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May 22, 2012

Walmart tops list of most valuable retail brands

Walmart topped the list retailers on the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, according to a study commissioned by WPP Group and conducted by Millward Brown Optimor.

August 31, 2011

Tesco pulls out of Japanese market

Grocery giant Tesco PLC said Wednesday it is pulling out of Japan, which means shuttering 129 small, leasehold-owned stores in the Greater Tokyo area, which employ 4,000 people.

June 20, 2011

Hot Retailers

A women’s lifestyle apparel brand born on the Web, a fast-growing burger eatery, a discount German supermarket chain and a homegrown watchmaker are the 2011 recipients of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Hot Retailers awards.  

June 8, 2010

Syms names financial chief

Off-price retailer Syms Corp., which operates under both the Syms and Filene’s Basement banners, announced...

January 6, 2009

Marks & Spencer Announces Cost-Cutting Moves

Britain's Marks & Spencer Group PLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,230 jobs and close...

February 29, 2008

Spencer’s Charts A New Direction

With its mix of novelty items and popular-culture totems, Spencer Gifts occupies a unique...

December 31, 2007

Twenty-Five Leaders With Expanded Spheres of Influence

Preparing “best lists” is an American obsession. From the earliest Best Dressed list from...