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Amazon Wal-Mart Price War: Who's The Battle Really Against?

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Price Wars, Amazon vs. Wal-Mart, The Lost Symbol, Amazon Wal-Mart, Sarah Palin Book, Amazon Walmart, Sarah Palin, Bestsellers, Book Price Wars, Sears, Amazon.com, Target, Bestseller Price Wars, John Grisham, Book Pricing, Going Rogue, Books, Amazon, Dan Brown, American Airlines, Books News

Amazon and Wal-Mart hardly seem reckless, though. So why did they go to war? The answer is that they didn't, really. Sure, Wal-Mart is making a statem...

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Sears Black Friday 2009 Targets Shoppers With October Kick Off

Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Sears, Sears Black Friday Doorbuster, Black Friday Deals 2009, Sears Black Friday 2009, Thanksgiving 2009, Black Friday Ads, Black Friday 2009, Black Friday, When-Is-Black-Friday-2009, Sears-Black-Friday-October, Black-Friday, Sears Black Friday, Sears Sale October 2009, Thanksgiving, Black Friday 2009 Deals, Business News

With the recession still on many people's minds, department store Sears has decided to offer Black Friday 2009 deals super early. Typically the day a...

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Gregory Maguire's New Novel Is Free

Entertainment Weekly | Thom Geier | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity, Gregory Maguire, Wicked, Free Books, Books, Gregory Maguire Wicked, Walmart, Price Wars, Free Book, Concord Free Press, Sears, Donations, Target, Amazon, Books News

The Next Queen of Heaven, a new novel by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, is available starting today for the low, low price of $0.00. That's not a typo...

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Indie Bookstores Reject Bestseller Price Wars

The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Janet Cho | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Target, Price Wars, Independent Bookstores, Wal-Mart, Bookstores, Bookselling, Indie Bookstores, Books, Book Wars, Amazon, Bestsellers, Booksellers, Sears, Books News

Independent booksellers say they have no intention of joining the fight among the bigger chain stores over the $9 prices of 10 highly anticipated best...

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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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We're All Wal-Mart Shoppers Now

Ron Galloway | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Walmart Unions, Cardcheck, Bruce Springsteen, Seiu, Boeing, Sears, Economy, The New York Times, Microsoft, Economic Crisis, Kodak, Business, Recession, Layoffs, Job Cuts, Starbucks, Recession Fears, New York Times, Business News
Ron Galloway

WalMart has 1.4 million employees at its 4000 U.S. locations. These employees have one thing in common: a job. Maybe not the most rewarding job in the world, but a job nonetheless.

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Sears' Layaway Program To Stay

AP | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Sears Layaway, Layaway, Sears, Business News

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. will keep providing a layaway option at its namesake stores as shoppers dealing with the recession ...

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Sears Reports Dismal December

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Sears, Kmart, Limited, Retail, Business News

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...

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LL Cool J Hopes Ladies Still Love Cool James

Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 01.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Sears, Video, Personal Style, LL Cool J, Clothing Line, Fashion, Clothes, Style News
Amanda Christine Miller

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Green Business and "Compliance"...The Government is the Least of Your Worries...

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Bank of America, Target, Regulations, Wal-Mart, Environment, Bpa, Green Business, Toys "R" Us, Diesel Vehicles, Lead in Toys, Home Depot, Phthalates, Sears, Compliance, Green News
Andrew Winston

Most execs certainly see the need to do more than what the government is asking. And many forces are coming to bear on companies, making green a profitable (not optional) path.

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Eddie Lampert's Latest Bid to Lift Sears

Pattie Sellers | Posted 07.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Eddie Lampert, Reviving Sears, Kmart, Sears Holdings Corp, Sears, Business News
Pattie Sellers

Lampert, who made his billions by playing contrarian, refuses to let the rising chorus of critics distract him.

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Billionaire Investor Lampert Grilled By Investors

NY Post | Paul Tharp | Posted 05.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Eddie Lampert, Bill Ackman, Sears, Kmart, Business News

Still red-faced from his flops at Sears and Kmart, billionaire investor Eddie Lampert got hit with more shareholder grumbling at yesterday's annual me...

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Embattled Sears CEO To Step Down

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Edward S. Lampert, Aylwin B. Lewis, W. Bruce Johnson, Department Stores, Kmart, Sears Holdings Corp, Sears, Business News

CHICAGO — Sears Holdings Corp. abruptly announced the departure of president and chief executive Aylwin B. Lewis on Monday, leaving a management...

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Martha Stewart Living Unit Sues Sears Canada

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Martha Stewart Living, MSO IP Holdings, Sears Canada, Martha Stewart Everyday, Sears, Business News

A unit of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc sued Sears Canada Inc on Wednesday for breach of contract, alleging it had not paid the required royalti...

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