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MINNEAPOLIS — Target announced that its Shaun White home line will debut at Target stores and Target.com the week of Dec. 26. The debut home line is a limited time only collection that includes bedding, lamps, wall decals, curtains, storage bins, a skateboard rack and piggy banks, the company said. Items will be in stores through June 2012. Priced affordably, the collection ranges from $9.99 to $89.99. "It's been a fun process creating a home product line with Target," said White. "We got our first crack at interior design when my brother Jesse and I worked on the Living

Toys R Us stores will remain open nationwide for 112 uninterrupted hours beginning at 6 a.m. Dec. 20 until 10 p.m. Dec. 24 for last minute holiday shoppers. In conjunction with the extended operation hours, Toys R Us will also hold a two-day sale Dec. 20-21 offering big deals on some of the seasons must-have gifts including Air Swimmers eXtreme from Animal Planet, The Trash Pack garbage truck from Moose Toys, Radica Fijit Friends from Mattel and Sesame Street Lets Rock Elmo from Hasbro. For the second consecutive year, our stores will remain open continuously during the days leading

It's catalog season, the time of year when our mailboxes sag with accumulated paper and retailers nationwide cross their fingers. But even though print continues to dominate the world of presentation, the digital revolution promises to transform the shopping experience. More than 20 billion catalogs were mailed in the U.S. last year, about a quarter of which were devoted to fashion. Apparel brands mail more catalogs than any other class of retailer, usually between 12 and 24 catalogs each year because as fashionable as, say, maxi skirts are this season, next year no one will want to be wearing

Strong November Sales, Expected December Spending Lead to Revision With just 10 days until Christmas, the National Retail Federation has revised its holiday forecast upward, expecting holiday sales to rise 3.8 percent this year to a record $469.1 billion. NRF's initial forecast, announced on October 6, called for anticipated sales growth of 2.8 percent. While a 3.8 percent sales increase is considerably above the ten-year average sales increase of 2.6 percent, it is still lower than the 5.2 percent increase the retail industry saw last year. "After strong sales reports in October and November, along with a successful Black

Millions of Americans are turning to Amazon.com to put the finishing touches on their holiday shopping. But don’t count the celebrity super couple of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie among the throngs browsing the virtual aisles of Amazon.

Toys"R"Us announced that its stores nationwide will remain open for 112 uninterrupted hours beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 and continuing through 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve. In conjunction with continuous shopping during the last few days leading up to Christmas, Toys"R"Us will hold a two-day sale from Tuesday, Dec. 20 to Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Starbucks is just about ready to open a new drive-through and walk-up only store in the Seattle area that's made almost entirely of four reused shipping containers. The containers used in the construction transport the coffeehouse giant’s tea and coffee from abroad.

H&M is coming under fire for its fashion line inspired by "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The clothing line based on the film, one rape survivor argues, is making sexual abuse chic and fashionable.

Jockey announced that it will offer $1 million in prizes if quarterback Tim Tebow leads the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl victory. One winner will take home $15,000 if that happens and thousands more will receive free $25 gift cards to shop on the clothier's website.

Kohl’s will pilot electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 33 stores nationwide. Each participating Kohl’s store will have one to four parking spaces reserved for EV drivers to charge at no cost while they shop.