Fashion's Night Out started in New York City in the recession, as a way to get customers into stores. This year's FNO kicks off tonight, but will customers buy?
Retailers hope many of us spend this Labor Day shopping — the holiday weekend is an important one for stores. Some schools start classes later this year and many shoppers have held off on back-to-school purchases. So retailers are pushing special deals and promotions to draw tepid consumers back to the check out line. Janet Babin reports.
Every time you swipe one a rewards card at a store, that data goes somewhere to get analyzed. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek-Smith takes a look at the multi-billion dollar data mining industry — how it has evolved and where it will go.
Strawberry Shortcake at 30 now sports a cute miniskirt and plays rock guitar. No more dowdy pinafore for her — but reporter Sally Herships misses the Strawberry Shortcake of her childhood.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke encouraged more consumers and businesses to spend money in a speech this morning. But with confidence lacking in the public, that idea may be a tough sell.
Costco may be calling to a mall near you. The wholesale retailer, which is known for its spare, warehouse-style stores, are targeting large spaces left by department and other anchor stores.
Groupon usually focuses its offer on local small businesses, but yesterday launched their first deal with a big brand. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith looks into whether this is a positive or negative step on the popular deals website.
The olive oil section at the market has a dizzy array of bottles. At the top of the heap are the extra virgin olive oils — but there's some question as to whether that label actually corresponds to what's in the bottle.
