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CITY of INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Hot Topic Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 2.6 percent in October, beating a consensus forecast from Wall Street.

The following recalls have been announced: About 275,000 Adventure Playsets wooden playsets, manufactured in the United States and distributed by Adventure Playsets of Amarillo, Texas, because the materials in the horizontal ladder that forms the monkey bars and swing beam can weaken over time.

Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge has become the new Miss England after Rachel Christie stepped down following her arrest over an alleged nightclub brawl.

It's amazing what you can learn on Twitter on a Friday afternoon, namely that United Airlines is all in a tizzy today over the announcement that a new look is coming for their flight attendants: uniforms by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley .

American shoppers spent a little more in October, handing the nation's stores their second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.

Recent mass shootings in the U.S. - Nov. 5, 2009: The Army says 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas.

Shares of clothing retailer Bebe Stores Inc. tumbled 8 percent Friday, after it posted a quarterly loss on sharply lower sales.

The nation's retailers had their best month in more than a year in October as shoppers turned to discounters and high-end stores alike.

In this product image provided by Victoria's Secret, a "Miraculous" bra is shown.

Nov. 5 -- Ken Perkins, president of research firm Retail Metrics, talks with Bloomberg's Julie Hyman and Mark Crumpton about sales at U.S. teen retailers and other stores.

Limited Brands Inc. said Thursday its October sales at stores open at least a year dropped 4 percent, falling short of Wall Street predictions.

Shares of Aeropostale Inc. dropped Thursday, after the company reported surprisingly weak sales in stores open at least one year in October and an analyst downgraded the stock.

Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Thursday cost-cutting, solid sales of new products and a decline in commodity costs drove its fiscal first-quarter profit up 23 percent.

Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, offered some relief to the retail industry in October.

This season's running plotline on " 30 Rock " centers on the search for a new "TGS" cast member and executive Jack Donaghy is determined to find a comic from outside New York to appeal to a wider audience.

Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation today announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company's Common Stock, an increase of $0.05 per share or 100% more than the Company's previous quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share.

Liz Claiborne Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter loss widened to $90.5 million, or 96 cents a share, from $68.7 million, or 73 cents a share, a year earlier.

Permit delays, lack of funds and security intimidation are obstructing international and local observers from monitoring registration for Sudan's first ever nationwide elections, former President Jimmy Carter's foundation said on Tuesday.

A federal judge is giving the widow of a Cintas worker from Tulsa a week to prove why certain evidence filed in her 2007 lawsuit should be unsealed for public viewing.

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp posted a quarterly profit far above Wall Street estimates and strengthened its full-year revenue outlook, as demand for its fashions picked up as the quarter progressed.