What the Dollar Tree/Family Dollar merger could mean for discount retail

While some see the move as a strategic play to compete against Wal-Mart, others say it's a sign of a "retail funk." 

By Daphne Howland • July 31, 2014

UPDATE: Nordstrom will acquire menswear e-retailer Trunk Club

The five-year-old menswear website is based on the thought that men hate shopping, but love looking good.

By Daphne Howland • July 31, 2014

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The state of small business

Disruptions from tariffs, e-commerce and broader economic trends continue to challenge small business operations. 

By Retail Dive staff

Macy's cosmetics workers win labor case

A group of 41 Macy’s cosmetics department employees in Massachusetts can form a union, the National Labor Relations Board rules.

By Daphne Howland • July 31, 2014

BaubleBar attracts $10M in new funding

The jewelry startup has caught the attention of Tory Burch’s co-founder and other investors.

By Daphne Howland • July 31, 2014

Amazon to invest $2 billion in Indian operations

The news came just hours after Indian e-commerce site Flipkart raised $1 billion in new funding. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 30, 2014

Twitter growth, thanks to mobile ads, eases worries

Thanks to mobile and e-commerce moves, Twitter use is growing again after falling off. But it's still losing money.

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2014

Amazon quietly launches shoppable videos, with card reader rumored to come

Amazon is all over the map these days, and investors are watching closely.

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2014

Wal-Mart grabs Pinterest-like Luvocracy

The acqui-hire move is the retail giant’s fourteenth acquisition of a tech startup.

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2014

Study: Major retailers pay better than smaller businesses

New research finds that educated employees can land good jobs in retail management.

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2014

Facebook says hello to the buy

Where is e-commerce on Facebook headed?

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2014

Top News Tuesday: Maternity mergers and back-to-school preparations

Every Tuesday, Retail Dive gives you our picks for the week's top industry news. This week, we look at back-to-school sales tax holidays and an acquisition approval from the EU. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 29, 2014

Zappos testing personal shopping service

Ask Zappos is said to track down any fashion item for users, even if the company doesn't carry it. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 29, 2014

Amazon introduces 3D printing store

The online marketplace will sell customizable jewelry, electronics, and home goods. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 29, 2014

Indian e-commerce company raises $1 billion in fundraising

Flipkart's new funding is the largest venture investment received by an Indian Internet company. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 29, 2014

Rue La La reportedly exploring sale

The flash-sale retailer is considering a sale, and sources say Gilt may be interested.

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2014

San Francisco supervisor to introduce retail worker rights bill

If enacted, the bill would affect part-time workers in some 1,250 retail chain stores in the city.

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2014

One-third of consumers with credit have debts in collection

The news may be a piece of the puzzle now known as “the retail funk.”

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2014

FTC attempts to head off mobile cramming as payments surge

The agency sent out guidelines for companies to follow in order to prevent unauthorized mobile charges.

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2014

Few retailers prepared for Amazon Fire phone

Only one of five retailers have their mobile site optimized for the new smartphone, which began shipping last Friday.

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2014

Inquire Within: 9 retailers in search of a CEO

A trove of retailers are looking for new executive leadership at a time of great flux.

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2014

Patent trolls' favorite prey? Retailers

A study says that retailers could get entangled in more than 525 patent lawsuits this year.

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2014

Study finds 90% of retail sales occur in physical stores

And physical stores also foster web and mobile sales, according to the report.

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2014

Lululemon in the habit of filing, defending patents

The retailer is unusually assertive in its defense of designs for its clothing.

By Daphne Howland • July 25, 2014

Obama and Dems aim to check tax inversions

President Obama called for Congress to pass legislation saying that companies with half of their business in the U.S. are to be domiciled here.

By Daphne Howland • July 25, 2014

Mobile driving physical store sales, study says

Shoppers are increasingly using their phones to research products and check prices, and that is spurring growth in brick-and-mortar stores.

By Daphne Howland • July 25, 2014