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Columbus, Ohio -- Limited Brands, parent to Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel, said Thursday it will buy back up to $250 million of its shares. The new share repurchase program follows the completion of a $500 million share repurchase program. So far this year, Limited has repurchased $1.1 billion worth of its stock.

Best Buy is implementing a new automated energy management system in all of its 1,150 stores, which is projected to cut energy costs by 15 percent in three years. By Jan. 31 the system will be installed in 300 stores with the remaining stores nationwide to come onboard by the middle of next year, the company announced. 

Amazon officially changed the name of its Chinese operation from Joyo Amazon to Amazon China. The company will soon shorten its domain name there to Z.cn, officials said at a ceremony marking the opening of Amazon's 10th operations center in China.

GLENWILLOW, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dots, LLC is proud to announce the grand opening of its new Bronx, NY store. Located at 2146 Bartow Ave., in Bronx, NY, the retailer will open its doors to customers on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10 a.m., in which the Bay Plaza Shopping Center will become home to the latest location of the fast-growing women's fashion apparel specialty retailer. ( Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081202/CLTU086LOGO ) Sponsored by: Founded in 1987, Dots has grown into a national retail chain with more than 400 stores in 28 states, primarily in the Midwest, East and

Students across Europe will have to apply what they’ve learned about sustainability through a series of tasks that focus on social and environmental issues retailers face today.

The new installations will tip Ikea’s solar-powered stores to more than 50 percent of its U.S. store count.

Syms, the discount department store chain which operates 25 Syms and 21 Filene's Basement stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday and said it would shut down all of its stores by the end of January 2012.

Fashion retailer H&M is creating its first stand-alone stores in the U.K. for its Cheap Monday and Monki brands, debuting on London's Carnaby Street next year.

Apparel manufacturer Weatherproof will open its first Apartment 32 store on Nov. 10, and will have an unusual “leave your BlackBerry at the door” policy. “We’re providing a great venue for people to visit, put their feet up and enjoy face-to-face conversation,” says Freddie Stollmack, president of Weatherproof.