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Microsoft Opening Five More Retail Stores By Summer
February 5, 2013

Finding certain Windows devices at traditional retail outlets can be a bit of pain sometimes. Stores like Best Buy or Staples usually only carry one device without a lot of options. Microsoft rectified this problem by opening retail locations across the...

FTC issues new guidelines for mobile marketing
February 5, 2013

Finding the right balance between providing consumers targeted and offers while still respecting their privacy is ongoing battle for mobile marketers. Now, the The Federal Trade Commission, the nationโ€™s chief privacy agency, has issued a staff report...

Home Depot Makes Sense of Penny Phaseout
February 5, 2013

The Home Depot Canada has joined other Canadian retailers in complying with the government's planned phase out of the penny. However, the retailer noted that many Canadians were unaware of the phaseout, and wanted to ensure its customers that it's doing its best to inform them of the change. As of Feb. 4, the penny will no longer be in circulation. 

Lโ€™Oreal Paris to Begin Direct Sales in March
February 5, 2013

Coming in March, L'Oreal Paris will launch an online store where it will make its entire product line available for purchase. While most luxury cosmetic brands in France have widely been available online for some time, many mass market cosmetic brands have avoided setting up their own online shops so as to not upset their all-powerful mass retail clients.

Walgreens January same-store sales up 6.3%
February 5, 2013

Deerfield, Ill. โ€” Walgreens Tuesday morning reported January sales of $6.2 billion, an increase of 6.3% as compared to the same month in fiscal 2012. Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased by 13.6% in January and increased 11.6% on a...

Target loyalty program comes to Canada
February 5, 2013

TORONTO โ€” Canadian consumers eager to get their hands on a Target pleased to announce that applications for its REDcard products - the Target Debit Card and the Target RBCโ€ก MasterCard - are now available online at Target.ca/redcard. Guests planning to...

Lowest-Rated Retailers to Work For
February 5, 2013

Last week we identified the best retail companies to work for; this week we go to the other end of the spectrum, identifying those retailers with the lowest rankings in the 2012 Good Company Index, a group that includes Sears, RadioShack, CVS and...

Body Central Corp Names Brian P. Woolf As Chief Executive Officer
February 5, 2013

Body Central Corp announced that Brian P. Woolf has been hired as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and appointed to its Board of Directors. Both moves became effective on February 5, 2013. Tom Stoltz, Interim CEO, will continue in his role as Chief Operating...

Bebe Inks Footwear Deal With Aldo
February 5, 2013

Bebe is breaking back into the footwear business. The company, which previously held a licensing agreement with Titan Industries, inked a new global deal with Aldo Product Services, a division... content.isArchiveOnly = false...