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BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- New Era Cap Co., Inc., the international headwear and apparel brand, is proud to announce that it has been named a headwear and apparel licensee for The Canadian Football League (CFL). The three (3) year deal will begin January 2011 and includes world wide distribution rights for the brands 59FIFTY and 39THIRTY headwear. In addition to New Era headwear, apparel including t-shirts and outerwear created by 5th & Ocean, the Miami-based apparel manufacturer, will be available. "There are great things on the horizon for the CFL in terms of growth, and we're

Many of the gift guides we see each holiday season recommend fairly straightforward and practical gifts: exotic scarves for lady friends, kegerators for frat brothers and a designer paperweight for your workaholic parents.

Gracious Home, considered by many as a true New York City classic, was acquired by Americas Retail Flagship Fund LLC, in a timely transaction that rescued the company and its more than 250 employees from potential closure.

AutoZone's first-quarter earnings rose by 20 percent to $172.1 million, or $3.77 a share, from $143 million, or $2.82 a share, in the year-ago period.

Members-only flash sales, structured around limited time and availability of merchandise, grew out of the recession and have continued to flourish over the past three years.

ForeSee Results' weekly benchmark of shopper satisfaction with online retailers during the holidays suggests that holiday shoppers are more satisfied with online prices this year than they were at the same time last year.

Product barcode scanning during the first week of the holiday shopping season starting with Black Friday was 30 times higher than the same period in 2009, according to new findings by barcode technology provider Scanbuy.

Kronos Incorporated recently announced the December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early indicator of the overall state of the economy. The December report includes data for November 2010.

Black Friday is no longer just about savings, it's about the ritual that comes with the occasion itself.

United Parcel Service Inc. will require customers shipping packages to show government-issued photo identification in an effort to intensify security after explosives were found on October cargo flights.