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Dayton, Ohio -- Golfsmith International, is opening a store Beavercreek, Ohio, with a grand opening celebration on May 10-May 12. The new 20,845-sq.-ft. store features a dominant selection of the best brands in golf and the ultimate 'try before you...

Can social media be used to lure customers into physical stores rather than buying products online? Target would like to find out. The retailer has announced that it is rolling out Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and

Just when you thought showrooming was here to stay, the Senate throws brick-and-mortar retailers a lifeline. For many physical retailers, including Best Buy, a national internet sales tax may signal the early arrival of Christmas. The potential collapse of the pricing advantage for online-only retailers may help brick-and-mortar models avoid a Circuit City fate. It is also good news for consumers, from a competitive stand point, and for states who will now collect much-needed incremental sales tax.

Naperville, Ill. -- OfficeMax on Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected profit, for its first profit, hurt by declining technology sales. Prior to its earnings release, the company also announced a special dividend of $1.50 per share. OfficeMax's...

Phoenix-based SkyMall Inc. named Kevin Weiss as its new CEO. Weiss, who has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and technology experience prior to joining the airline catalog sales firm, will work closely with company presidents and staff to further...

Chicago, Ill. — Dillard’s, a fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailer, has selected OpinionLab to extend its omni-channel Voice of Customer program, including its digital, mobile and in-store experiences, with precise insight into what...

Yahoo Daily News 2013-05-07: Google retail stores: Google Glass Although we’ve long heard rumors about Google’s plans to open its own brick and mortar retail stores... more

New York -- Wal-Mart Stores has identified two internal candidates to succeed CEO Mike Duke, Bloomberg News reported. The two candidates are Bill Simon, 53 and head of Walmart U.S., and Doug McMillon, 46, head of the company's international business,...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Chico's FAS, a women's specialty retailer of private-branded apparel, intimates and accessories, has appointed McDonald’s executive Janice L. Fields to its board of directors. Her appointment brings the total number of board seats to...

On the heels of the recent tragedy in Bangladesh, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has a message for the rest of the retail industry: It's time for change. "The apparel industry's relentless and blind pursuit of the lowest possible wages cannot be sustained over time, ethically or fiscally," Charney wrote in a recent message. "As labor and transportation costs increase worldwide, exploitation will not only be morally offensive and dated, it will not even be financially viable."