Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, discusses the latest retail earnings.

From Massachusetts to Alabama, sales tax on everything from socks to laptops will be waived. But not every state wants to leave those tax dollars on the table.

A judge has ruled the fees banks have been charging retailers for each and every debit-card transaction are too high.

Retail workers find common cause with fast-food employees demanding more hours and higher wages.

Shopping mall firms struggled during the recession and are still digging out.

Retail stores have moved beyond Internet cookies to physical tracking, what's the big deal?

Meet Brendan O'Connell, Walmart artist — or at least the mega retailer is his muse. O'Connell has taken to painting the things you can find the big-box store and the people who roam its aisles.

Retail sales ticked up 0.4 percent in June but came in below analyst expectations.

Cabela's, Benetton, and Mothercare are among national retailers that have tested the idea of tracking people with cellphone signals and video cameras as they shop stores, according to the New York Times.

LEGO almost went out of business in the early 2000s thanks to an over innovation frenzy. How did the company get back to the brick?