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• As Retailers Report, Sales Growth in Focus Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:33 PM ET

  

  While 94 percent of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have already reported quarterly earnings, this week remains a key week for the retail industry with 24 retailers reporting earnings—12 of which are S&P 500 components.

• Best Buy CEO Sees Turnaround Within His Control Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 1:50 PM ET

  

  Best Buy shares fell after the company's latest earnings report, but CEO Hubert Joly said there are early positive signs that the moves are beginning to resonate with consumers.

• Housing Trickle-Down Boosts Home Depot's Profit Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 6:58 AM ET

  

  A nascent recovery in the housing market helped Home Depot report higher quarterly sales and earnings on Tuesday.

• Burberry Profit Rises 14% Helped by China Demand Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:24 AM ET

  

  British luxury group Burberry posted a 14 percent rise in full-year pretax profit and said profit for the first half of its new fiscal year would be below last year's as it reduces its wholesale business in favor of retail markets.

• Bangladesh Factory Banned by Wal-Mart Still Working Sunday, 19 May 2013 | 6:05 PM ET

  

  A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores and Inditex inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp.

• Retiring Boomers Are Selling Their Small Businesses Sunday, 19 May 2013 | 2:55 PM ET

  

  Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more buyers confident enough to expand their own businesses through acquisitions.

• Street Fight: JC Penney a Buy?  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 2:55 PM ET

  

  Maxim Group upgraded shares of JC Penney to buy and slapping a $27 price target on the stock. Rick Snyder, Maxim Group and William Frohnhoefer, BTIG, discuss.

• Tesco Clothing Brand Plans International Expansion Monday, 20 May 2013 | 2:00 AM ET

  

  The clothing brand sold by Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years.

• Buzzkill? Restaurants Fear Tough Drunk-Driving Law Saturday, 18 May 2013 | 12:34 AM ET

  

  Restaurant owners are worried that a tough new drunk driving law, which would make it illegal to drive with at blood-alcohol content level above 0.05, may hurt their business.

• Beer Me Up Scottie: Star Trek Brew To Be Released Friday, 17 May 2013 | 5:48 PM ET

  

  Star Trek is licensing its first official alcoholic beverage, Dogfish Head Brewery and the Grateful Dead team up for a brew.

• Down, But Not Out: JC Penney CEO Meets Shareholders Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

  

  JC Penney CEO Mike Ullman told shareholders: "I have an enduring affection for J.C. Penney." They appeared to return the favor, at the company's shareholder meeting.

• What to Watch in Retail Earnings Next Week Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:25 PM ET

  

  The next week investors get the last wave of reports from retailers. Here's Pisani's take on the Weather effect and the names that count.

• Jennifer Aniston: Movie Star Turned Hair Care Mogul Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:43 PM ET

  

  After trying its products this Hollywood star bought an equity stake in the company. Could her endorsement lead to an IPO?

• JC Penney Reports Bigger Loss Than Expected Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 5:58 PM ET

  

  J.C. Penney reported a bigger quarterly loss and lower revenue than expected. CEO Mike Ullman vowed to put the retailer "back on a path to profitable growth."

• JC Penney Misses on Top and Bottom Line  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:32 AM ET

  

  Paul Swinand, Morningstar analyst, breaks down the retailer's first quarter results and suggests possible turnaround strategies for the company.

• UK Supermarket Morrison Enters Online Grocery Scrum Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:58 AM ET

  

  U.K. supermarket Morrisons announced it is going into partnership with online delivery service Ocado on Friday.

• The Man Who Gave America Fish Sticks Is Dead Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 3:34 PM ET

  

  Parents might not recognize E. Robert Kinney by name, but they owe him a debt of gratitude for popularizing what might be the only kind of fish their kids will eat.

• Groupon Wants to Be ‘Less Misunderstood’: CEO Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 12:07 PM ET

  

  Groupon's strategy is shifting its focus away from daily emails to becoming a mobile marketplace as the search for a new CEO continues in earnest and the company is looking to be "less misunderstood."

• Best Buy's Former Rival on Going E-Commerce  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:12 AM ET

  

  James Marcum, former president & CEO of Circuit City, discusses the changing landscape of big box retail.

• Wal-Mart: Bucket of Bad News  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:04 AM ET

  

  Colin McGranahan, Sanford Bernstein analyst, has the play on the world's largest retailer after a disappointing earnings report and forecast put pressure on the stock.