Topic: Retail Sales

E-commerce website, etsy.com, tries to maintain its image as a distributor of handcrafted goods, while users of the online merchant are starting to outgrow it.   Read More

Apple blowout quarterly iPhone sales in China show that a barrage of bad publicity hasn't dented demand. Now, it has to find a way to sell more smartphones in the world's biggest mobile market.   Read More

"I have no idea how Wal-Mart operates but I do know how Mexico operates," former foreign minister Jorge Castaneda told CNBC's Squawk on the Street Monday.   Read More

German business confidence lifts the euro and the British are shopping - it's time for your FX Fix.   Read More

Mobile phones allow consumers to have "a mall in their pocket;" eBay allows them to pay for the goods they buy, CEO John Donahoe told CNBC Thursday.    Read More

Priceline.com is profiting from the old adage that good things come to those who wait, offering  last-minute hotel and car bookers ways to get discounts through its mobile application.   Read More

Lululemon Athletica ventured out of its core North America comfort zone this weekend and officially landed in London. You didn’t hear the news? That is probably because it was not in the news and that is the way the company prefers it.    Read More

The Educational Development Corporation, a book publisher, is pulling its publications from Amazon arguing that the online retailer under cutting competition with cut-throat tactics.   Read More

Recent reports from the worlds of retailing, real estate and education suggest that speaking Mandarin is becoming a prerequisite to making high-end sales.   Read More

The weather during the first quarter of 2012 was remarkable. Absolutely remarkable. And this could translate into big numbers when the March 2012 US Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services results are released by the Commerce Department on Monday, April 16th.    Read More