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Twenty famous works are coming out for the first time in electronic form and they will be sold exclusively through Amazon.com, the leading e-book seller.

Scott Silverman, who has served as Shop.org’s Executive Director since 2001, is resigning his position as head of the trade group, the National Retail Federation announced today. Silverman has accepted an executive-level and co-founder position with an e-commerce start-up and will step down from Shop.org effective August 13.

TPG Capital plans to drop out of bidding for RadioShack Corp., according to a Tuesday report in the Dallas Morning News. Blackstone Group LP, which had weighed a joint offer with Fort Worth, Texas-based TPG, is not likely to pursue the electronics retailer on its own, said the report, which cited its source as someone with knowledge of the discussions.� Bain Capital LLC, which had also expressed an interest in RadioShack, is also no longer pursuing the Fort Worth-based retailer, a third person to the newspaper, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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The All New CompUSA Powered by TigerDirect.com will officially launch the company's new co-branding initiative'and a host of lower, 'dot-com' prices on all merchandise'during a chain-wide store Grand Opening July 23-25 in all United States store locations. 'The All New CompUSA is thrilled to now be powered by TigerDirect.com, the online powerhouse and consumer electronics e-tailer,' said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Systemax Technology Products Group, which includes CompUSA. 'Our customers have spoken and we look forward to providing shoppers not only with great deals on computers, HDTVs, components, and other consumer electronics, but offering them the chance

Target Corp.'s first store in Manhattan officially opens on Sunday, representing a key step in the retailer’s push to open in urban markets.

The Trend Report looked at consumer behavior by channel and found that online purchasing continues to grown steadily while sales from the retail channel are decreasing year-over-year. From 2008 to 2009, sales taking place online grew by 4 percent.

Vitamin Shoppe reported Thursday that its net income for the quarter ended June 26 surged 74% to $7.3 million, from $4.2 million a year ago.

The U.S. Postal Service and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) have agreed to jointly provide fulfillment, information management services and customer maintenance to federal agencies to enable them to serve the needs of their departments.

Tractor Supply Co. said Wednesday that net income for the second quarter was $76.5 million, compared with $54.8 million in the year-ago period. Net sales for the second quarter increased 12.6% to $1.07 billion, from $946.