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Costco CEO Craig Jelinek announced last week the company's plans to eliminate self-service checkout from its stores. The reason?...

Discount variety store chain Dollar Tree Inc. has promoted Gary Philbin to the position of president and COO. He was previously COO. “As chief operating officer, he has demonstrated outstanding...

Back in March, Mashable featured a story about a Midwestern entrepreneur who is working on setting up his own shoe business on a mobile truck. That food-truck-like concept got us thinking about the future of shoe retail, and the relevance of physical vs. online spaces in this digital age of consumer shopping. When it comes to shoes, Zappos.com remains a major player in the online retail world. The 14-year-old company, now owned by Amazon.com, has grown to over 3,866 employees. 

Lowe’s is leveraging the popularity of Disney animated films "Monsters University" and "Toy Story" for its nationwide movie-themed Build and...

Salt Lake City – Overstock.com has promoted Brian Popelka to the position of senior VP, customer and partner...

Five Below founders David Schlessinger and Thomas Vellios have so far learned to avoid the pitfalls that undid their last business — the bankrupt Zany Brainy toy company. Still, the real test lies ahead. The duo are expanding the chain that sells teens discounted items, from tie-dyed T-shirts to bedazzled iPhone cases, at a breakneck pace, with a 72 percent increase in its store base helping more than double sales in the past two years.

Consumers often turn to search engines when they begin their shopping research. Search engine results pages now include not only the organic and paid text ads, but also Product Listing Ads (PLAs) that can be a powerful way to engage consumers with pictures and prices of the products you sell. Smart retailers jumped on the PLA wagon early and they're already making tweaks — large and small — that help these ads work better for them. In the next two posts, I'll be sharing eight best practices that successful online retailers are using to power up their PLA results.

While Father's Day never packs the sentimental (or spending) punch of mom's big day, forecasts call for slightly more spending this year. The National Retail Federation predicts the average person will spend $119.84, compared with $117.14 last year, with total spending expected to rise to $13.3 billion. And IBISWorld, a market research company, forecasts a slightly smaller gain of 2.1 percent, with spending expected to total $13.2 billion. 

eBay is expanding its new Global Shipping Program (GSP) as it places a priority on growing its global and cross-border trade. The GSP program is designed to make international trading more...

When it comes time to find new locations for Bass Pro Shops, the Springfield-based company considers the number of hunting and fishing licenses sold near potential stores and the proximity to areas...