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You think deciding what to wear is hard? About a third of online shoppers don't know which brands are available and where to shop for clothes online. When we took a closer look at their online behavior and search habits, we uncovered a

Minneapolis -- A Friday report by Bloomberg said that coffee purveyor Caribou Coffee has lost interest in opening shops inside J.C. Penney Co. stores. The revelation comes just six months after Penney CEO Ron Johnson announced Caribou Coffee as a...

There were so many interesting discussions to share from the recent Stream unconference, but the one that inspired me most was on the future of retail. Around 50 retailers and those passionate about the industry came together on the Phuket Club Med lawn to reflect for an hour on the enormous change our industry has experienced in the last 10 years, and how that rate of change will probably be very minor compared with the 10 years ahead of us. How can we as retailers prepare for and take advantage of this change?

Lynwood, Wash. -- Zumiez Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth quarter net income rose 22.1% to $22.9 million on improved sales. Revenue for the quarter, ended Feb.2, (14 weeks) increased to $224.4 million from $183.9 million in the year-ago period (13...

Target is buying Chefs Catalog and Cooking.com, which owns and operates online stores for the Food Network, Rachael Ray and Calphalon, for an undisclosed amount. Chefs Catalog, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a direct-to-consumer cookware retailer that sells bakeware, cutlery, kitchen tools and cooking utensils. Cooking.com, based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., is an e-commerce company that operates online stores. The two transactions are separate and are both expected to close within 30 days.

St. Louis -- Brown Shoe Co. reported Friday that net income of the fourth quarter was $4 million, compared with a loss of $8.2 million in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $640.2 million from $628.9 million. For full year 2012, profit edged up to...

New York -- Aeropostale Inc. reported an unexpected loss for its fourth quarter, hurt by declining same-store sales and store asset impairment charges. The teen apparel chain also forecast a loss for the current quarter, citing markdowns and a weak...

Canton, Mass. -- Destination XL Group reported Friday that net income for the quarter ended Feb. 2 dropped to $4.2 million from $33.5 million in the year-ago period, as the company continued its transition from Casual Male to Destination XL....

Style Coalition revealed the Fashion 2.0 Award winners, those who, in the voting public's eye, are owning the online branding game. Barneys' creative director and man about town, Simon Doonan, was the keynote speaker, and a new categorie, "Best Pinterest," was announced. See who won that, as well as "Best Online Video," "Best Facebook," and "Best Twitter" after the jump.

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. plans to open 14 new clinics during the next few months, according to the Chicago Tribune. Three of the new clinics will be located in the Chicago-area stores in Willlowbrook, South Elgin and on Peterson Avenue. Construction...