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It's shaping up as a happy holiday for the nation's retailers — so much so that one retail research/consulting firm has raised its already strong seasonal sales forecast.

The retail industry had one of its biggest hiring gains of the year in November as retailers beefed up their ranks for the upcoming holidays.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia has approved the plan to pay top executives at Toys "R" Us up to $21 million in bonuses.

Think the road ahead is clear for malls and shopping centers needing to win over web shoppers and millennials? Think again.

If retailers want to drive revenues, they need to get more “emotional.”

Fair weather ahead. That’s the economic forecast for 2018. Retailers should benefit from an improving employment picture, growing disposable consumer income, and an easy credit environment.

Despite all the hype, retailer spending on Black Friday TV ads decreased this year to $90.4 million from $113.3 million in 2016.

U.S. retail bankruptcy cases more frequently end up in liquidation than other sectors, and tend to have outstanding first-lien recoveries.