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Whiting, Ind. -- Survey results released Wednesday by CouponCabin.com found that one in five smartphone owners have visited a store after receiving notification that specials, coupons or deals were available nearby. The survey – conducted by Harris...

Jones Group, the owner of the Jones New York, Nine West and Anne Klein fashion brands, will close 170 stores and cut 8 percent of its workforce after first-quarter profit trailed analysts’ estimates. The actions will generate about $40 million in annual pretax savings by mid-2014, New York-based Jones Group said today in a statement. The plan will result in costs of $40 million to $60 million in the next 15 months, the company said.

If only I had a $100 bill for every time I've heard a top retail chain executive talk about how frontline employees are the reasons for a given company's success. This talking point has been echoed repeatedly over the decades during which C-suite compensation has jumped exponentially and associate-level wages have not. This backdrop is what makes last week's report that Lord Wolfson, CEO of Next, the U.K.'s biggest department store chain, shared his $3.6 million bonus with full and part-time employees all the more remarkable.

San Antonio, Texas -- A survey by open-cloud company Rackspace Hosting of 1,300 U.S. and U.K. companies revealed that retail in both countries has benefited from cloud computing via IT cost reductions, increased profits, improved disaster recovery and...

Samsung is making an aggressive sales push in the U.S. market by expanding into thousands of third-party retail outlets where dedicated staff will sell and provide advice on the company's smartphones, tablets and entertainment products. Samsung has...

RadioShack CEO Joe Magnacca told analysts this week that the company would enhance its focus on the Radio Shack brand, in part by streamlining its other private brands.

According to reports, Williams-Sonoma has temporarily pulled pressure cookers off its Boston-area store shelves in the wake of last week’s bombings at the Boston Marathon. "It's a temporary thing, out of respect," one manager told the press. The...

Hundreds of fast-food and retail workers walked off their jobs Wednesday morning to protest in Chicago's Loop and call for higher wages. Workers from McDonalds, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Macys, Sears and Victorias Secret gathered at Union Station and...

/PRNewswire/ -- Record Q1 revenue of $105.1 million, a 19% increase over prior year quarter Record Q1 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.54, a 26% increase over prior year quarter Record Q1 free cash flow of $51.8 million and EBITDA of $64.6 million Raising 2013...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America, today announced that Michael Scarpa, Chief Financial Officer, has also been appointed Chief Operating...