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American Eagle Outfitters plans to expand in Japan, with the opening of three stores in Tokyo in 2012. The retailer's first store in the country is slated to open on April 18 in a new retail development. 

eBay is testing ad placements on the Search Results page and View Item page in the U.S., according to eBay spokesperson Johnna Hoff. At least one of the ad formats eBay is testing appears near the top right of the listing page underneath the seller information. It's an interesting move on eBay's part, as it has previously had to back down from running ads on View Item pages due to outcries from sellers who pay eBay fees for the listing pages. "Through the extensive inventory provided by our sellers, buyers have tremendous opportunity to find exactly what they are

Despite the doubt in most due to the high number of unemployment, NRF forecasts the retail industry sales growth of 3.4%.  Read on for the press release: National Retail Federation New York, January 16, 2012 –Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012, the retail industry will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries. This year, retail industry sales will rise 3.4 percent to $2.53 trillion*, according to the National Retail Federation – slightly lower than the pace

SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to help the thousands of troops returning home from serving overseas, Banana Republic has announced “Our Duty to You,” a program created to help military personnel prepare for their next professional opportunities.  “As our...

BENSALEM, Pa., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) a leading apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, today announced that Elizabeth Crystal has joined Lane Bryant as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer. Crystal will develop and lead the brand positioning, marketing, and advertising strategies for the Lane Bryant and Cacique brands. She will serve as the brand strategist, working with senior leadership to elevate and expand the brand's presence. Among her responsibilities will be to anticipate and exceed the customer's expectations of the Lane Bryant brand and image, to manage all creative, print, public relations

Wal-Mart has named Neil Ashe as the new president and chief executive of its global e-commerce business as the world's largest retailer moves to bolster its online presence. 

New York City -- According to a survey released Tuesday by the NRF Foundation and American Express, Amazon.com has the best customer service among U.S. retailers. The seventh annual Customers’ Choice survey, conducted by BIGinsight and polling 9,374 shoppers, saw the same group of retailers occupy the Top 10 spots in the poll, with some place-switching. Behind Amazon.com in the No. 1 spot (Amazon.com ranked second last year) was L.L. Bean in second, Zappos.com in third, Overstock.com in fourth, QVC in fifth, Kohl’s in sixth, Lands’ End in seventh, J.C. Penney in eighth, Newegg in ninth and Nordstrom in

Pasadena, Calif. -- The Disney Store announced Tuesday that it will open new stores with its new design in Japan, China, Italy, North America and Canada by the end of 2012. According to the company, the store opening slate includes an inaugural location in Shanghai, China opening in the fall, making it the 12th country to receive the interactive retail model. Thirteen new and remodeled Disney Store locations are scheduled to open in North America in 2012, include state concept debuts in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Utah and Virginia. In Japan, the city of Sendai recently held the grand opening

eBags' holiday sales were up 33 percent year-over-year through Dec. 6, more than doubling comScore's 15 percent holiday estimate. To get some insight on what eBags did right this holiday season, I contacted Peter Cobb the retailer's co-founder.

In October, Amazon.com moved to a split-shipment policy for some merchants who use its Fulfillment by Amazon service. On Monday, additional sellers received notice that they too would be impacted by the policy.