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New York -- Ikea has officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Stoughton, Mass. The 118,000-sq.-ft. array consists of a 590.8-kW (DC) system, built with 4,220 laminated panels. It will produce approximately 695,000 kWh of...

According to the National Retail Federation, consumers plan to spend $2.3 billion on flowers for Mother's Day this year, making it the top holiday for flower purchases — even over Valentine's Day at $1.9 billion. What's more, the NRF reports that nearly 3 in 10 Mother's Day gift buyers will be heading to the Internet to make their purchase. So how are paid search marketers in the Flowers & Mail Order Gifts category responding?

A group of bankers advising the Federal Reserve urged U.S. regulators to consider preventing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) from offering some financial services. The Federal Advisory Council, a body of bankers that includes PNC Financial Services Group...

Got a storefront? Then you've got a stage for your word of mouth topic. Give your "Open" sign some company and give people walking by something to talk about. Check out these examples of remarkable storefronts and try applying them to your own

WESTBORO, Mass. — Modell’s has selected Micros-Retail, a leading provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, to help it improve customer experience, modernize IT for the stores and streamline day-to-day...

DALLAS — HoneyBaked has entered into a software licensing agreement with PeopleAnswers. Under the agreement, the food retailer will leverage the PeopleAnswers HR-focused business solution to upgrade its recruiting process and increase employee retention...

Economists aren't the only ones watching improving home sales closely. Emboldened by recent numbers, retail giants J.C. Penney and Target are bolstering their home furnishing offerings in hopes that new buyers will need to decorate. The decision to...

To help retailers identify trends and exceptions to make quicker decisions, KSS Retail has launched the PriceStrat Analyzer. The Analyzer harnesses data for more accurate forecasting and extended analytics.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens has opened a new store in San Francisco. Located at Powell and O’Farrell streets in the city’s Union Square neighborhood, the store is Walgreen’s newest Well Experience flagship. It features a LOOK Boutique, showcasing...

CrossView Inc., a provider of e-commerce solutions and services, yesterday released the results of its 2013 Cross-Channel Readiness study. Out of a possible 295 points, the 80 retailers studied averaged a score of