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San Jose, Calif. -- A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. has been given approval by the bankruptcy court to seek bids...

Deerfield, Ill. -- Walgreens and solar developer SoCore Energy, Chicago, announced on Wednesday that they will build more than 200 new solar installations at Walgreens stores throughout California,...

Men's Wearhouse has dismissed its founder and executive chairman George Zimmer. In a terse release issued Wednesday, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations. Zimmer was seen as the face of the company, appearing in many of its TV commercials with the slogan, "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."

Irvine, Calif. – European private label fashion brand is entering the U.S....

lululemon's homepage recently featured — in big block letters that took up my entire computer screen — a message that read: "CEO Wanted." My first thought was that someone had hacked into its site as a prank. It turns out someone hadn't. lululemon is known for being irreverent, and I'm all for it. I've written about its playful brand voice. It's hard to be confident, sophisticated and tongue-in-cheek at the same time, yet lululemon does it well. So why was this homepage message so jarring?

One of the leaders in omnichannel retailing, Macy's continues to set a strong pace in the industry. The retailer will be able to fulfill direct-to-consumer orders from more than 500 of its stores and is working with 50 percent of its suppliers to stock RFID-tagged goods for improved inventory counts. Macy's is also making major investments in associate training to enhance service levels offered to informed, technology-wielding consumers.

Washington, D.C. – The Retail Industry Leaders Association elected Ron Boire, president of Sears and Kmart, to its board of directors, during its semi-annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The board...

The tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Bangladesh in April that killed more than 1,200 people has brought greater pressure to increase garment building safety and worker protections. A number of European fashion companies have signed an accord to address workplace safety, but most U.S. retail firms haven't signed the pact. The factory fell just days after it was considered unsafe, but employees were told to come to work anyway.  

/PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 40th birthday, Michaels will launch the first-ever Michaels Craft Tour this month in a specially designed 18-wheeler that features a fully stocked, 1,000-square-foot...