Online holiday returns could take a toll on unprepared retailersOnline returns could cost retailers plenty this holiday season. Target in Christmas Eve shipping guaranteeTarget Corp. is reaching out to last-minute holiday shoppers. Amazon extends free holiday shipping—for all customers Amazon is expanding the timing — and breadth — of its free shipping program, a move designed to appeal to holiday procrastinators. Walmart opens its first online store in Japan; orders fulfilled in the U.S. Walmart has gone live in Japan as it looks to gain a better foothold in the country’s lucrative e-commerce market. DSW blows past Q3 estimates, raises full-year guidance DSW easily topped Street estimates for its third quarter, fueled by the most successful back-to-school season in its history. Sears reportedly hires JLL to shop stores Sears Holding Corp. is exploring all possible options. The retail/restaurant companies that are the best place to work are… Only eight retail and restaurant companies cracked a list of the 100 best places to work in the U.S. Big Lots swings to loss amid higher expense; expects ‘challenging’ holiday results Big Lots reported a wider-than-expected third quarter loss and lowered its earnings guidance for the holiday period and full year. Gymboree to close Crazy 8 stores and cut back namesake stores; names CEO Just 14 months after it emerged from bankruptcy, Gymboree Group announced a “strategic review” and a major downsizing of its store fleet. It also named a new chief executive. Yaromir Steiner on the shrinking middle class Retail isn’t shrinking, it’s adapting to a dramatic shift in income distribution. First Previous 201 202 203 204 205 Next Last
