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NIWOT - Casual footwear company Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) has opened two new retail stores in Puerto Rico. The Niwot-based shoemaker's Plaza Carolina store opened in capital San Juan. Its Plaza Las Americas store opened in the Hato Rey district of the capital. Crocs previously opened stores in northern city Barceloneta, and in capital district Old San Juan earlier this year. "Puerto Rico is a great market for Crocs and a very strong footwear market," said Doug Hayes, vice president and general manager of Americas for Crocs. "New stores are a part of our Crocs brand globalization strategy." Crocs

In the midst of the holiday shopping season, Crocs, Inc. announced it's expanding into Puerto Rico with new store locations in Hato Rey and San Juan.

J.C. Penney has launched a fully integrated Facebook e-commerce application. J.C. Penney customers can add to cart, check out, edit and remove products from cart, specify shipping address, ship to store, and pay with credit card.

ForeSee Results' weekly holiday benchmark of shopper satisfaction suggests that online retail sites are performing much better than last year in technical terms, meaning with greater speed, more reliable speed and fewer error messages.

Toys R Us, the world’s largest toy retailer, has posted wider quarterly losses on weaker-than-expected international sales. TAGS: Bain Capital and Vornado Realty Trust, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, toys r us, toys r us goes public, toys r us ipo, toys r us quarterly report, toys r us sales, US retail news, US retail sector

Forbes’ first-ever ranking of the best U.S. cities for shopping takes a look at the real numbers behind what makes retail sparkle in the 25 biggest cities in America.

Ahead of a Senate vote on a bipartisan tax deal, the National Retail Federation urged support for the measure, which it said would help preserve and create jobs and propel the economic recovery.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Gilt Groupe, Inc. today announced that David Zucker has been named Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Zucker reports directly to Kevin Ryan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. As the Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Zucker will be responsible for the company's generation of demand across all channels, creative direction, overall brand position, research and analytics. Mr. Zucker succeeds Carl Sparks, who assumed the President position. Mr. Zucker joined Gilt in November 2009 as the Vice President of Customer Marketing. In that role he built the company's demand generation, analytics, research, and CRM capabilities. In

WASHINGTON ? The Commerce Department said on Tuesday total retail sales increased 0.8 percent, advancing for a fifth straight month. Sales for October were revised up to 1.7 percent from a previously reported 1.2 percent gain. Economists polled by Reuters had expected retail sales to increase 0.6 percent last month. Compared to November last year sales were up 7.7 percent. Pens good, body spray bad. Armed with these insights, you’ll be sure not to blow it this holiday season. Excluding autos, sales rose 1.2 percent last, exceeding economists' expectations for a 0.6 percent gain. Sales excluding autos increased 0.8

Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company has entered into a direct-to-retail deal with MG Icon, the joint venture between Madonna and Iconix Brand Group, to bring juniors' brand Material Girl in stores. The deal sees Canada as the first country outside of the U.S. to carry the brand, which is currently available exclusively at Macy's. Initial offerings will begin hitting 91 Bay stores for the holiday. The complete collection will include tops, dresses, jackets, denim, shorts, footwear and handbags for spring 2011. "The creation and launch of the Material Girl brand was a success in the U.S. and we are