Financial News: Page 401


  • CVS to halt cigarette sales

    The drugstore chain is leaving behind an estimated $2 billion in business in the interest of its shoppers' health.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2014
  • H&M: Cheap fashion can be ethical, too

    The globe’s second largest fashion retailer insists that ethical working conditions are not just a luxury.

    By Feb. 4, 2014
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    Congress dusts off data-security proposals

    Senate Banking Committee members are preparing to hear from Target executives about the retail giant's massive breach.

    By Feb. 4, 2014
  • Whole Foods buys 7 former Chicago Dominick's stores

    The sales follow a similar after-the-deadline purchase by Caputo's.

    By Paul Conley • Feb. 3, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    5 directions retail tech is headed in 2014

    It’s not going to be enough to embrace the dazzling advances in technology now available — retailers have to get it right.

    By Feb. 3, 2014
  • Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. again rebuffs Men’s Wearhouse

    The retailer, which may be in talks to acquire Eddie Bauer, last week rejected a $57.50/share bid as undervalued.

    By Feb. 3, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    7 retail marketing campaigns that show weirder is sometimes better

    For better or worse, retailers often take the cake when it comes to odd ads.

    By Wendy Parish • Jan. 31, 2014
  • H&M profits miss projections

    Its competition is stiff, but the Swedish retailer says it will head into the wind, continuing its expansion in the U.S. and China.

    By Jan. 30, 2014
  • Target vendor the likely conduit for thieving malware

    The investigation into the massive data breach at one of the world’s largest retailers has narrowed, revealing vulnerabilities in retailers' B2B connections.

    By Jan. 30, 2014
  • Homegoods e-retailer Wayfair may go public

    Growing some 50% and outpacing competitors like top-performing Williams-Sonoma, the e-retailer is seeing robust business.

    By Jan. 29, 2014
  • Videogame retailers playing hardball with online competition

    To keep gamers coming to their stores, GameStop and other retailers are fighting digital distribution of games, and fighting hard.

    By Jan. 29, 2014
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    Consumer confidence at a surprise 5-month high

    To affect spending habits, such optimism will have to stay steady for a good while, economists say.

    By Jan. 29, 2014
  • Abercrombie & Fitch to split chairman/CEO roles

    The troubled teen clothing retailer made other moves, too, that are seen as an effort to soothe the nerves of its investors.

    By Jan. 29, 2014
  • Caputo's buys four shuttered Dominick's in Chicago area

    The purchase more than doubles Caputo's footprint in Chicago.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 28, 2014
  • Ikea posts record profits

    The furniture retailer posted record profits for the year, despite its tepid embrace, so far, of e-commerce.

    By Jan. 28, 2014
  • Customers expect more in exchange for their data

    Research shows that consumers will trade access to their social media, location, and mobile information only for favorable pricing, shipping, and return policies.

    By Jan. 28, 2014
  • Costco to host Obama following State of the Union speech

    The president plans to push better wages and hiring of the long-term unemployed and will visit one of the retailer’s Maryland locations.

    By Jan. 28, 2014
  • RadioShack repositioning itself with collaborative motto

    The new motto, "It Can Be Done, When We Do It Together," evokes a how-to perspective targeting tech-savvy consumers.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014
  • Banks report data breach at Michaels stores

    The crafts-store chain is the latest to disclose that customers’ credit and debit card information was possibly compromised.

    By Jan. 27, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    6 retail executives to watch in 2014

    These new executives are taking on a distressed retail environment, emerging e-commerce possibilities, and the idiosyncrasies of each of their companies.

    By Jan. 27, 2014
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    More and more customers open email on their phones

    Retailers, be ready: The trend is growing, with some 65% of email opened on smartphones or tablets, two studies show.

    By Jan. 24, 2014
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    Experts: Physical retail space to shrink in next decade

    At least one analyst predicts a decline in overall retail space of as much as half.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2014
  • EBay reports a strong Q4 2013, rebuffs Paypal spinoff notion

    Stock surged after it was disclosed that activist investor Carl C. Icahn has almost 1% of shares and wants to split the company.

    By Jan. 23, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    7 retail training videos that haven't aged well

    From poor lip syncing to bad accents, these retail training videos are now viewed more for their unintentional humor than their helpfulness in the workplace.

    By Linda Cui • Jan. 22, 2014
  • Sears to close Chicago Loop store

    Shuttering its flagship outlet in its flagship city holds special meaning for Sears as it tries to stem its losses.

    By Jan. 22, 2014