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Today there was a glimmer of hope in the latest reports about job growth. But, for teenagers, developing skills and finding opportunities can be particularly difficult even as our economy recovers. That said, we think this will offer another glimmer of hope. Since our founders Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store more than 40 years ago, Gap Inc. has given hundreds of thousands of young people their first job. And now, we’re working with the White House to further boost our commitment to helping even more young people become job and career ready. It’s

J.C. Penney appears to be radically altering the way it operates by offering what it hopes will be a clearer way for consumers to determine exactly what they're paying for merchandise. The process will cut through the mind-boggling task of determining what something costs by doing away with cents on price tickets in certain cases. For instance, an item that cost $19.99 under the old system will now be $20.

Smartphones are turning millions of Americans into mobile shoppers, and retail is the fastest-growing category for mobile content, but retailers still have a long way to go before they make the most of mobile. When in-store mobile retail solutions firm AisleBuyer surveyed retailers in December, about 20 percent said they had a mobile app that enabled usage of their e-commerce site.

NIWOT, Colo. -- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today announced that it expects annual revenue to surpass $1 billion for the first time when the Company reports results for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company now estimates that Q4 revenue will be at the high end of the prior guidance of $200 to $205 million. This compares with the Company’s reported revenue of $790 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. “Exceeding $1 billion in revenue in less than 10 years is a testament to the power of our global brand and the potential of our

Grapevine, Texas -- GameStop Corp. on Monday reported nearly flat sales for the nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31. Total sales were $3.02 million, or about the same as last year. Same-store sales slipped 0.3%. The company backed its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance. Video game software sales were up nearly 10% to $1.47 billion, but sales of game consoles and other hardware fell. Paul Raines, CEO, commented, "During the holiday, our solid sales performance of new high-def console software was offset by weak Wii software sales and hardware sales due to the lack of new hardware

Similar in many ways to Renew Australia's efforts to connect community projects with vacant buildings to revive derelict areas, popuphood in Oakland, Calif. is an urban initiative offering free retail space in unused buildings to local entrepreneurs, in yet another variation of the pop-up concept.

New York City -- Discovery Communications said Tuesday that Liz Claiborne Inc. CFO Andrew Warren is joining the company as finance chief. Warren will succeed Brad Singer, who said last year he would depart Discovery at the end of March. Liz Claiborne recently disclosed that Warren was leaving the company, saying he was pursuing an opportunity "in the media industry."

The company produces military uniforms and will consolidate the Fort Deposit plant with the Selma plant. The Montgomery Advertiser reports about 175 employees will lose their jobs in the consolidation, which is being blamed on a reduction in opportunities in the military market. The Fort Deposit plant will close May 31. The impacted employees will be offered positions in Selma as they become available. American Apparel, Inc. employs 1,300 people in Alabama.

Boots, a British retailer, has been criticised by parents for selling sex toys in its shops within full view of children. The chemists' chain has prominently displayed a range of unpackaged sex aids close to health care products such as reading glasses, blood-pressure monitors and pregnancy testing kits.

One can only imagine what the people in this department store in Osaka, Japan were thinking when they came up with this advertising slogan for its sale. Shopper Zarina Yamaguchi thought it was “pretty funny” when she snapped this picture on Jan. 4th.