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Walmart's worries: Payroll tax, gas prices
Mark Garrison Feb 21, 2013
Walmart, Safeway and other grocers face more than higher payroll taxes. High gas prices could crimp shoppers, but job growth could help.
Walmart discovers the payroll tax may bite
Jim Burress Feb 21, 2013
The nation's largest retailer may see slump in February sales figures.
Office Depot, meet OfficeMax
Jeremy Hobson Feb 20, 2013
This morning, OfficeMax and Office Depot confirmed that they're merging to better compete in the marketplace.
Real estate comeback slows, but optimism remains
Jeremy Hobson Feb 20, 2013
The pace of home building slowed in January, falling 8.5 percent from December. Despite the decrease, January was still the third best month for house construction since 2008.
An OfficeMax, Office Depot merger could spell bad news for big-box stores
Juli Niemann Feb 19, 2013
While many market analysts have been touting the recent spate of mergers and acquisitions as a sign of business confidence, the trend might be more out of necessity.
Community banks fail over technicality: Study
Jim Burress Feb 19, 2013
The so-called 'mark-to-market' rule, put in place for transparency, made some banks' finances appear more troubled than they really were.
Barnes & Noble's outlook is blurry, even for Nook
Sally Herships Mar 5, 2013
Barnes & Noble is expected to report a profit for the last quarter, but its digital e-reader business isn't performing as hoped.
Under Armour gets a makeover for women
Tracey Samuelson Feb 15, 2013
The company that was founded by a former football player and is known for its hard-core, performance sportswear is testing a new branding strategy geared towards women.
When stores, and credit firms, watch you shop
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 4, 2013
Retailers used to keep tabs on shoppers to prevent theft. Now they’re using various technologies to study shoppers so they can increase sales.
Discount shoppers rejoice! Penney's in sales surrender
Amy Scott Jan 30, 2013
A year ago, retailer J.C. Penney announced a new strategy to cut so-called "everyday" prices by about 40 percent, while reducing the number of sales a month. The company has had to walk back those plans as shoppers remained addicted to sales.
