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Source: Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. Details By Joe Holley, Vice President New Business Development, Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc Click here for the first part of this series. The importance of connecting channels and crafting digital...

Birmingham, Ala. -- Hibbett Sports reported that net income for its fiscal fourth quarter increased a better-than-expected 22.3% to $19.4 million, compared with $15.8 million for the same period last year. Net sales for the fourth quarter increased 14%...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Home decor retailer Kirkland's announced that Robert Alderson, the company’s long-time president and CEO, has advised the board of directors of his intention to retire from the company at the end of fiscal 2013, or approximately Feb. 1,...

Attempts to re-position J.C. Penney as a hip new kind of retail destination have yet to pay off, but some think there's another way the company can shore up its financial position: make some money off its impressive portfolio of commercial property. In a note today, analysts at BTIG argue the retailer's owned and leased property is "an asset which we believe can be accessed to the benefit of equity investors."

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) aims to reverse its “huge miss” with core customers last year by expanding private-label lines such as St. John’s Bay and reviving promotions, said Chief Financial Officer Ken Hannah. “We’ve done a number of things inside the...

PHILADELPHIA — The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack has announced that Robert Rosenblatt and Andrea Weiss have joined its board of directors. With these appointments, Pep Boys has increased the current size of its board from seven to nine directors....

Minneapolis -- Christopher & Banks Corp. narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the company received a boost from an extra week of sales and cut costs. The retailer posted a loss of $4.1 million for the 14 weeks through Feb. 2, compared with a loss...

Retail sales beat estimates in February as consumers quickly adapted and adjusted their spending in response to an increase in payroll taxes and higher gasoline prices. According to the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, February retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.7 percent seasonally adjusted from January and increased 0.5 percent unadjusted year-over-year.

Google's ramping up mobile monetization today with a new sponsored search result ad type, a product listing ad. It also reduces the mobile search presence of the showroomer's biggest ally: Amazon.com. Already available on desktop, the new ad type will now be available globally on mobile, Google says. Similar to desktop Google shopping ads, the ad appears when people search for a shopping-related term like 'washing machine' or 'Tassim0.' People who see the ad can

Merchants that gather product, supplier, and customer data can move toward a unified, multichannel retail experience thus decreasing shopping cart abandonment and improving margins.