fortunoff Holdings LLC to a group of seven li...

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Economy In A Tailspin

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Unemployment, Economy, Grocery Stores, Jobless, Jobless Claims, Retail, Factory Orders, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Business News

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 ...

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Madison Avenue's Shopping "Gold Coast" Finally Melts

New York Times | Terry Pristin | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Shopping, Rent, Consumer Spending, Stores, Retail, Madison Avenue, Fashion, New York City, Business News

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...

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25 Percent Of Retailers May Go Bankrupt

Clusterstock | Harry Blodget | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Retail, Bankruptcy, Stories, Shopping, Economy, Business News

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...

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236.com: Retailers To Consumers: "Thanks For Nothing, Jerks!"

236.com | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Consumers, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, 236.Com, Business News

Dammit shoppers, you're ruining Christmas! Terrified of how low this Christmas season's sales might turn out to be, retailers have been slashing price...

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Amazon.com's Holiday Season Turns Out Cheery

247wallst.com | Posted 01.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Amazon.com, Holiday Sales, Holiday Shopping, Economy, Business News

To the amazement of Wall St., Amazon today said it had "its best holiday ever". In the firm's statement it said "Amazon announced the 2008 holiday ...

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Holiday Retail Sales Plummet Despite Price-Slashing

Wall Street Journal | ANN ZIMMERMAN, JENNIFER SARANOW and MIGUEL BUSTILLO | Posted 01.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Retail Sales, US Shopping, US Economy, Sales, Shopping, Spending, Business News

Price-slashing failed to rescue a bleak holiday season for beleaguered retailers, as sales plunged across most categories on shrinking consumer spendi...

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Nation's Stores Have Little To Celebrate, Save Being Alive

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 01.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Holiday Shopping, Finance, Economy, Consumer Spending, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Business News

NEW YORK — After limping through a holiday season expected to be the worst in decades, the nation's stores made it to Christmas with little to c...

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Mexicans Stream Across Border, Save Retail In Tucson

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Retailers, Christmas Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Economic Recession, Mexican Shoppers, Mexico, Christmas, Recession Fears, Tucson, Nogales, Arizona, BORDER ISSUES, Recession, Style News