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News Summary: Retailers lead stock indexes higher
RETAIL POWER: Rite Aid, Ross Stores and other retailers surged Thursday after turning in better sales, leading major stock market indexes higher. The discount chain Ross Stores jumped 6 percent, the best … Continue reading
Wal-Mart’s staffing levels criticized over not-so-fresh groceries
As it intensifies its push into groceries and perishable foods, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Continue reading
Coming soon: lockers for shoppers at Walmart
SAN BRUNO, California — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., facing growing competition for quick delivery of physical goods from online retailers like Amazon.com Inc, said on Tuesday it would start using its stores to get Internet orders to customers faster.While Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer by overall sales, on the Internet its revenue is a small fraction of Amazon’s, adding some urgency to it… Continue reading
The Department Store Is Watching You
It’s one thing for e-commerce stores to track your behavior as you shop online, but now real-world stores are following your every move through your cellphone. That’s right: It’s not quite that scene at the Gap in Minority Report, but the next time you leave your iPhone’s WiFi signal on in public, expect to have a digital trail. Continue reading
Martha Stewart defends J.C. Penney deal
Home diva Martha Stewart testified in court on Tuesday that she did nothing wrong when she signed an agreement to open up shops within most of J.C. Continue reading
Why retailers are pinning hopes on Pinterest
NEW YORK — After a tough day at work as a publicist in Minneapolis, Becca Bijoch would often indulge in a little retail therapy. She usually headed out to the stores as she did not care much for online shopping. Continue reading
Cramer’s 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds: GTLS GPS WEN ISRG SPLK OVTI
Check out Jim Cramer’s latest trading recommendations on “Action Alerts Plus”. (Updates from 10:58 a.m. ET with closing information.) NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Here’s what Jim Cramer had to say on CNBC’s “Squawk On The Street” Friday: Cramer said Chart Industries remains one of the best ways to play America’s oil and gas boom. Continue reading
J.C. Penney sales plunge more than expected
J.C. Penney Co. reported on Wednesday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 31.7 percent in the fourth quarter, steeper than the 27.8 percent drop analysts expected. Continue reading
How an American Express and Twitter Partnership Adds to Banker Stress
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Bank executives’ heads are on a swivel as they face technologies that threaten to eat into market share. PayPal has made inroads into the consumer payments market. Continue reading
15 Future Shop and Best Buy stores to be closed
Best Buy Canada plans to lay off 900 people or five per cent of its work force as it closes seven Best Buy stores and eight Future Shop stores across the country. Continue reading
