aggregatedcontent

Shares of Barnes & Noble plunged 17 percent after the book retailer said it's evaluating the possible sale of its Nook e-reader and tablet business. The company also said that as a result of investments in growing its Nook business and slow sales of its $99 Nook Simple Touch e-reader — which competes with rival Amazon's Kindle e-reader — it expects to post a loss for the year of $1.10 to $1.40 a share.

New York, NY — Goshwara has announced the launch of its new website. With the site’s redesign, it intends to captivate a broader audience, and maximize the level of interest we receive. With a clean, yet luxurious theme; the Goshwara site will grant a full visual bliss of a range of styles, colors and silhouettes of jewelry. The site displays 6 colorful navigational tabs atop the homepage, showcasing collections, the Goshwara story, press, and exciting blog entries about the brand. Six secondary tabs at the bottom of the dash board elaborate on industry information, store locations, events, associations and

Tablets are taking over e-commerce, but is your website still stuck in the pre-tablet era? If your site is woefully lacking a tablet-friendly experience, here are six ways to fix that and solve the “tablet problem” once and for all.

Best Buy has completed the acquisition of mindShift Technologies. The acquired firm will operate under its current name, management team and capabilities, which include approximately 500 employees. According to a press release, mindSHIFT has been providing IT outsourcing and cloud managed services for small and mid-size businesses for more than 10 years.

eBay issued a press release on Thursday announcing its new jobs site. The timing couldn't be more awkward, coming one day after eBay announced it would be looking to fill the top slot at PayPal after Scott Thompson made the surprise announcement he was stepping down to head Yahoo. The announcement said eBay Inc. is hiring, and the new eBay Careers site will offer information about eBay's portfolio of businesses and work locations, including positions at recently acquired companies GSI Commerce, Milo and WHERE. eBay Senior Vice President of Human Resources Beth Axelrod said the new site gives prospective

Southbridge, Mass.-based Hyde Tools launched a new interactive digital master catalog. The flipbook-style publication provides a listing of all Hyde products, with product descriptions, photos and selected how-to videos. The digital catalog features easy navigation using an interactive table of contents and index, and also allows readers to search content by keyword, product code, product name or category. "Print catalogs become out-of-date almost the moment they are printed,” said Corey Talbot, VP marketing and product development for Hyde Tools. “The beauty of a digital catalog is that it can be continuously updated, which allows us to provide our customers

Helped guide the company through global financial restructuringPlans to remain with the company to enable a smooth transition HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Quiksilver Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) today announced that Joe Scirocco, the company’s corporate Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. Scirocco, who has served as CFO of Quiksilver, Inc. since April 2007, plans to continue in his current role for a period of time while the company performs a search for his replacement and to enable a smooth transition. Robert B. McKnight, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

A young man is making great strides in the modeling world despite what many might see as an impediment — Down syndrome. His name is Ryan and he appears in the new Target circular, just months after an appearance in the Nordstrom catalog.

Company Updates Fourth Quarter Sales and Earnings Outlook PLANO, Texas, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) reported today that its comparable store sales for the five-week period ended Dec. 31, 2011, increased 0.3 percent.  This compares to a 3.7 percent increase in the same period last year. Total Company sales in December decreased 2.3 percent. For the month, children's apparel and women's accessories were the top performing merchandise divisions.  While overall sales and traffic were softer than anticipated, the Company noted better trends in its stores during the week leading up to Christmas and increases

The first store closing announcements for 2012 are in. On Wednesday, Macy’s announced it will close nine underperforming stores , including five Macy’s locations and four Bloomingdales. The five Macy’s stores slated for closing are located in the middle of the country, including Ohio, Maryland, Tennessee and Kansas. In their stead, Macy’s will open five new namesake stores in New York, California, Illinois, Utah and Wisconsin. The five Bloomingdale’s stores scheduled for closing are located in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota. Macy’s has already announced the opening of a new Bloomingdale’s at Glendale