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3 minutes ago, 6:44am (ET) 04/25/2013 Datamonitor The Cato Corporation, a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories, has reported that same-store sales for March 2013 decreased 11%, compared to March 2012. Sales for the five weeks ended April 6,...

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. will double the number of retail stores it operates in China, according to Bloomberg. The growth in the country will occur over the next two years, and is part of the company’s strategy to counter slowing growth...

Survey results released Monday by Alliance Data Retail Services found that many mothers are tapping into their mobile phones' capabilities to help with their hectic lives, whether via text, tag or talk. The Alliance Data Mobile Moms Retail Survey, which measured the attitudes and opinions of female store-branded credit card holders about their mobile devices, found that moms are quick to use their mobile phones to shop versus driving to the store to make purchases. In fact, 29% said the No. 1 reason they use their phones to shop is because it's quick and easy.

Richfield, Minn.-Best Buy Co. Inc. has opened a Samsung Experience Shop in its New York store, located in Union Square. The in-store shop concept allows customers to explore, purchase, activate and service the portfolio of Samsung mobile products and...

Ever wonder how much retailers spend on paid search? Look to the stars! Or rather, check out AdGooroo's new infographic to see the top 10 spending retail categories in 2012 as well as the top players in each category based on impressions

ATLANTA — Aaron's, a lease-to-own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of residential furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, has named David L. Buck as its new COO. The company’s current COO, Ken Butler, 60,...

David French, senior vice president of government relations at the National Retail Federation talks with Tom Keene about the potential impact of an online sales tax on the business of both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers.

A majority of the retailers followed by Chicago-based market research firm Market Track showed increases in private label promotions from a year ago, the company said in a report done exclusively for PLBuyer’s eReport .

Matthews, N.C. -- Discount retailer Family Dollar is utilizing TAS Unity, a browser-based enterprise market knowledge system designed to aid retail real estate management from Trade AreaSystems. Since deployment in September 2012, Family Dollar has used...

New York -- A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Apple plans to double its number of retail stores in China over the next two years to help offset slowing growth worldwide. CEO Tim Cook said in a Tuesday conference call that Apple’s 2Q sales in the...