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JDA Software has agreed to pay Dillard's $57 million to settle a lawsuit against JDA's subsidiary i2 Technologies, which had sold the department store retailer supply chain software back in 2000. JDA acquired i2 in January 2010. In June 2010, the litigation against i2 was decided in Dillard's favor, with a judgment of $237 million attached; i2 appealed the judgment and the matter had been pending in the court of appeals. "While we remain confident in the strength of our legal position, we entered into the settlement agreement to bring this matter to a conclusion," said JDA Software CEO

Menswear retailer Topman is delving into the world of media with a new monthly digital magazine. Topman Generation launched yesterday and is accessible globally through a link on Topman’s website so you don’t need to download a dedicated app.

Boston -- City Sports announced the appointment of Debi Binder to VP marketing and Dana Klein to director of e-commerce. Binder most recently served as a senior VP for CCA Global Partners. Prior to City Sports, Klein managed operations and merchandising at Puma North America for the brand's shop.puma.com site. Binder and Klein are the latest additions to the retailer's growing organization, which opened three new retail stores in the past year in Washington, D.C., Wayne, Pa., and Wellesley, Mass. The brand also updated and relaunched its private label earlier this year with the unveiling of the CS by

Cyber Monday, the term coined in 2005 when shoppers opted to take advantage of faster broadband internet in the workplace to do their online shopping, might be coming to an end.

Walgreens is offering holiday shoppers one of the largest mobile-only coupon programs to date from a major retailer. At more than 7,700 locations, Walgreens' customers can bring their smartphones to the checkout to have mobile coupons scanned directly from the device.

Calvin Klein has partnered with music recognition app Shazam for an audio installation that plays an original Christmas song at the brand's retail stores. Consumers will be able to tag the song to receive exclusive content.

For sports apparel companies Adidas and Nike, as well as retailers like Finish Line and Foot Locker, it was important to end the NBA lockout before Christmas to avoid losing sales in the busiest shopping weeks of the year.

While you were using your work computer to scoop up Cyber Monday deals, outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia kindly asked you "to buy less and to reflect before you spend a dime on this jacket or anything else."

Marks & Spencer has come under fire for a bus ad promoting its new range of Autograph lingerie. Following a number of complaints from concerned parents, the Advertising Standards Authority launched an investigation into Marks & Spencer's ad and has subsequently banned it for being "overtly sexual."

San Francisco -- The 15 cities with the most shopping activity on Black Friday 2011 were Manhattan, N.Y.; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Brooklyn, N.Y.; San Jose, Calif.; Seattle; Chicago; San Diego; Houston; Atlanta; Dallas; Saint Louis; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Minneapolis, according to mint.com, an online personal finance site. The 10 national merchants with the most shopping activity on Black Friday, mint.com reported, were Apple, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Target, Wal-Mart, Gap, Old Navy and Amazon. After comparing user spend from Black Friday 2011 to last year’s spend, Mint.com found that: Atlanta, New York and Houston