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Kellwoodโ€™s Baby Phat for sale according to lawsuit
March 29, 2013

be a company in transition. The apparel designer and manufacturer may be putting one of its signature brands โ€” Baby Phat โ€” on the auction block. At the same time, another Kellwood brand โ€” Vince โ€” may be headed for a public stock offering. According to a...

CVS Caremark chiefโ€™s compensation leapt 44% last year
March 29, 2013

New York -- An SEC filing on Friday revealed that the total compensation for CVS Caremark Corp. CEO Larry Merlo jumped 44% last year to $20.3 million. Merloโ€™s base salary rose slightly but the major increases came from stock and option awards and...

Study: 45% of retailers have no online fraud prevention
March 29, 2013

San Jose, Calif. -- Forty percent of retailers have no online fraud prevention in place, despite the fact that 85% consider online fraud prevention a high priority, according to a survey by ThreatMetrix, a provider of integrated cybercrime prevention...

Google Tests Same-Day Delivery
March 29, 2013

Google is wading deeper into the growing pool of online shopping competitors, testing out its ability to provide customers with same-day delivery. This week the company launched a small pilot program in the Bay Area called Google Shopping Express. The service allows online shoppers to order from name-brand stores like Target and Toys"R"Us and have those goods delivered the same day. The service, for now, is free to consumers. Google will make money by taking a commission from the retailer.

Consumers unaware of new top-level domains - Online Retailing
March 29, 2013

Despite the recent brouhaha about new proposed web domain names, UK and US customers seem to be oblivious to the concept of seeing their favourite brands  get domains of their own. Afilias Limited , a global provider of domain registry services, today...

Williams-Sonoma Home Relaunches Catalog
March 29, 2013

Home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Home has brought back its signature catalog for spring. The catalog, which ships April 2, will showcase a new look for the brand, part of the Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) portfolio. Inspired by distinctive...

Ebay bullish about business future
March 28, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif. โ€” Ebay is projecting its revenue will grow by 50% over the next three years as it develops successful strategies to maintain itself as a commerce leader. In a company-held meeting for the financial community, Ebay said it intends to...

Shopper turned delivery person? Walmart considers crowd-sourcing
March 28, 2013

Tags: Customer Service, Multichannel Retailing, Online Retailing Walmart may soon be crowd-sourcing shoppers for delivery services. According to an article on nbcnews.com, Walmart shoppers could tell the retailer where they live and sign up to drop off...

Signet Jewelers to open 65 to 75 U.S. stores
March 28, 2013

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Signet Jewelers Ltd. reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, helped by sales gains at its biggest division, Kay Jewelers. The company, which raised its quarterly dividend by 25%, said it anticipates opening 65 to 75 new...

Ikea Commits to Better Cotton Initiative for All Products by 2015
March 28, 2013

SHARE: Email Print LinkedIn Facebook Twitter The Ikea Group of Sweden has commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA) and reinforced its goal to use only cotton produced entirely in line with the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in all IKEA products by...