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Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc announced that Founder, Maxine Clark, has announced her plan to retire as Chief Executive Bear (CEB). Ms. Clark, will continue in her current position until a successor has been named and a successful transition has occurred. She...

New York -- Apple Inc. has been granted a trademark from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its store design. The trademark covers the furniture and fixtures, floors, lighting and shelves found in Apple stores, along with the “Genius Bar.” In...

CoffeeTable, a catalog shopping app for the iPad, iPad Mini, and iPhone, unveiled the latest Couch Commerce Index (CCI), a free quarterly report by the company that tracks consumer engagement with retailers on tablets. With mobile commerce playing a big role in the holiday shopping season, and a surge of new tablet users during this period, the CCI increased more than 11 percent in the last quarter. Research firm Flurry Analytics found activations for tablets and smartphones on Christmas Day skyrocketed to more than...

SHARE: Email Print LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Patagonia Inc. is the first to sign on and buy wool from Argentine ranchers in the southern region to provide a market incentive and encourage widespread adoption of sustainable grazing practices. The company...

Indianapolis -- Lids Sports Group and the National Football League announced Thursday that Lids will manage multiple retail locations in New Orleans, in addition to operating the principal NFL Shop at Super Bowl Presented by Visa. The temporary stores...

Cranston, R.I.–based fine jewelry chain Ross-Simons is rebranding itself to reflect an upscale shift in its merchandising. Ten of its 14 stores, which dot shopping centers from Massachusetts to North Carolina, will be rechristened Sidney Thomas Jewelers...

Jyrki Tervonen, CFO of H&M, tells CNBC the company continues expanding in 2

London -- John Lewis department stores said Thursday it has appointed Mark Lewis as online director for the chain, effective March 4. Lewis was previously CEO of Collect+, and also spent six years at eBay in roles including U.K. managing director and...

Brentwood, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Co. reported that net income for the quarter was $79.5 million, compared with net income of $70.5 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Net sales for the fourth quarter increased to $1.29 billion, or 3.7%...

PayPal sent a letter to eBay sellers on Wednesday in the wake of a glitch that hit the site Sunday and Monday. The glitch caused buyers to believe their payments were not going through, causing some of them to submit payments multiple times. A PayPal...