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NEWS ABOUT: retail stores

retail stores stories: 29 news summaries

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Shops Shut
as Wind Goes Out of Sales

Store closings rise along with gas prices, foreclosures

Mar 11, 08 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring gas prices and a still-boiling housing crisis are taking their toll on America's smaller retailers, with store bankruptcies and vacancy rates rising steadily as customers avoid impulse-buys that once fueled the industry's rapid expansion, reports AP. Vacancies hover between 7% and 8%, up from 5% just six months ago—... More »

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recession • US economy • gas prices • retail sales • retail stores • retail shopping • housing crisis • weakening economy • shoppers

Wal-Mart Gets Halal Makeover

Execs confer with Arab community to open Mideast-themed Michigan megastore

Mar 4, 08 2:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Tahini, olives and frozen falafel line the shelves in a new Michigan Wal-Mart in Dearborn that caters to local customers: in this case, the nation's largest Arab-American community. The 200,000-square-foot megastore, which opens today, even has a section for Halal meats culled in accordance with Islamic law, Newsweek reports. More »

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Arabs • Dearborn, Michigan • retail stores • ethnic diversity • Wal-Mart • Arab-Americans

Sex Aids'
Shelf Space, Sales Grow

Wal-Mart, other major chains aren't hiding lubricants and the like

Feb 15, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative... More »

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CVS • Walgreens • sex aid • Pharmacy • sex toys • retail stores • Wal-Mart • personal lubricant

States, Sellers Drooling Over Gift Card Sales

Retailers add revenue when they're used, but states want their share

Jan 27, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - After enduring tepid holiday sales, retailers are happily awaiting $8 billion from shoppers with unused gift cards—because only then can sellers claim the added revenue, BusinessWeek reports. But some US states say that their unclaimed-property laws enable them to extract a piece of the left-over card pie. What's really... More »

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Florida • New York • US states • Virginia • US economy • Delaware • retail sales • retail stores • Best Buy • retail shopping • retail technology • gift card

Sears Plans Reorganization to Revitalize Biz

Sagging fortunes since 2005 merger with Kmart prompts a shakeup

Jan 19, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Foundering retailer Sears is hoping yet another change of course can help it sail out of its financial doldrums after watching its stock value drop in half this year and warning investors fourth-quarter earnings would plummet 57% from a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal. Chairman Edward Lampert... More »

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retail stores • Sears Holding • Edward Lampert • retailing

CompUSA to Close After Xmas

 All stores to close after the holidays

Dec 8, 07 6:28 AM CST
(Newser) - CompUSA has been sold to a restructuring company and will be ending retail operations after the holidays, AP reports. The troubled electronics retailer, bought by Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim in 1999, closed more than half its outlets in the spring after repeated  turnaround efforts failed. Gordon Brothers Group will... More »

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business • retail sales • retail stores • computer

Retailers
Put Brakes
on Expansion

As economy lags,
big chains open
fewer stores

Dec 7, 07 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - America's biggest retailers are beginning to ease up on the construction of new stores, reversing the if-we-build-it-they-will-come trend of recent years, CNNMoney reports. Faced with decreasing sales in a slowing economy, chains such as Wal-Mart, Target, Starbucks, McDonald's, and Walgreen either have cut back on new stores or are considering... More »

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Target • expansion • profit growth • retail stores • Wal-Mart

Stores Expose Customer Credit Card, Personal Data to Hackers

Major retailers neglect anti-theft encryption

Nov 16, 07 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Major US and European retailers routinely transmit sensitive data, including customer credit card and Social Security numbers, over wireless networks wide open to hackers. A recent undercover study by a wireless data security firm found half of stores in major shopping areas either exchanged data without anti-hacking encryption or used... More »

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shopping • wireless • identity theft • Internet security • hackers • computer security • retail stores • encryption

Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

Kids seen making
Gap garments in New Delhi sweatshop

Oct 28, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ten-year-olds were found stitching Gap apparel in a filthy New Delhi sweatshop, some without pay, in an investigation by the Guardian. The kids interviewed by the paper reported long hours of unpaid work, threats and beatings. Serial numbers on the beaded blouses they were working on were ID'd by the... More »

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United Nations • San Francisco • India • Europe • United States • children • Christmas • The Gap • New Delhi • Gap Kids • retail stores • sweatshop

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