Lauren Coleman-lochner
Black Friday’s losing its mojo and retailers might be relieved
NEW YORK - Black Friday’s death has been greatly exaggerated before. This year, not so much.
True, crazed bargain-hunters will never give it up, hooked...
Target’s $1.9B CVS deal started with friendly dinner
WOONSOCKET - Target Corp. CEO Brian Cornell hatched the $1.9 billion plan to sell the company’s pharmacies over dinner with his counterpart at CVS...
Cheaper gasoline makes Christmas merrier for U.S. retail chains
NEW YORK - After a rocky start to the holiday shopping season, U.S. retailers benefited from cheaper gas prices and an improving job market...
U.S. shoppers boost late holiday spending after slow start
NEW YORK - U.S. shoppers spent 2.4 percent more during the weekend before the Christmas holiday this year, giving a boost to retailers in...
On the first night of Hanukkah … a partridge in a...
NEW YORK - Hanukkah, the eight-night Jewish holiday that starts this evening, is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Entrepreneurs have introduced a fresh...
Black Friday fizzles with consumers as sales tumble 11%
NEW YORK - Even after doling out discounts on electronics and clothes, retailers struggled to entice shoppers to Black Friday sales events, putting pressure...
Holiday observations from CEOs, analysts point to stronger sales
NEW YORK - The holiday shopping season in the U.S. is in full swing after most retailers flung open their doors yesterday, offering bargains...
Kmart workers are latest to push back on Thanksgiving hours
NEW YORK - Almost 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Kmart to ensure that its workers have enough time off on Thanksgiving,...
Sears survival seen in spinoff offsetting declining cash
NEW YORK - For the past two years, Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert has argued in his shareholder letters that the company’s future...
J.C. Penney reports quarterly loss after restructuring costs
NEW YORK - J.C. Penney Co., the U.S. department-store chain run by Apple Inc.’s former retail chief, posted a fourth-quarter loss on charges to...
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