Home Depot Q3 beats estimates; boosts annual outlookThe Home Depot racked up another quarter of solid sales and earnings gains fueled by continued strong demand in the home improvement market. Analysis: Amazon HQ split reflects sheer size, scale of companyAfter over a year of speculation and a contest in which major cities have vied for Amazon's favor, the technology behemoth has finally chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as the locations for its new headquarters. Bluefly rolls the dice on new selling strategy An online fashion retailer is using social media in a new way to sell exclusive, limited-availability merchandise. Walmart to open new type of tech lab A discount giant is augmenting its fleet of innovation labs with a new concept — one that is housed inside a store. ’Tis the season for digital shopping Consumers will be increasingly powering up their computers, mobile devices and virtual assistants this holiday season. Alibaba’s shopping extravaganza knocks it out of the park Amazon’s Prime Day has nothing on Alibaba’s annual shopping event. Mobile payments still stuck in neutral Consumers love using their smartphones when shopping — with one big exception. Microsoft’s cloud business hooks a big retailer Microsoft is taking one the nation’s biggest apparel retailers to the cloud. Ulta Beauty makes first-ever acquisitions Ulta Beauty has made its first-ever acquisitions — and they are both in the tech field. Dunkin’ Brands wants to get more personal with its customers A fast-casual giant is banking on more targeted direct mail, emails and mobile notifications to drive customer engagement. City Furniture takes steps to protect customer data City Furniture is protecting store-level customers from the damaging impact of identity theft. Customer loyalty stems from this shopper expectation Loyal shoppers only want to buy from online retailers they believe “have their back.” First Previous 824 825 826 827 828 Next Last