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October 22, 2010
A 1,000-square-foot Victoria’s Secret travel store in a Brazilian airport, which just sells accessories and beauty products, opened a little more than a year ago. Since then, it’s done about $10 million in sales, or $10,000 per square foot.
October 21, 2010
Farm and ranch supply retailer Tractor Supply Co. said late Wednesday that profit for the third quarter rose 46% to $32 million, compared with earnings of $22 million in the year-ago period.
October 21, 2010
Brookstone announced late Wednesday it has launched a new wholesale and licensing division, which will make its products available to additional retail outlets worldwide.
October 21, 2010
Christopher & Banks said Tuesday that its CEO Lorna Nagler has “resigned all positions with the company to pursue other interests” of Larry Barenbaum will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent top executive.
October 21, 2010
Toys"R"Us has introduced new multi-channel services for shoppers, including a buy online and pick up in-store option.
October 21, 2010
Brookstone announced the launch of a wholesale and licensing division, which will make the company's products available to retail outlets worldwide.
October 21, 2010
Barnes & Noble said Thursday that its Nook eBook Reader will be sold in 2,500 Walmart stores and online at walmart.com.The bookseller said that the Nook devices are slated to arrive on Walmart shelves beginning as soon as Oct.
October 21, 2010
On Apple's earnings call, you probably didn't catch that Apple set a new retail foot traffic record last quarter, what with all the iPad supply fears and Steve Jobs ranting. But they did: more than 74.5 million people went to one of the 317 Apple stores across the world.
October 21, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that Office Depot has agreed to pay $1 million to settle federal charges that it overstated earnings and shared information that it failed to include in its public filings.
October 21, 2010
A growing number of luxury retailers are creating space online for customer reviews, amid a growing understanding that high-end shoppers want the chance to take advice from their peers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
