Retail

[family Christmas shopping]

Toy Strategies Evolve to Lure Cautious Consumers

There will be no one must-have toy this holiday season.

Best Buy Warns Holiday Discounts Will Squeeze Margins

Best Buy warned that its healthy Q3 profits (net income $54 million) will not be repeated because of...

[family Christmas shopping]

Macy’s Leads Retail Rally to Push S&P 500 to Record High

Holiday shopping season optimism was bolstered after Macy's beat earnings expectations, triggering a retail rally that led to...

Starbucks Ordered to Pay $2.76 Billion to Settle Legal Fight

Starbucks (SBUX) has been ordered by an arbiter to pay $2.76 billion to Mondelez International, Inc. to settle...

[family Christmas shopping]

Thursday Is the New Black Friday

In an effort to one-up the competition, maximize profits and ensure customer satisfaction, Wal-Mart will start its Black...

[woman shopping at grocery store]

Amazon Sunday Delivery Furthers Plans to Inconvenience Off-line Stores

Yesterday, Amazon.com announced plans to begin Sunday delivery via the United States Postal Service. The pilot program will...

[unhappy Christmas shopper]

Penney’s Flagging Sales Leave It Grasping at Straws

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) heads into the holiday season needing a gift from Ole St. Nick to appease...

Walmart and Kohl’s Announce Seasonal Worker Plans

Both Walmart and Kohl’s plan to hire more seasonal workers than they hired last year, according to a...

Macy’s CEO Stumping to Revitalize Company Revival

Terry Lundgren is the CEO of Macy’s, Inc., but you might confuse him with a candidate out on...

Daily Data Flow: Japanese Decline Brings Stocks Down; Dollar Rallies Ahead of Fed Outlook; Weak Retail Sales Coming

U.S. stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its fifth drop in six sessions. This was due...