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Champs Sports Reveals Keys to Visual Analytics
March 12, 2013

Dennis Vandel, VP of operations and administration for Champs Sports will share his journey through evolving technology and how it can lead to performance improvements at RTC 2013. The event will take place April 10-12 at the Omni Championsgate in...

Foot Locker Increases CapEx by $60M, Ups IT Spending
March 12, 2013

Foot Locker ended Q4 2012 with a 7.9 percent increase in comparable store sales. The retailer will increase its CapEx spending for 2013 by $60 million with significant increases in IT spending, improvements to the in-store experience and the expansion of its...

eBay Opens Door into Russia with PayPal License
March 12, 2013

Online payment giant PayPal has won the blessing of regulators in Russia to operate as a non-credit banking institution, paving the way for the firm to open a domestic payments business in the fast-growing market. PayPal parent eBay described a more...

Oops: Century 21 is Outed for Mislabeling Fur Products
March 12, 2013

The Humane Society of the United States led an investigation intoCentury 21's e-commerce site and inside two New York City locations, and found that the retailer sells several animal fur garments in violation of state and federal fur labeling laws. The HSUS press release explains

Dick's Sporting Goods to Debut New Format
March 12, 2013

Pittsburgh-based Dickโ€™s Sporting Goods Inc. will debut a new retail concept under the Field & Stream banner in 2013. In addition to two planned Field & Stream stores, the company plans to open 40 Dickโ€™s Sporting Goods stores, one Golf Galaxy store and two...

Amazon Preparing Bid for Barnes & Noble?
March 12, 2013

There's been a lot of buzz about who will make a bid for Barnes & Noble, with the current rumors including Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Both companies had kicked the tires in the past, and so it seems reasonable to expect they'd look again. But the real player in the space โ€” and in some ways the most strategic buyer โ€” would be Amazon.com, for a number of reasons that reflect the changing business of brick-and-mortar retail and Amazon's evolution.

Yankee Candle's Owners Explore Sale
March 11, 2013

The company, which was acquired by Chicago-based buyout firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $1.6 billion in 2006, is working with Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on a sale process that's still in the early stages, the people said. The people asked not to be named because the process isn't public. Representatives of Barclays and Bank of America declined to comment. Madison Dearborn didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Google Shopping Adds B2B Suppliers, Competes With Amazon Supply
March 11, 2013

Subscribe to Search Marketing Daily Tags paid search, product listing ad, retail, search Google has rolled out a beta version of a Google Shopping site for electrical and electronics products, clearly indicating that the search giant plans to build...

Sales results mixed for Dickโ€™s Q4
March 11, 2013

Dickโ€™s Sporting Goods fell three cents short of analystsโ€™ profit forecast in the fourth quarter thanks to a 1.2% same store sales increase partially caused by unseasonably warm weather and soft sales of big ticket items. Sales for the 14 week period...

charming charlie Announces New Leadership Appointment
March 11, 2013

/PRNewswire/ -- High-growth specialty retailer charming charlie announced that Tom Fitzgerald has joined the company as EVP, CAO and CFO. A highly-accomplished retail executive, Fitzgerald brings relevant experience and a stellar track record to charming...