Consumer Nation has embarked on a most noble task: To find the most-loved beer label in a March Madness-inspired contest. Here are the Round One, Day TWO results.

There was no shortage of madness in Round One - Day Two, which featured two regions: East and South. Many of these labels saw heavy voting, resulting in a number of tight contests. None was tighter than in the South region, where No. 11 Highland Brewing upset No. 6 DuClaw Brewing by a single vote.

Other hard-fought battles included No. 14 Lazy Magnolia edging out No. 3 Flying Dog and No. 8. Gritty McDuff's winning an all-Maine match-up with No. 9 Sebago Brewing. In one of the most hotly contested match-ups, Yazoo Brewing tallied more than 500 votes to top Cigar City Brewing, which posted nearly 500 votes itself.

Last year was a tough one for J.C. Penney as a multi-year transformation plan begun at the year's start failed to traction and the retailer's shares shed 46 percent as investors grew impatient with the turnaround.

Now, Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson and other C-suiters are feeling the hit. Johnson's 2011 compensation totaled $53.3 million, but for 2012, his total compensation was just $1.9 million, according to the company's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Consumer Nation has embarked on a most noble task: To find the most-loved beer label in a March Madness-inspired contest. Here are the Round One, Day One results.

It's called madness for a reason and the first round, which featured two contests, Pacific and Central/Mountain, saw its share of upsets.

The biggest upset came in the Central and Mountain region as the No. 16 seed Black Box Brewing rode a surge of popularity in its "A Christmas Story"-inspired label to defeat the No. 1 seed New Belgium Brewing. The region also saw a lot of love for the No. 15 seed, Prairie Artisan Ales Merica label, but it eventually succumbed to the social-media presence from the No. 2 seed Boulevard Brewing. Other upsets in the region included the No. 11 seed Left Hand Brewing Fade to Black label defeating the No. 6 seed Stevens Point Brewery 3 Kings Ale label.

"Retail therapy" may be more than a quaint catch phrase as new research suggests that easing sadness may be just a purchase away.

Shopping to improve one's mood, long derided as a quick temporary fix for the blues, has been the subject of a string of new reports and surveys that suggest that shopping while sad may indeed help ease this feeling and minimize the impact of a looming stressful event.

More than half of Americans say they have shopped and spent money to improve their mood, according to a survey released on Tuesday from Ebates.com. Although more women admitted to this behavior, with nearly 64 percent of women saying they've engaged in so-called retail therapy, some 40 percent of men attempted to shop their blues away.

When it comes to getting engaged, most brides report that their men got down on bended knee and produced a diamond ring to profess their enduring love.

But what if Mr. Hopeful displayed six different mock rings—sterling silver rather than gold, cubic zirconia instead of diamond—and said, "Pick one, sweetheart"?

Ocappi, an online diamond company that will announce its launch Wednesday in New York, aims to equip that man with those rings. Each ring will require a $75 deposit and must be returned within five days.

These are good days to be a beer drinker. With more than 2,400 breweries currently in operation, the beer consumer has never had more options and variety in the marketplace. There is something for everyone.

While quality of the beer being brewed has never been better, the work being done on the outside of the bottle to help sell the beer is equally impressive.

A few months ago, Consumer Nation set out to find the most-loved beer label. We asked for reader submissions for beer labels that made you laugh or just caught your eye among the dozens of options on the shelf.

Abnormally cold weather curbs consumer demand for spring goods and apparel, but some companies, including drug chains and dollar stores, are benefiting from the spring's delay.

"Right now, March is trending the coldest since 1996 in the U.S. It's also the snowiest March since 2002," said Evan Gold, senior vice president of client services at Planalytics, a company that analyzes how weather affects consumer demand.

What's old is new again for some ecommerce retailers.

After bowing to the realization that customers often like to see items in person before buying, a growing number of online retail companies are setting up physical stores, while at the same time redefining what brick and mortar means for them.

"The single biggest reason people don't buy online is that they want to touch and feel merchandise," said Sucharita Mulpuru, a principal analyst at Forrester Research. "A store helps to resolve that issue, at least for the people who live near that store."

In essence, these retailers are trying to turn showrooming, or when consumers visit physical stores only to later buy items online, from a negative to a positive for their bottom lines.

Domino's Pizza, once known for its "30 minutes or less" delivery, is slowing things down.

The company this week launched a new advertising campaign touting its Homemade Pan Pizza, which "takes a bit longer to make" and features "fresh, never-frozen dough."

"Domino's used to be all about speed," says franchisee Robert Gavitt of Dallas in the new 30-second spot. "Not anymore."

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That's saying a lot from a company that has held a World's Fastest Pizza Maker competition since 1983.

Domino's Pizza spokesperson Chris Brandon said the Handmade Pan Pizza, which was introduced last fall, is the company's biggest new product since 2010. A two–topping pan pizza is available for $7.99. "When it comes to the pan pizza, it's a little slower," he said, adding that it takes "a little more time to make sure it's done correctly."

The ad was created by Domino's agency CP&B.

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Philip Schlitz, director of business development and client strategy at TBA Global, said that anything Domino's Pizza can do to differentiate itself in a saturated market is a good move.

"Ultimately, from a branding perspective, I applaud them," he said.

The risk, Schlitz said, is that by focusing on fresh ingredients and handmade quality, Domino's could alienate its existing customers who want cheap pizza delivered fast.

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Domino's ended its "30 minutes or less" delivery promise in 1993 after a series of lawsuits against the company involving its delivery drivers.

"A lot of people still associate us with 30-minute delivery," Brandon said. "But that guarantee has been gone for a very long time."

Wal-Mart Stores announced on Tuesday it will begin testing a new in-store locker system that will allow a customer to select an item online, ship it for free to a locker at her local store, and pick it up at her convenience.

Wal-Mart's lead e-commerce executives described the program during a presentation on digital strategy to at least 20 reporters in San Bruno, Calf.

The in-store locker program, which will be tested in about a dozen U.S. stores, adds to a growing suite of delivery options now being offered by the company, including free shipping, ship-to-store, and expedited delivery to local FedEx centers.