Museums increasing branding with upscale stores

March 15, 2012

The gift shop inside New York's Museum of Arts and Design feels more like a trendy place to shop than a museum store, thanks to Franci Sagar's creativity…

Video game retailers merge to dominate Canadian market

March 15, 2012

Play N Trade, the world's largest video game retail franchisor, is expanding in Canada through a merger with Canadian-based Dimensions Games Corporation.

Walgreen may hire more disabled workers

March 9, 2012

Walgreen Co. is piloting a program to hire cognitively and physically disabled employees in its stores across the country, according to a story on…

Walmart to push UltraViolet movies

March 7, 2012

Industry analysts are predicting that Walmart will announce its support for Hollywood's UltraViolet digital movie technology at a media event next week in…

Tech start-up to help college bookstores increase revenues

March 5, 2012

HubEdu.com has officially launched today with the goal of helping college bookstores increase sales. HubEdu's College Bookstore Initiative provides a…

UNIONBAY looking to increase online sales

March 5, 2012

UNIONBAY recently selected Mercent Retail to help accelerate its 2012 e-commerce sales growth, according to a company press release.

UK kitchenware retailer tracking inventory with new technology

February 27, 2012

Lakeland, a U.K. kitchenware retailer with 57 stores and a multi-channel business, has started to implement Maple Lake's merchandise planning solution in a bid…

High-end retailers doing better than big box stores

February 22, 2012

High-end retailers had more to celebrate this holiday season than their box box counterparts, judging by the results of four major retailers who reported…

Online auction site targets retailers, smartphones

February 22, 2012

Trade Me, an online auction site, hopes to boost the sale of new goods by integrating retailers into its platform.

Starbucks opens first ski-thru location

February 17, 2012

Skiers talented enough to drink coffee while skiing may be happy to hear that Squaw Valley USA, a ski resort in California, has opened the world's first…

Sears Corporate lays off 100 workers

February 17, 2012

Sears laid off 100 workers at its Chicago-based headquarters Thursday, two months after receiving a huge tax credit for promising to stay in Illinois.

Apple: Et tu, Verizon?

February 16, 2012

Microsoft isn’t the only store copying Apple’s retail strategy, according to 9to5mac.com, a rumor website. It claims that Verizon took inspirations from Apple…

Floral retailers gearing up for Valentine's Day

February 10, 2012

Valentine's Day flowers symbolize more than love; they represent prosperity for the retail industry. And business is looking good not only for American…

Consumer Reports rates Costco as top major retail chain

February 7, 2012

Costco pleased shoppers better than any other retailer, according to a Consumer Reports survey of more than 26,000 readers, who told the organization about…

Owner of Avenue Clothing to get $25 million loan

February 2, 2012

A Manhattan judge ruled today that United Retail Group Inc., owner of the Avenue plus-size women's clothing stores, may borrow $25 million on an interim basis…

Retailers reporting mixed sales for January

February 2, 2012

Retailers are reporting mixed sales results for January, according to Thomson Reuters.

Walmart, redbox renew partnership

January 31, 2012

Coinstar's redbox and Walmart have struck a deal to allow the retail giant to continue featuring redbox kiosks at more than 3,700 Walmart locations nationwide.

Target leads fight to stop 'showrooming'

Will other retailers follow Target's lead in asking vendors to create in-store-only products?

Pop-up store popping up in Super Bowl Village

January 24, 2012

Long before football fans began descending on Indianapolis in advance of Super Bowl XLVI, an installation team from Image 4 of Manchester, N.H., arrived to…

Study: redbox is still king

January 24, 2012

Coinstar’s redbox is the most popular source of DVD and Blu-ray disc rentals, according to an NPD survey released Thursday.