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Gymboree Corp. is looking into the possibility of a sale to private investors, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday on its website. Bankers for the chain have put out feelers although the company may decide not to proceed with a sale, the report said.

Rite Aid Corp. reported Thursday that same-store sales for September fell

Hot Topic said Thursday it has teamed with mobile-based app SCVNGR to debut a mobile reward program.

Juicy Couture announced the appointment of LeAnn Nealz as president and chief creative officer, effective prior to Nov.

Postal regulators Thursday denied requests by the U.S. Postal Service to raise postage rates in January beyond the rate of inflation, ruling that the mail agency's recent financial woes were caused by a flawed business model and not the recent recession.

Matthew, N.C.-based Family Dollar Stores Inc. plans to open 300 new stores this year, a 50 percent increase over openings last year, according to Bloomberg.com. The company also will renovate 600 to 800 shops.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- With holiday shopping starting early this year, Kmart will focus on exclusive products and services that will meet customers' value-driven shopping needs this holiday season.

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.

Brick-and-mortar retailers badly want to tap into Facebook's 500 million users. Retailers realize that for a growing number of Facebook users, it's no longer just a website. It's a new platform, one of the "big new disruptors" in the online world, according to experts assembled at this week's Shop.org annual retail technology summit in Dallas.

The average ticket for eBay shoppers using their iPad to access the retail site is 50% higher than the average sale to PC users, an eBay executive revealed at