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Sally Beauty Q2 earnings down 4.3%
May 2, 2013

New York -- Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.โ€™s second-quarter earnings decreased 4.3% amid sluggish sales. The company earned $64.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $67.8 million in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 1% to $898.2 million...

Leadership, board changes at Deliaโ€™s
May 2, 2013

NEW YORK โ€” Deliaโ€™s has appointed Tracy Gardner as the companyโ€™s new chief creative officer, and also as a member of the board of directors. Walter Killough, who back in January announced his intention to step down as CEO April 1, has agreed to remain in...

NRF launches Retail Insight Center research website
May 2, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Retail Federation's careers and education division, NRF Foundation, launched its new Retail Insight Center website, a resource for researching industry, government, economic and consumer trends within the retail...

Build-A-Bear-Workshop builds income, sales
May 2, 2013

St. Louis -- Build-A-Bear Workshop reported increased net income and sales the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, despite closing some stores. The retailerโ€™s adjusted net income rose to $2.3 million, compared to an...

Video: Why Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Should Fear E-Commerce Companies
May 2, 2013

As e-commerce companies take hold of a growing market of internet shoppers, category-specific retailers may very well face a tough future ahead, Bloomberg reports. Brick-and-mortar retailers that offer a specific niche of product face bigger challenges in fixed costs of real estate and inventory than online retailers. Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, said those businesses can be quickly driven into bankruptcy.

eBay, Kate Spade to Partner on NYC Pop-Up Shop
May 2, 2013

eBay is working with Kate Spade on a pop-up shop in New York City that will feature a digital touch-screen storefront window, the e-commerce and digital payments giant announced. eBay CEO John Donahoe, speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York, said the store will launch this summer and will allow eBay to reach consumers away from its traditional website. 

Wal-Mart Planning to Win E-Commerce Battle
May 2, 2013

Few retailers have brand permission to sell everything to everyone, according to Wal-Mart's Neil Ashe, who expects to win the e-commerce showdown with the help of brick-and-mortar. Ashe, CEO of Wal-Mart global e-commerce, spoke to investors yesterday at the Barclays 2013 Retail and Consumer Discretionary Conference in New York.

Tablet Demographics Hint at How to Compete with Amazon
May 2, 2013

Virtually everyone who drives can afford a car of some type, and if they can't afford it, someone will still offer them a way to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Not everyone can afford a Pagani Huayra, though a few people can, and marketing to that...

Will Penney's Apology Bring Back Shoppers?
May 2, 2013

J.C. Penney wants its long lost customers to come back to the chain and it's created a commercial for that very purpose. The voiceover reads: "It's no secret, recently J.C. Penney changed. Some changes you liked and some you didn't, but what matters...