2/18/2011-3:13:05 PMBy Brooke Howell on February 16, 2011
“We must be open to change to remain successful,” said 7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto (and recent “Undercover Boss”) at the conclusion of his Tuesday morning keynote address at the IFA 2011 Annual Conve...
2/18/2011-3:06:17 PMBy RACHEL DODES
Aiming to gain a foothold in the hot market for "flash sales," Nordstrom Inc. agreed to buy online retailer HauteLook Inc. for as much as $270 million in stock.
HauteLook is one of a group of fast-growing companies—incl...
2/16/2011-3:16:28 PMLaura Stead From: The Courier-Mail February 15, 2011
INTERNATIONAL lingerie brand Victoria's Secret will increase its Australian presence, but is unlikely to hit the streets of Brisbane.
Sydney-based company Specialty Fashion Group, w...
2/16/2011-3:12:49 PMBy Tiffany Kary and Linda Sandler - Feb 16, 2011
Borders Group Inc., the second- biggest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for bankruptcy in New York today after management changes, job cuts and debt restructuring failed to make up for sa...
1/5/2011-2:37:43 PM
(Crain’s) — Sears Holding Corp. today announced two key hires in its retail and apparel businesses.
Lana Cain Krauter, a 30-year retail veteran, has been named president of the company’s apparel division, and Deidra Cheels Merriwe...
1/3/2011-1:05:22 PMTommy Bahama, an 89-store retail chain that sells $98 sweatshirts alongside $38 bottle openers shaped like marlins, is coming to New York City.
The Seattle-based chain has signed a 12-year, 8,500-square-foot lease for the retail space in t...
12/21/2010-1:22:55 PMBy GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
This holiday shopping season, online retailers are testing a critical hiring decision: machine versus man.
Kiva Systems robots are now used at the fulfillment centers where about 10% of the top 100 online re...
12/20/2010-1:27:39 PMMINNEAPOLIS - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. on Friday said it is expanding its health and wellness offerings to 600 stores nationwide.
Product offerings include products related to running, walking, swimming and yoga such as heart-rate...
3/26/2010-9:35:06 AMDavid F. Carr,streaming surveillance video to a mobile device.
Charles Walker likes to watch the store even when he can't be in the store. As the owner of a Save-A-Lot grocery franchise on Conner Avenue in Detroit, he can use his Samsu...
1/28/2010-11:29:22 AMAll that denim is starting to reach the public, making its way into department stores like Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as J. Crew and Banana Republic, which recently introduced a denim collection that includes trench coats and shirt dres...
12/3/2009-11:25:04 AMThe dark night stares into the distance It seeks to enjoy the snow. As it walks through glistening snow and knows It walks an enjoyable night. The fluffy snow floats from the heaven above Like an angle flaps its wings. The snow swifts past t...
5/24/2009-10:30:32 AMA graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults." - Louis Nizer (1902 -1994)
"I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here."
- Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright
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4/5/2009-7:39:25 AMWhen you are waiting for something, ideas can not stop. If you are not waiting for anything ideas can stop. I repeat it again: there is no point, life is pointless, purposeless. Existence is not going anywhere, it has no destiny, no purpos...
3/11/2009-1:43:20 PMFashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more. Many fashions are popular in many cultures at any given time. Important is...
