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Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Feb. 7 by the city's Board of Supervisors. San Francisco already bans large grocery stores and chain pharmacies from using plastic bags, which are blamed for clogging landfills and waterways.

Young America, an incentive marketing firm, has partnered with EcoRebates, a Web and mobile rebate solutions provider, to create an online tool that compiles utility energy rebates with available manufacturer or retailer-specific offers. Customers can...

An activist group plans to hold demonstrations at Apple retail stores around the world today, with a main gathering at Apple's Grand Central Terminal location, to highlight claims of worker abuse by the iPhone maker's overseas component suppliers.

Expects Continued Growth in 2012 EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090219/LFLOGO) Highlights of fourth quarter 2011 results compared to fourth quarter 2010 results:...

Paris-based Longchamp plans to add up to 25 directly operated boutiques and concessions this year, according to www.wwd.com. The handbag and leather good retailer’s expansion will include 10 store openings in China, as well as additional units in the...

Retailers have long turned to circulars and signage to tell consumers what packaged goods are in-store. In recent weeks at Walgreens, a mobile check-in has been following suit.

Amazon.com is in talks to open two warehouses in New Jersey in a deal that could bring 1,500 full-time jobs to a state where unemployment has hovered around 9 percent. State Assembly Democratic Leader Louis D. Greenwald said Amazon's seeking a 22-month sales tax holiday — opposed by some retailers and at least one lawmaker.

Seventy-four markets enjoyed upswings in retail employment, while 24 suffered declines. The retail sector, which languished for much of the past four years, is showing new signs of life. Nearly three-quarters of the nation's 100 major metropolitan areas...

Since the announcement that Ellen DeGeneres would be a new spokesperson for J.C. Penney, there's been an outpouring of support. There have also been a handful of critics. Ellen addressed them head-on in her monologue.

Spice and flavoring company McCormick and Co. will open its first-ever retail location, McCormick World of Flavors, at Harborplace in Baltimore. The store will display McCormick's full lineup of products along with interactive and educational displays.