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GimmeAnother app makes re-ordering easy
The app capitalizes on consumers’ desire for a simpler way to re-order regular purchases.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
LL Bean launching major expansion
Record sales lead the century-old outdoor retailer to its biggest growth effort in years.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
Target steps up marketing efforts
The retailer is keeping a close eye on its post-breach advertising efforts.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
Hollister to become a fast-fashion retailer
Changing up the Abercrombie & Fitch sister brand is the latest move in efforts to revamp the ailing company.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
Gap sees unexpected drop in sales
February's poor weather in the Northeast and Japan stymied sales.
By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014 -
American Apparel launches dodgy ad campaign amid financial woes
The ads jab at sweatshop policies, perhaps posing as a distraction from heavy losses.
By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014 -
Children’s Place reports poor Q4
Discounts and weather contributed to the retailer’s troubles.
By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014 -
BHFO expanding beyond eBay
The discount fashion e-retailer takes steps to build on its success.
By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014 -
Amazon Prime should expand: report
Investment research firm Baird Equity says there’s “plenty of room” to bring more products into the retailer's membership program.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Apple says store theft not a top worry
In a deposition for a lawsuit over employee bag checks, an Apple executive reveals insight into store operations.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Slower retail websites turning away customers
Retailers’ beefed up sites are cumbersome for customers, who are more likely to abandon a slow site than a down one.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Staples to close 225 stores
With sales likely to fall for the fifth straight quarter, the retailer announced several cost-cutting moves to save $500 million.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Target tech chief resigns following data breach
The retailer has executed a major security overhaul following a pre-holiday data breach.
By Kelsey Lindsey • March 5, 2014 -
Japan plans to regulate bitcoin
After the collapse of a major bitcoin exchange based in Tokyo, Japan is making good on its position that the virtual currency must be regulated.
By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014 -
Latest Nordstrom pop-up is a shoe-in
The department store opens yet another pop-up to mix up its traditional approach.
By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014 -
US Supreme Court will hear Amazon warehouse worker case
At issue is whether a retailer must pay employees for time they spend waiting to go through metal detectors and other security.
By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014 -
Radio Shack doubles its store-closure estimate
The electronics retailer said it's strapped for cash and acknowledged its turnaround will take longer than originally thought.
By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014 -
Espionage intrigue at Dick’s Sporting Goods
The retailer has filed a lawsuit against Mitch Modell, CEO of rival Modell’s Sporting Goods, for corporate spying.
By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014 -
Card declined? Some say blame the e-retailer
Cards are declined for almost a fifth of e-commerce transactions, and even when they know it’s all on them, many consumers blame the merchants.
By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2014 -
Sears looking into possible data breach
Nothing’s quite official, though, as the U.S. Secret Service investigates evidence of further issues with cyber-security at as-yet officially unnamed retailers.
By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2014 -
Uniqlo parent eyes J. Crew
The U.S. apparel retailer reportedly wants $5 billion, but it’s early days and there aren’t yet any specifics.
By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2014 -
Comeback kids and changing trends: The top 5 stories of the week
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By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Gap getting creative as profits, outlook drop
The gutted Q4 profits looked okay to investors, though — analysts expected worse.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Abercrombie & Fitch trying on new things
The struggling teen-apparel company has started selling outside brands, is cutting prices, and is mulling selling its clothes through other retailers.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Best Buy ekes out better-than-expected profit
The struggling electronics retailer has recently slashed costs, plus online sales are up.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014
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