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Shares of Saks surge amid a New York Post report that the luxury department store chain hired Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale.
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U.K. supermarket Morrisons announced it is going into partnership with online delivery service Ocado on Friday.
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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.
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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."
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James Marcum, former president & CEO of Circuit City, discusses the changing landscape of big box retail.
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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.
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Joe Feldma, an analyst with Telsey Advisory Group, breaks down the retailer's first-quarter numbers and weighs in on the company's outlook.
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Kohl's said on Thursday it expects sales to rebound in the current quarter after bad weather in early spring hurt business at the department store chain.
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More Americans say they are less frugal than they were a few years ago. Time to release that pent-up desire to eat out, a survey suggests.
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Wal-Mart Stores's quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year.
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The search for new locations has taken on more urgency after the deadliest industrial accident in the global garment industry's history, a factory in Bangladesh that left 1,127 people dead. The New York Times reports.
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Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes the recent safety pact signed by international retailers, but says more needs to be done.
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The retailer is raising its quarterly dividend and upping its share buyback program, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
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Liz Dunn, Macquarie Capital analyst, has the play on the retailer's strong sales and explains why she has a neutral rating on the stock and $42 price target.
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Burger King will unveil its 2013 summer menu plans, highlighted by a new, limited-time BK Rib Sandwich, which is boneless like McDonald's McRib.
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Macy's reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations, with strong sales that allowed the company to hike its dividend.
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Wal-Mart said that it will conduct inspections at its factories in Bangladesh and make the findings public, as pressure mounts on retailers after a deadly building collapse.
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Rising home prices stand to benefit home-improvement retailers, although investors may have to wait until the second quarter to see meaningful acceleration, Goldman Sachs said.
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Yum Brands' Taco Bell is quietly testing a waffle taco at three Southern California locations, as it looks to expand its breakfast offerings.
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JC Penney is catching a bounce, up 25 percent since Ron Johnson stepped down as CEO. Richard Ross, Auerback Grayson, offers insight.
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It's good to remember that some turnarounds have happy endings. For retailer Gap, the current outcome is a positive one as investors are again falling into the Gap.
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Lowe's and Target are just two of the big retailers reporting results this week.
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Despite the selloff of Best Buy shares Tuesday, there are early positive signs the turnaround efforts are working.
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To the creative, go the spoils. Hoping to boost sales, restaurants are launching a slew of innovative items.