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  • Study: Retail merger activity surges in Q1

    New York - The U.S. retail and consumer sector experienced a strong first quarter in 2015 for merger & acquisition (M&A) activity, which was driven by seven megadeals (deals with a value of more than $1 billion). According to PwC's U.S. retail and consumer deals insights report, 39 deals were announced for the quarter (with values more than $50 million), up 11% from fourth quarter 2014, but down 9% from first quarter 2014.

  • NRF supports ‘patent troll’ legislation

    Washington, D.C. - The National Retail Federation today welcomed bipartisan patent reform legislation introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Patrick J. Leahy, D-VT, that seeks to protect retailers and other businesses from overly litigious patent trolls.

  • Survey: Customer satisfaction down, technology key to improvement

    Ann Arbor, Mich. - Despite economic indicators that show the recession is over, customers are slightly less satisfied in 2015 than they were the prior year. According to CFI Group's Retail Satisfaction Barometer 2015, the RSB score for 2015 is 79 on a 0-100 scale (with 100 being the highest possible score), a one-point drop from 2014.

  • NRF backs 'patent troll' legislation

    The National Retail Federation issued a statement Wednesday supporting patent reform legislation seeking to protect retailers and other businesses from overly litigious patent trolls.

  • Study: Smart mirrors to become $7 billion market by 2022

    Glen Allen, Va. – Imagine being not only smart, but a billionaire as well. Smart mirrors are in this enviable position, according to a new study from industry analyst firm N-Tech Research.

  • Mother’s Day spend to grow 2%

    New York – Consumers might be a little nicer to Mom this year than last year. IBISWorld expects total Mother’s Day spending to reach $20.8 billion, representing an increase of 2% from 2014 spending, and an annualized increase of 6.5% since 2010.

    Average household spending on Mother’s Day is also set to grow, with the standard family shelling out an estimated $169.21, representing a 4% increase from the 2014 average.

  • Report: Target’s Cornell paid $28 million in 2014

    Minneapolis – Brian Cornell, CEO of Target Corp., reportedly received total compensation of $28.2 million in 2014. According to the Wall Street Journal, that figure includes $14 million in “make-whole” compensation he was paid for leaving his previous position as CEO of PepsiCo in August 2014.

    Cornell also received a prorated salary of $595,000 from Target, among other compensation.

  • Survey: Mother’s Day spending expected to surge; department stores are big winners

    New York -- According to NRF’s 2015 Mother’s Day Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, Americans will spend an average of $172.63 on mom this year, up nearly $10 from $162.94 last year and the highest amount in the survey’s 12-year history. Total spending is expected to reach $21.2 billion.

  • NRF: Americans' Mother's Day spending to top $172

    Families this year are ready to splurge on jewelry, flowers, gift cards, brunch and apparel for mom.

    According to NRF’s 2015 Mother’s Day Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, Americans will spend an average of $172.63 on mom this year, up nearly $10 from $162.94 last year and the highest amount in the survey’s 12-year history. Total spending is expected to reach $21.2 billion.

  • Register: The Top 100

    The Top 100 is Retailing Today’s look at the best retailers in America. We comb through annual reports and regulatory filings to arrive at our annual ranking of the best retailers in America based on annual sales, number of stores, e-commerce capabilities, profitability and operational efficiency. In addition to the annual rankings based on financial and operational metrics, The Top 100 also features: 

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