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Amazon Raises Fees in Media Categories
February 20, 2013

Amazon.com is raising fees for certain media categories in April, sellers learned on Tuesday, and it is also raising credits for shipping. The Variable Closing fee for Music, Video, and DVD products will increase from $0.80 to $1.35 - the same cost as...

Amazon Launches Collectibles Store
February 19, 2013

Amazon.com has launched the Entertainment Collectibles Store, which offers more than 350,000 unique and rare collectibles, including memorabilia from Academy Award- and Grammy-winning artists and honorees. Amazon shoppers can browse collectibles by item type, entertainment type, autographed, price and year to find everything from classic photographs and original manuscripts to signed artist contracts and autographed movie posters.

Prada Sales Climb 29% on Europeโ€™s Higher Luxury Demand
February 19, 2013

Prada SpA, the Italian maker of $2,200 cobalt blue totes, reported a 29 percent increase in full-year sales, led by demand in Europe and Asia. Revenue climbed to 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in the 12 months through January, the Milan-based company...

Best Buy to make holiday price-matching permanent year round
February 19, 2013

New York -- Best Buy Co. is making its holiday price-matching guarantee a year-round program. Taking aim against the increasingly popular practice of โ€œshowrooming,โ€ the consumer electronics chain will match online prices starting March 3. Best Buyโ€™s...

Topshop Will Cautiously Go Where Zara, Uniqlo Won't: US Malls
February 19, 2013

Zara has made it clear that it's not headed to Middle America, USA, anytime soon. "The United States is a graveyard of European retailers," the company said recently. "Everyone who has gone there has struggled." Uniqlo reiterated that sentiment, saying the Japanese company is more likely to open a second shop in San Francisco before heading to Los Angeles, and definitely before heading to Chicago. But now Topshop will cautiously go where other fast-fashion chains across either pond won't.

Office Depot and OfficeMax Finally in Merger Talks
February 19, 2013

Rumors came out over the weekend that Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax finally are considering a long-awaited and long-speculated merger. This will not be an easy merger, but it is one that will make the office supplies...

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Aims To Set Up Shop In India-Reuters
February 19, 2013

Reuters reported that H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB will apply to open stores in India, as it seeks to expand into faster-growing markets. The Indian government has been pushing through reforms to allow foreign retailers into the country to help stimulate the...