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Dallas -- Zale Corp. announced that Ken Brumfield has been appointed senior VP financial products. In this role, he will be responsible for all customer financing, warranty, insurance and repair product offerings. “Since joining Zale in September 2010, Ken has made a significant contribution to our efforts to return the Company to profitability,” said Appel. “Ken was instrumental in initiating our U.S. customer alternative financing program, as well as the growth of our warranty and repair businesses. I am pleased to recognize Ken’s leadership over our suite of financial products.”

Retailer Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) today announced that owned sales totaled $175.6 million for the four weeks ended January 28, 2012 compared to $163.8 million for the four weeks ended January 29, 2011, a 7.2% increase. Comparable store sales...

Woonsocket, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy has introduced a program that allows pharmacy patients to receive immediate notification via text message when their prescription is ready to be picked up, the drugstore chain said. Order Ready Text Messaging, which is available on nearly all mobile carriers, offers text alerts in English and Spanish. Customers interested in enrolling into Order Ready Text Messaging can do so by speaking to a pharmacy staff member or visiting CVS.com/text. Standard message rates apply. The new offering complements the chain's current mobile features, including the CVS/pharmacy mobile application, available for iPhone and Android phones, which has

As some pundits have questioned the wisdom in Apple's decision to bring an outsider in as its new senior vice president of retail, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly defended the hiring in an email.

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DALLAS - Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Inc. said Thursday that quarterly sales over the holidays rose 9.2 percent led by gains in women's shoes, designer handbags, beauty, and men's products. Revenue in the company's fiscal second quarter, which ended Jan. 28, was $1.28 billion, up from $1.17 billion a year earlier. Growth was best in the West, Texas and the Southeast, the company said. Revenue in stores open at least a year — a key metric of a retailer's health — rose 9 percent, including 7.8 percent at stores and 13.5 percent at Neiman Marcus Direct, which includes online

During her first ever appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday night, the First Lady stepped out in a shimmering gold sweater teamed with the same chic J.Crew pencil skirt she wore two-and-a-half years ago in London. While J.Crew has been a closet staple for the 48-year-old since her husband President Barack Obama took office in 2008, she has no problem pulling off high fashion labels.

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