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Yoga Pants Maker Can Survive PR Nightmare
June 13, 2013

There's nothing see-through about how lululemon will overcome its recent image nightmare. Just sell more of the pants once they are no longer so sheer that nothing is left to the imagination, a Wall Street expert told TODAY on Thursday. There's no reason that the clothing maker, forced to withdraw the line because they failed the bend-over test, cannot survive that public relations disaster and also the loss of its charismatic CEO and a resulting stock plunge, Dana Telsey said.

SkyMall: The Strange Story of America's Most Delightfully Weird Catalog
June 13, 2013

As you boarded your flight that day, perhaps you didn't realize you were in the market for a garden statue that looks like Bigfoot. But, as the plane doors close, you curse the FAA regulation that bans electronic devices from being used during takeoff and landing. How do you entertain yourself for these interminable 30 minutes? The in-flight magazine? The emergency safety instructions card? How about the SkyMall catalog? Yes, the SkyMall catalog will do.

eBay Expands Same-Day Delivery Service
June 13, 2013

eBay is expanding its same-day delivery service, eBay Now, which can be used to order items from brick-and-mortar retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Toys"R"Us, Macy's, Walgreens, Home Depot, Target, though not listings from its own marketplace. The service is currently available in California and New York.

Chanel for Cheap? Why Department Stores Should Fear Amazon's Beauty Push
June 13, 2013

Watch out, department stores: Amazon.com's gunning for your beauty business โ€ฆ and that's not all. The online giant could redefine the prestige cosmetics industry by offering big discounts on upscale brands like Chanel and Clinique to a mass audience for the first time. It's no secret that Amazon has a habit of shaking up entire product sectors. Its pioneering Kindle e-reader forever changed the book-selling business (and helped put Borders out of business), while its low-price model has forced consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, for one, to reinvent its store concept.

May Retail Sales Beat Estimates
June 13, 2013

Written by: Laurie Kulikowski 06/13/13 - 9:00 AM EDT Tickers in this article: HD LOW NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. food and retail sales rose 0.6% in May from April to $421.1 billion, according to...

King Arthur gets funds to expand in Vermont
June 13, 2013

HARTFORD, Vt. The Vermont Economic Development Authority has approved $3.775 million in revenue bond financing to help The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. move ahead on the second phase of a...