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Walmart reports a great holiday quarter

By Erika Beras
February 20, 2019

Booming e-commerce, robust toy sales, and grocery pick-up and delivery powered the retailer to one of its strongest quarters in years.

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The business of fashion is changing. Some designers have growing pains.

By Rose Conlon and Bennett Purser
February 15, 2019
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Social media influencers and fast fashion are eroding the relevance of Fashion Week.

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Were December retail sales as bad as they looked?

By Tracey Samuelson
February 14, 2019

The decline of 1.2 percent was the biggest in nine years, but noisy data may be the culprit

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Levi's are about to return to the stock market

By Renata Sago
February 14, 2019

The iconic jeans and fashion brand is planning its second IPO after going private in 1985.

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Slow sales shed light on how jewelers make money via financing

By Justin Ho
January 18, 2019

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Ex-CEO bids more than $5 billion to keep Sears open

By Marielle Segarra
January 17, 2019

Most of the bankrupt retailer's creditors want it liquidated, but not former CEO Eddie Lampert.

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A Montana mall gets another chance

By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
January 16, 2019
“If there's one thing that retailers do, it's that we adapt," said Butte Plaza Mall manager Alana Ferko. “If you don't adapt, you'll go the way of the dinosaur."
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After years of watching department stores fall, a mall turns to the mixed-use concept.

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For big retailers, a mixed bag of holiday results

By Renata Sago
January 11, 2019

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Returns are a holiday headache for retailers

By Marielle Segarra
December 28, 2018

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