Retail News

Kroger stores throughout the Atlanta division are encouraging customers and associates to donate to the American Red Cross, which is providing first aid assistance, meals, emotional support and other necessities to those affected by the deadly aftermath of the Oklahoma tornadoes that touched down on Monday, May 20.

A tractor supply company is set to build a retail store in Dodge County and expects to add 25 full-time jobs.

Performances are scheduled June 14 on the Target Stage on St. Paul's Harriet Island, June 15 at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis and June 16 at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault .

Loblaw Companies Ltd. filed a preliminary prospectus Friday aimed at creating one of Canada's largest commercial real estate trusts including some 75 per cent of the company's real estate assets.

Kirkland and Seattle police seized some electronics from a Kirkland home Tuesday morning that police believe may contain child pornography.

A multibillion-dollar settlement over credit card swipe fees is facing growing opposition from some of the nation's largest retailers.

Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.

Michael Jeffries may publicly state that his primary goal is selling the "cool kid" aspiration.

This closed-on-Sundays craft store partners with evangelical ministries and prints Christian messages in local newspaper ads during holidays.

Investors are facing a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend as stock markets regain their poise after a fright the previous session.

Advance Auto Parts says its first-quarter profit fell nearly 9 percent as it experienced softer sales and higher costs.

Gap has staged a comeback in the last few years, offering hipper fashions that have found favor again with shoppers that in the interim had flocked to Zara parent Inditex SA , which competes with Gap, said its first quarter same-sales fell 14 percent, blaming poor weather and a tough economy, and reported a loss as it resorted to deep discounts to ... (more)

Gap Inc. , which owns the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic clothing chains, reported on Thursday a 43 percent increase in its fiscal first-quarter net income as the company continues to reap benefits from the turnaround plan that it began early last year.

Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter with the beleaguered retailer blaming a cooler spring for falling sales.

Some of the country's largest retailers, including Target Corp. and Macy's Inc. , on Thursday filed a lawsuit against MasterCard and Visa, rejecting a settlement reached last year over alleged fee fixing.

Baz Luhrmann's big screen adaption of "The Great Gatsby" is shining a spotlight on Roaring Twenties glam fashions, from drop-waist dresses and head scarves to crisp bow ties and spectator shoes.

Baker, who blogs under the name "The Militant Baker" and wears a size 22, changed the brand's A&F logo to "Attractive & Fat" in a mock, black-and-white Abercrombie ad to challenge the line's branding efforts.

Amanda Manganiello and her mother, Ann Marie, look at T-shirts at The Children's Place store in White Plains, N.Y., in this 2006 file photo.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. said Thursday that its net income increased 15 per cent in the first quarter as consumers spent more at its stores, which sell goods for $1 or less.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has joined 22 other attorneys general in blasting Urban Outfitters for selling products that look like prescription drug bottles.