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Amazon.com announced plans to open two fulfillment centers in Virginia, investing a total of $135 million. The company said it will invest $85 million and create more than 1,000 jobs in Chesterfield County, and invest $50 million in Dinwiddie County, creating more than 350 jobs.

Wal-Mart is recalling a single batch of powdered infant formula Enfamil Newborn following the death of a 10-day-old infant from a rare bacterial infection, according to published reports. Although the origin of the infant’s infection is still unknown, the retail chain decided to err on the side of caution by removing the batch of 12.5-ounce cans with the lot number ZP1K7G from its stores across the U.S.

Several brands sold and endorsed by the Kardashian family, including the upscale K-Dash by Kardashian, QVC's Kris Jenner Kollection and ShoeDazzle, are made in areas of China where government regulations are often ignored and workers are subject to inhumane conditions.

Patent licensing company Round Rock Research has filed suit in Delaware Federal District Court against nine retailers: PepsiCo, J.C. Penney, Hanesbrands, The Gap, Fruit of the Loom, Dole Food Company, American Apparel, Macy's and V.F. Corporation (the owner of Wrangler, Lee, and Nautica and other brands). The defendants allegedly infringed five patents held by Round Rock relating to radio frequency identification technology (RFID), which is used to track merchandise.

M&S Solutions, an e-commerce retailer of organic products, has introduced a new online store. "We're excited to start selling organic products online," said a managing member of M&S Solutions. "Through e-commerce and the boundless reach of the internet, we're now able to share our wonderful selection of products with everyone."

American Eagle Outfitters recently opened stores in three new international markets — Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. The retailer opened its store in Jordan at the Taj Mall on Nov. 30; the Morocco store opened in Casablanca at Morocco Mall on Dec. 1; and the Egypt store opened in Cairo’s City Stars Mall on Dec. 10.

For the three-week period ended Dec. 18, the Indianapolis-based athletic apparel retailer said sales in stores open at least a year increased 7 percent from the same time last year. For the entire quarter, company profit increased 35 percent, to $5.5 million.

Reebok got itself into a heap of trouble with the Federal Trade Commission when it put out an ad campaign that claimed the design of its EasyTone and RunTone shoes help give anyone who wears them better muscle tone than anyone who wears other shoes.

Despite being presented with a petition containing 200,000 signatures urging it to apologize and reinstate its advertising on the TLC reality series "All American Muslim," Lowe's is standing firm in its decision to pull its ads. Several clergy members descended on Lowe's headquarters Dec. 20, armed with the petition.