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Coach has opened a temporary online store in China. Housed on the e-commerce site Taobao Mall, the online store will operate from Dec. 12 to Jan. 15, and will offer accessories and gift items, as well as some exclusive and limited-edition products.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO), a mall-based specialty retailer of active and casual apparel for young women and men, today announced that Tuesday, December 13, 2011 is its inaugural 'Aero Gives Back Day', a day during which all Aeropostale corporate employees will give back to the local community. For 'Aero Gives Back Day', Aeropostale has partnered with New York Cares to choose volunteer programs throughout all five New York City boroughs in order to help those in need. For the event, more than 450 Aeropostale employees will participate in 12 high-impact projects across

To promote its new line of Alpha Khakis as inherently masculine and desirable, Dockers sent 600 of its online customers a surprise present: three pairs of pants packaged like whiskey bottles. Arriving in limited-edition boxes, the uniquely packaged pants are both smart promotion and cool customer appreciation.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot announced that it has rewarded 25 organizations for their leadership in greener purchasing. The awards were presented during Office Depot’s greener purchasing summit and awards ceremony on Nov. 15 in Oakland, Calif. "Greener purchasing of office supplies can serve as a good proxy for an organization’s overall environmental commitment," said Yalmaz Siddiqui, senior director of environmental strategy for Office Depot. “The winners are an elite group – our top 25 greenest purchasers from over 7,500 customers that we evaluated using our unique green spend analysis and reporting tools." The awards are based primarily

The National Basketball Association and Under Armour Inc. (UA) on Tuesday said they have signed a multi-year deal that will allow Under Armour to show its endorsers in NBA uniforms when they promote Under Armour footwear. Brandon Jennings, Derrick Williams and Kemba Walker are among the NBA stars the Baltimore-based sports apparel maker has under contract. Neither the length of the deal nor the financial terms were disclosed. As part of the agreement, Under Armour and the NBA will work together to refurbish community basketball courts across the country. The deal was announced a day after the NBA, getting

Retail sales rose less than expected in November as a drop in receipts for food and beverages weighed against stronger sales of motor vehicles, tempering some of the expectations of a strong holiday shopping season.

No related items were found. New York City -- Wal-Mart Stores spent $1.49 million on lobbying in the third quarter on a wide range of issues including food safety, nutritional labeling and corporate tax reform, according to a recent disclosure report. The total is the same as the $1.49 million the discounter spent in second quarter 2011.

The Chinese Online Shopping study from Acquity Group found that 45 percent of Chinese online shoppers indicated that they make an online purchase once a week or more and 44 percent buy something online up to three times every month.

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Apparel, Inc. (NYSE Amex: APP), a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel is announcing the opening of a pop-up warehouse sale in New York City. The nearly 24,000 foot store, located at 766 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) between West 25th and West 26th Streets, will feature more than 160,000 garments at up to 90% off for 11 full days (Dec 16th-27th). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111213/LA21657) "This is the first time we've ever put a show this big on the road--almost 20 of

PGA TOUR Superstore ROSWELL, Ga., Dec. 13, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning this Friday, December 16, PGA TOUR Superstore will be bringing the ultimate shopping experience to golf and tennis enthusiasts in Palm Beach County, FL, with the opening of a 50,000 square-foot superstore in Delray Beach. The store is located in the Delray Crossing Shopping Center next to Target at 1040 Linton Boulevard, east of I-95. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111213/CL21335LOGO) The Delray Beach store is PGA TOUR Superstore's 12th location. The company currently has three stores in metro Atlanta; two each in Dallas, Myrtle Beach and Phoenix; one in