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April 23, 2013
Report: Penney working with AlixPartners
J.C. Penney has been working with consulting firm AlixPartners, which specializes in turnarounds, for about a month, the Wall Street Journal reported.
April 12, 2013
Report: J.C. Penney hires Blackstone to raise some $1 billion

J.C. Penney Co. has hired the Blackstone Group explore how best to position the firm financially and help it raise cash, the Wall Street Journal reported.

April 12, 2013
WSJ: Hedge fund pressures Jones Group to sell parts of portfolio

A report by the Wall Street Journal said that hedge fund Barington Capital Group is pressing Jones Group Inc. to slim down by divesting parts of its portfolio.

February 28, 2013
Wal-Mart’s U.S. chief administrative officer to step down

Wal-Mart Stores on Thursday confirmed a report from the Wall Street Journal that its U.S. chief administrative officer, Tom Mars, will step down in March.

February 19, 2013
OfficeMax, Office Depot reportedly discussing merger

Office Depot and OfficeMax are in talks to merge, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

February 12, 2013
Report: Harris Teeter considering sale

A report by the Wall Street Journal said that Harris Teeter Supermarkets is considering putting itself up for sale.

January 28, 2013
Report: Barnes & Noble to trim store count over next decade

Barnes & Noble is planning to shutter approximately one-third of its stores during the next 10 years, CEO Mitchell Klipper said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

January 4, 2013
Report: Cerberus close to deal with Supervalu

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP and its partners are nearing an agreement to buy parts of Supervalu Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported.

January 2, 2013
Two Best Buy directors resign

Two directors of Best Buy Co. have resigned from the board of the retailer, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported.

November 27, 2012
Hedge fund adds former Home Depot, Staples execs to aid Office Depot fight

A Tuesday report by the Wall Street Journal said that activist hedge fund Starboard Value has added former Home Depot and Chrysler executive Robert Nardelli and ex-Staples vice chairman Joseph Vassalluzzo as advisors – part of Starboard’s plan to make sweeping changes at Office Depot Inc.

October 30, 2012
Report: DIY major players deploy truckloads of supplies

New York -- A Tuesday report by the Wall Street Journal said that Home Depot and Lowe’s Cos. had deployed hundreds of truckloads of storm-recovery inventory Tuesday into areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

October 1, 2012
Citigroup research: Holiday digital sales to grow at least 20%

Research released by Citigroup and published by Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch found that digital sales for the holiday 2012 shopping season are expected to increase at least 20%, thanks to two additional shopping days and amped-up retail marketing efforts.

October 1, 2012
Citigroup research: Holiday digital sales to grow at least 20%

Research released by Citigroup and published by Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch found that digital sales for the holiday 2012 shopping season are expected to increase at least 20%, thanks to two additional shopping days and amped-up retail marketing efforts.

September 21, 2012
Report: Wal-Mart looks to open first India store within 18 months

A report by the Wall Street Journal disclosed that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects to open its first retail stores in India within the next 12 to 18 months.

September 20, 2012
Restoration Hardware files plans for $150 million IPO

A report by Wall Street Journal said that Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. has filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $150 million in common stock.

September 20, 2012
Restoration Hardware files plans for $150 million IPO

A report by Wall Street Journal said that Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. has filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $150 million in common stock.

August 17, 2012
Neiman Marcus prepares to go public

A report by the Wall Street Journal said that Warburg Pincus and TPG, the private-equity owners of Neiman Marcus Group Inc., are looking for an exit.

August 15, 2012
Report: Wal-Mart, Target to develop mobile payment network

A report by the Wall Street Journal said that big retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp. and 7-Eleven are planning to develop a mobile payment network much like the Starbucks Square initiative that was announced last week.

August 13, 2012
HD: Shop-in-shops: One of the decade's big ideas

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has taken issue with an opinion piece that appears in the August 1, 2012, issue of the Wall Street Journal.

August 1, 2012
RILA Debunks Op-Ed Piece on Marketplace Fairness Act

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has taken issue with an opinion piece that appears in the August 1, 2012, issue of the Wall Street Journal.

July 17, 2012
Report: Grocery wholesaler considering acquiring Supervalu distribution business

A report in the Wall Street Journal said that grocery supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers is said to be interested in buying the distribution business of Supervalu Inc.

June 26, 2012
Developing report: Best Buy founder considering buying out company

A just-released report from the Wall Street Journal said that Best Buy founder Richard Schulze, who resigned his chairman of the board seat earlier this month, may be looking into buying out the company.

June 15, 2012
Carrefour to exit Greece

Carrefour SA said it will sell its Greek supermarket business to its local partner and exit the country, the Wall Street Journal reported.

May 8, 2012
Avenue shuttering up to 120 stores

As plus-size apparel retailer Avenue Stores emerges from bankruptcy under new ownership, it will do so with a much streamlined store presence.

April 9, 2012
Uniqlo to open in San Francisco

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will open its first store on the West Coast, in a 29,000-sq.-ft. space in San Francisco, this fall, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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