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Earlier this year while at the National Retail Federation's conference in New York, I listened to Wal-Mart's U.S. President Bill Simon talk at length about how retail was still a great career for young people to embark on. He reflected on his own career path, and that he put himself through college on the $2 he earned an hour as a young man, implying that today's young retail worker should be able to do the same.

TOKYO — Tommy Bahama is entering the Japanese market with two new stores, one of which includes a restaurant and bar, a first for the company outside the U.S.

Retailers have not had problems blaming poor results on the weather in the past. Now, they have the opportunity to give the weather some credit for moving their business in a positive direction. According to an Adweek report, Ace Hardware and others have...

The North Face , the world's premier supplier of advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, has launched VIPeak , their new customer rewards loyalty program. VIPeak is an exclusive membership program designed for loyal members to earn redeemable...

Pittsburgh -- American Eagle Outfitters said Wednesday it has named Kitty Yung to the position of EVP/president of Asia Pacific, charged with supporting the chain’s global geographic and channel growth “while aligning with our strategic plan of fortifying...

You know those ads that follow you around on the Web that keep showing you the same ad for a website you visited last week? That's called retargeting in the online advertising world, and eBay is jumping on the retargeting bandwagon by helping advertisers...

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores reported a net sales increase of 17.7% to $2.89 billion for its second quarter. Net income per diluted share for the quarter increased 5.2% to $1.21. “Our continued market share gains reflect the successful...

Warrendale, Pa.-based rue21 Inc. has promoted Stacy B. Siegal, the company’s current vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, to the additional position of chief administrative officer. She will continue to report directly to Bob Fisch,...

A few short years ago, it was rare to see CEOs with double-digit, multimillion dollar salaries. With stocks up and jobs growing, some believe the economy is beginning to look up. While progress is slow, many retail CEOs are feeling the benefits. There were some surprising results in who made the Top 10 — and who didn't — so, who can truly say retail has been very good to them?

Wal-Mart plans to launch Print Plus, a mobile app that brings its print ads to life, an executive of the chain said during an educational session on day two of the Shopper Marketing Summit. The app, to be launched this year, allows shoppers to view content such as recipes and product information when they scan a Wal-Mart ad with their smartphones.