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.

Barnes & Noble is expected to report a profit for the last quarter, but its digital e-reader business isn't performing as hoped.

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.

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.

South American tourists flock to Sunrise, Fla., to shop at one of the biggest discount malls.

Michelle Obama has long been the trendsetter; now it's her daughters' clothes that are turning heads.

Despite the impending fiscal cliff, consumer spending turned out to be higher than expected this holiday season.

World's largest retailer experiments with smaller stores on college campuses