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52 Availability issues Discounter growth in free-from appears to be held back by a lack of reliable [...]

After a four-year spruce-up https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2019/11/26/shopping-for-diamonds-lvmh-ties-the-knot-with-tiffany-and-co , an upmarket American jeweller, reopened the doors of its flagship store on New York's Fifth Avenue to the public on April 28th. At first [...]

The clinically studied formulas address common women's health concerns. Nature's Bounty, a Nestle Health Science Company, has unveiled two new products in its Optimal Solutions line of dietary supplements. Hair [...]

The employee you just hired never finished her college degree, but her work is exemplary. Assignments are done well and on time, and she has a knack for handling your [...]

Brain Corp, a technology company specializing in the development of autonomous robotics, saw record growth in 2020 as global retailers demanded more autonomous robotic cleaning solutions. The Sorrento Valley-based company [...]

In the world of retail, it isn't always the size of the box that counts, but rather what can be found inside. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's an argument of best laid [...]

RFID has become an increasingly common technology in consumers' lives. The technology can be found anywhere from toll collection to credit cards to personalized billboards: MINI USA, which produces MINI […]

The New York State lottery's long-time ad tagline is that all you need is 'a dollar and dream.' The story of Markham, Ontario, Canada-based Everything For A Dollar might well [...]

AS SHIPPERS INCREASINGLY turn to third-party logistics providers to find the most efficient way to move goods, the '3PL' industry has seen growth at a time when most industries have [...]

FAMILY-CONTROLLED businesses represent nearly 35% of Fortune 500 companies, and many have specialized needs when it comes to building their boards, greatly influencing the state of directorship today. The high [...]

Many retail segments have contracted in recent years, but dollar stores are on the rise. They compete with home improvement businesses in several categories, such as small hardware items, cleaning [...]

NEW YORK -- E-commerce in the United States continues to expand at a double-digit pace, far outpacing overall retail growth and accounting for most of the growth in the industry [...]

Of all the case studies that Michael Kubin studied at the Harvard Business School one of the few that sticks in his mind is a company that failed. You wonder [...]

Byline: Evan Clark Wal-Mart, Saks In Focus on Wall St. It was a bipolar day on wall street Wednesday, with investors reading the tea leaves at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s [...]

Byline: FRAN HAWTHORNE As a steady stream of people strode in and out of the CVS drugstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn, one recent morning, a handful glanced at the 5-foot-tall [...]

Black Friday Challenge: Stores Test Strategies To Lure Wary Shoppers Game on and retailers don't want to take chances with the fragile consumer psyche. After more than a year of [...]

Staff The following is an excerpt from executive editor Bob Trebilcock's blog. Read the full version here: www.mmh.com/footprint How green is your supply chain? It's not an idle question if [...]

NEW YORK -- Dollar stores continue to be the most vibrant segment of value retailing in the United States, and with the largest players smoothly executing proven strategies, nothing short [...]

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - The arrival of Wal-Mart can be a small-town store owner's biggest fear. The $363 billion retailer has dramatically changed the retail landscape over the years - and [...]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. detailed its plan to continue to expand in the money-services business. The Bentonville, Ark., company said Wednesday that by the end of next month it will double [...]

LAS VEGAS -- Jane Thompson offered an hourlong defense of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s financial plans here and urged bankers to look at the retailing giant and would-be bank as posing [...]

When Alfred Meyers said, 'Wal-Mart is an innovator that disrupts business,' he wasn't kidding. The vice president of business development for Retail Forward made the comment at a Strategic Outlook [...]

NEW YORK -- The international segment is Wal-Mart's newest and largest business, making up 19 percent of sales, said Joseph Fitzsimmons, senior vice president of finance and treasurer at Wal-Mart [...]

Today's dollar store is a five-and-dime shop, adjusted for inflation. It's what Sam Walton envisioned when he created Wal-Mart in 1962: a neighborhood store selling affordable necessities to people who […]

NEW YORK -- The books are out on Marshall Field's and Mervyn's and the bidding has begun. Target Corp. will take preliminary offers on its Field's and Mervyn's divisions, with [...]

PARIS -- Mary-Kate and Ashley are two teens who know how to expand their horizons. The twin tycoons swept into Paris Wednesday for a runway show and press conference after [...]

READINGTON, N.J. -- New Jersey residents got a taste of new decor and merchandising strategies being employed by Wal-Mart with the simultaneous opening of three stores in the state last [...]

Kmart's Harry Cunningham sought to change the variety store format--the result was discount retailing. Much has been written about the legendary Sam Walton. But while Walton is credited with significantly [...]

EVEN THOUGH VOLUME AND DOLLAR SHARE OF THE MARKET FOR ENERGY drinks dwarf their smaller counterparts, energy shots are continuing their growing popularity. The category grew by 39 percent to [...]

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- Kecia Steelman, senior vice president of store operations, makes sure Ulta Beauty's 800 stores and salons run smoothly. To keep up with Ulta Beauty's blistering growth pace, [...]

Although commercial growth on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is not booming, some sectors are showing activity in spite of the recession and challenges of hurricane recovery. Retail appears to be [...]

Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger gave a shout-out Wednesday to teen star Miley Cyrus as he announced strong financial growth across most of the conglomerate's business units. Beyond his […]