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Retailers curb online shopping with in-store deals
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Oct 18, 2012
Brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy, Target, and JC Penney, have an idea to compete with online rivals like Amazon. They are going to match their prices during the holiday shopping season.
Macy's opens its doors to Toys R Us
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Oct 11, 2012
The toy retailers will set up shop in two dozen stores for the holiday season.
Retailers expecting strong holiday sales
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Oct 2, 2012
This morning the National Retail Federation predicted modest growth for holiday shopping this year -- up about four percent -- and automakers are expecting another strong month of sales.
Holidays will bring more hiring
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Oct 1, 2012
Several big retailers will increase their ranks of seasonal workers, as consumer spending picks up.
Hello lover: Women and their shoes
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Aug 17, 2012
A survey showed that more women remembered their first pair of heels but not the name of their first love. Author Rachelle Bergstein examines the history of the relationship between women and shoes in her book "Women from the Ankle Down."
Shoes are the heart of department stores
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Aug 14, 2012
Macy's has opened the biggest shoe section in the world. Like other New York department stores, Macy's sees shoes as the hook for women shoppers.
Businesses ready for Ramadan rush
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Jul 20, 2012
For some companies, 30 days of fasting and reflection return profits.
Economy backtracks after strong holiday season
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Jan 23, 2012
This year's holiday season was slightly bigger by volume, but the week after the holidays saw a bit of a slide.
PODCAST: Holiday sales up, the price of fake snow
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Dec 27, 2011
While a temporary deal has been reached in Washington, 2012 doesn't look much better in terms of bipartisanship. FedEx is set to raise its rates beginning in January. In Arizona, many non-industrial businesses are taking up space in warehouses.
Sears to close dozens of stores in U.S.
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Dec 27, 2011
A good holiday shopping season for most retailers wasn't enough to help ailing Sears, which will close around 100 stores in the coming months.









