Retail

Walmart stores in the city of Chongqing, China, have been shut down after selling pork that was mislabeled "organic." But Walmart may be facing even bigger problems in the country.

The Monitor Group's Torsten Stocker discusses the challenges Gap faces as it plans to close several U.S. stores by 2013 and triple its business in China.

My first boss once said to me: "Watch what they do and ignore what they say." He was referring to consumers, who despite telling pollsters that t…

We hear from Jill Schlesinger about the good news in retail sales, and what Wall Street types are saying about the protesters.

There are thousands of happy children around the world today, and one happy toy company. Southern California based Mattel Inc. reported that wor…

Retail sale numbers are up this morning, including a surprising burst in the amount of spending at department stores across the country, as well as a rise in auto sales.

Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Finacnial, tells us why the markets are liking the retail sales numbers out today, and what his peers think about the Occupy protest.

Consumers have spoken out recently against changes being made at Netflix and Bank of America, but only one of the revolts worked. What makes the difference?

If you believe the posters and TV ads, Columbus Day sales bring in the bucks. But plenty of people don't get the day off and lots don't even know it's a holiday.

Grocery chains around the country are discontinuing self-checkout lanes for being inconvenient and pricey.