Wal-Mart's near-term expansion will center less on its Supercenters and more on far smaller, urban stores and locations where consumers can pick up merchandise they order online, Miguel Bustillo a ...

A story in April 22, 2010's Marketing Daily titled "JCPenney Speeds Up 'Transformation Plan'" should have said March sales results were up 5.2%. ...

Besides showcasing imagery from the 1910s through today, it will also include a splashy showing of this year's new Heritage Collection. The event will also include a "Fit Clinic," offeri ...

While the Plano, Tex.-based retailer has spent as much of the recession slashing prices as the next chain, it's also been trying to add to its style stable, introducing exclusi ...

Despite a tough year, JC Penney Co. says it still beat expectations. Sales for the fourth quarter slipped 3.6%,, and fell 4.5% on a same-store basis. And while net inco ...

While a company spokesperson declined to give details of how it will be marketed, the company says the new rollout follows strong consumer response to Crawford's home line for JCPenne ...

Macy's is partnering with Italy's Luxottica Group to open Sunglass Hut stores in 430 Macy's. ...

San Francisco-based John Goodman was in his second day in his new job in charge of Sears and Kmart's apparel and home goods divisions -- one of the weakest portio ...

Lands' End is offering 20% off new coats in exchange for used winter ones. Target is selling gift coins, with each purchase generating a $2 donation to St. Jude's. A ...

The Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based company says it will also create monthly sales just for cardholders, as well as a new Platinum MasterCard, which includes a rewards program, offering a poi ...

Wal-Mart is eliminating display cases that promote the latest hot movie titles, striking yet another blow to reeling Hollywood studios already suffering from changing consumer buying patterns. "We think t ...

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Now, I ask you, ladies and gentlemen of the marketing jury: How silly would Sears have looked running that commercial with Favre spending his Sundays in a Barcalounger in Mississi ...

Target executives say it is finally gaining traction in its fight to convince consumers that it's just as cheap as rival Wal-Mart, Natalie Zmuda reports. Part of that strategy ...

Women's Wear Daily reports that Nordstrom has snagged the U.S. retail exclusive on Mini Boden, the children's collection from the UK-based collection. ...

Still, there's no arguing that the retail environment has been punishing. NPD Group, a market research company based in Port Washington, N.Y., just released its first-half figures, and says, overal ...

Wal-Mart has learned that in the global marketplace, one size does not fit all, and it has been expanding internationally with one eye cocked on local tastes without losing t ...

Store officials ascribe the revived interest in Ouija to widespread fascination with the supernatural in pop culture, Sandra M. Jones reports. ...

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Macy's says it plans to open two new Macy's stores California this fall, both in former Gottschalks locations. (Gottschalks filed for Chapter 11 back in January.) The stores are ...

Macy's Inc. reported a net loss of $88 million for its first quarter -- a better performance than it had forecast. Sales in the first quarter fell to $5.2 billio ...

Target is transforming a corner of a hundred of its discount department stores into mini-groceries stores that carry a narrow selection of products from 90% of the food categories fou ...

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Wal-Mart Stores continues to be the recession's biggest retail winner. A new study from the Gordman Group reports that 54% of those surveyed plan to do more shopping at Walma ...

Kohl's is launching LC Lauren Conrad, a new women's lifestyle brand, in partnership with the star of "The Hills." First appearing in 300 stores and online this October, the Menomon ...