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Green Bay, Wis. -- Shopko announced it has completed the conversion of 163 Pamida stores making it one of the largest U.S. retailers focused on serving smaller and rural communities. It was a year ago that Shopko and Pamida first announced their intent to...

Facebook did not get much attention last October when it officially launched "mobile app install ads," in part because the company unveiled about a dozen new ad products in 2012 and, from the users' point of view, many of them kinda looked the same. But several of Facebook's big advertising clients who have used the ads in the fourth quarter indicated that the ads can be used to develop e-commerce on Facebook, turning the social network into a mobile shopping and sales device.

Abercrombie & Fitch wants to turn the building that once housed the Beatles’ Apple Records into one of its namesake children’s stores, Bloomberg News reported. The building is where the famed singing group performed together for the last...

eBay buyers reported yesterday that when they attempted to pay sellers for their eBay purchases, PayPal charged their accounts multiple times. The glitch also affected the PayPal IPN (Instant Payment Notifications) on merchants' own websites. The glitch...

Apple has been granted a trademark by the U.S. government for the design and layout of its retail stores, according to a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company had applied for the trademark back in 2010, but it was rejected twice before finally being approved now, according to ifoAppleStore. The trademark covers the glass storefront, furniture arrangement, shelving, Genius Bar and more. 

Using measurements of employee satisfaction, treatment of customers and commitment to sustainability, the 2012 Good Company Index is the source of the Best Retailers to Work For list. See where Nordstrom, Whole Foods, Amazon and Costco ranked among the...

Washington -- Despite some groups’ claims, the National Retail Federation said that few, if any, merchants are expected to surcharge customers for using a credit card as theoretically allowed under a controversial proposed lawsuit settlement with Visa and...

By now it's well known that Hispanic consumers overindex for most digital behaviors. An August 2012 study from Acosta Sales & Marketing found that Hispanic consumers, in particular, were more likely than the average shopper to use a smartphone, as well as text, stream music and video, and use mobile apps. But what truly sets Hispanics apart, studies suggest, is their mobile internet shopping habits.

Eight of the 14 retailers followed by Chicago-based research firm Market Track exclusively for PLBuyer’s eReport showed fewer private label promotions last week than a year ago.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com reported that net sales increased 22% to $21.27 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $17.43 billion in fourth quarter 2011. Net income decreased 45% to $97 million in the fourth quarter, or 21 cents per diluted share,...