| Source: Reuters
Tiffany & Co. lowered its fiscal-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, citing slowing economic growth in many countries and weakness in its home U.S. market, while rival Signet Jewelers also issued a disappointing forecast.
| Source: Reuters
Costco Wholesale posted a higher quarterly profit on an 8 percent increase in net sales.
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 | Source: The New York Times
Uniqlo, the Japanese basics brand, is starting aggressive growth plans at shopping malls that are expected to include 20 to 30 new stores a year over the next eight years.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Myer, Australia's largest department store chain, cut its profit guidance for the year after posting a 2.1 percent decline in same-store sales in its fiscal third quarter as consumers stuck to their frugal shopping habits.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Source: CNBC.com
These days there are no dress-for-success rules, other than being put-together from head to toe, no detail spared.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Source: CNBC.com
How J. Crew’s CEO Mickey Drexler contributed to Apple's retail store concept.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Posted By:
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Online spending may be increasing but the venerable catalog is doing anything but fading away. In fact, it is still an important part of business for retailers.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Best Buy reported better-than-expected quarterly results, boosted by a lower tax rate and an extra week compared with a year earlier, as the world's largest consumer electronics chain closes stores and searches for a new chief executive.
Monday, 21 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Shares of high-end fashion group Ports Design, which resumed trading after being suspended for nearly two months, is down more than 35 percent lower on Tuesday after its chairman resigned for failing to disclose financial transactions.
Monday, 21 May 2012 | Posted By:
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Every so often, a movie depicts a character in an outfit that becomes iconic. What follows is a list of those that made an article of clothing famous, made characters famous for fashion sense, or managed some combination of the two.
Monday, 21 May 2012 | Source: CNBC.com
Names like J.Crew and Target are finding success in forging partnerships with other retailers and designers.
Monday, 21 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
U.S. retailers believe there is life left in their brick-and-mortar stores and they're trying new ways of making them more inviting by pampering customers — both the two- and four-legged kinds.
Monday, 21 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Lowe's, the world's second-largest home improvement chain, cut its fiscal-year earnings outlook on Monday and said demand had slowed toward the end of the traditionally strong first quarter, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.
Thursday, 17 May 2012 | Posted By:
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There’s been a lot of talk about Facebook’s valuation, but the real question behind that valuation, is how Facebook makes money and what its prospects are in the future.
Thursday, 17 May 2012 | Source: CNBC.com
The world's biggest retailer reported improved quarterly earnings and revenue on Thursday, topping Wall Street analysts' targets, as its Wal-Mart U.S. division showed a 2.6 percent rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
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