Exclusive News Alert

01/16/2012 - 18:21
Report: 24 million customer accounts hacked at Zappos

A Monday report by Reuters said that online shoe retailer Zappos was hacked over the weekend, affecting 24 million customers in its database.

01/16/2012 - 11:39
Retail’s Big Show to draw record attendance

National Retail Federation officials said Monday that a record crowd of 24,000 attendees is expected to converge on its 101st Annual Convention & Expo, which kicked off Sunday at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

01/12/2012 - 18:41
Target gives small shops mass appeal

Target is bringing the experience of small, independent shops to the masses with its next design partnership, “The Shops at Target.”

01/12/2012 - 15:39
Walmart to face Target’s ‘Operation Ontario’ in 2012

The Germans didn’t know the precise landing point of the allied of invasion of Europe, but Walmart now knows where Target plans to launch its assault on the Canadian market.

01/06/2012 - 12:00
Another reason for Walmart to not like Target

Just when it looked like Walmart shares might be ready to make a run earlier this week after poking above $60 for the first time in more than three years, along came Target to spoil the party.

01/06/2012 - 11:38
More evidence of why Walmart is worried

Family Dollar reported quarterly results after the market closed Thursday and offered a reminder why Walmart suppliers who participated in last month’s Connecting Northwest Arkansas Supplier Survey ranked dollar stores as the greatest competitive threat to Walmart in the next five years.

01/06/2012 - 11:21
Family Dollar seeks gold in California

Momentum remains on the side of Family Dollar, as the company late Thursday reported another quarter of record sales and profits and the opening of 101 units, which included its first stores in California.

01/05/2012 - 18:41
CE report offers holiday recap, 2012 outlook

Just in time for the Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas, Market Research Solutions (MRS) is out with a new report that provides unconventional insights into the 2011 holiday season and outlook for 2012.

01/03/2012 - 11:50
Awaiting December comps with breathless anticipation

Target chairman, president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel drew a proverbial line in the sand last month when he noted the company’s same-stores sales performance in December would be better than the company’s modest showing in November.

01/03/2012 - 11:28
There’s always next year for online opportunity

The difficulties Target experienced with the relaunch of its website early last fall and subsequent fall off in traffic couldn’t have come at a worse time, as total retail online sales hit new highs during the holiday season.

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