Retail

Consumer spending is slowly creeping up and retailers may have busier stores during the upcoming holiday season — but they'll have to keep the discounts of seasons past to get shoppers through the door.

New numbers out show consumers are opening up their wallets a little bit more than they did over the summer. Why? Reporter Eve Troeh talks with Bill Radke about the hopeful signs in retail.

Profits are flowing at a lot of companies — thanks in part to major cost-cutting, not because people are flocking back to stores. But how long we can sustain a consumer-less recovery? Alisa Roth reports.

Consumer spending went up a wee bit in August. After two years of selling at bargain prices — and getting consumers addicted to low low prices — can retailers start raising prices now?

Department store chain Kohl's opened 21 new stores. JC Penney also announced plans to expand. What's that say about how the retail industry is doing? Amy Scott reports.

The big box chain is looking to tap the African market through the South African chain Massmart.

One shopper gives new meaning to the term "recessionista." According to fashion website Refinery29, one lucky shopper found a stash of Lehman Br…

Fashion designers, models and clothing buyers are descending on London as London Fashion Week begins. And the organizers say it's still a big money maker, even in a sluggish economy. Stephen Beard reports.

The price of cotton has risen more than 50 percent in the past year due to droughts and floods wiping out a lot of the cotton harvest in China and Pakistan. That may have a big impact on the cost of making clothes.

Eco-friendly designers will display fair-trade fashion during their own show at New York Fashion Week. What exactly is sustainable fashion and what's the market for this type of clothing? Reporter Adriene Hill talks the details with Steve Chiotakis. Plus, view a slideshow of socially-responsible clothing.