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Amazon.com Founder Jeff Bezos took home the National Retail Federation's prestigious Gold Medal Award yesterday, marking the first time an online retailer has received the award. Amazon has probably been the single most disruptive force in retail in the past years, and is therefore not exactly beloved by the traditional brick-and-mortar industry. So as NRF's membership base is comprised mainly of brick-and-mortar retailers, acknowledgement from the organization is a bit of a big deal for e-commerce.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U.S. with 1.4 million workers here, said Tuesday that it's rolling out a three-part plan to help jump-start the sluggish U.S. economy. The plan includes hiring more than 100,000 veterans in the next five years, spending $50 billion to buy more American-made merchandise in the next 10 years and helping its part-time workers move into full-time positions.

RadioShack will end its partnership with Target, effective April 8. Through the partnership, RadioShack helped operate Target Mobile in 1,500 Target stores, with access to manage the retailer's post-paid mobility business. RadioShack, however, didn't manage the prepaid mobility business or the wider range of accessories offered in Target stores. Since October 2012, the retailer had been renegotiating the terms of the relationship with Target to establish an agreement that would be profitable to both companies.

The rapid growth and ubiquity of smartphones has led many to conclude that a significant portion of Internet activity, including shopping, will migrate to these mobile devices. To help eBusiness professionals in retail get a better sense of the real size...

New York -- Walmart will open a mini-store on the campus of Georgia Tech, according to a report by the Atlanta-Constitution. The 2,500-sq.-ft. convenience-store styled location, expected to open this spring, will be the retailer’s smallest unit in the...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples has promoted SVP of business services John Burke to SVP, chief culture officer, a newly created role. Burke will be charged with leading global efforts focused on building Staples’ culture and for driving improved associate...

WAYNE, N.J., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Toys"R"Us Children's Fund today announced it has made a $1 million donation to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, created by New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie and First Lady Mary Pat Christie to...

HSN announced a complete relaunch of the company's digital channels, elevating the customer experience by making the retailer's platforms faster, more efficient and even more social. The relaunch is part of a comprehensive, multiplatform digital redesign that's been in development for more than a year. It enhances the customer experience, not just on the top 10 most trafficked e-commerce site HSN.com, but across all mobile devices, including tablets, android and Windows 8.

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), December retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.8 percent seasonally adjusted from November, and 2.1 percent unadjusted year-over-year. Total holiday retail sales increased 3 percent, below NRF's projected forecast of 4.1 percent, to $579.8 billion. Additionally, nonstore holiday sales grew 11.1 percent. In October, Shop.org forecasted a 12 percent growth in online sales in November and December.

Home Depot and Dollar General are among a total of 23 national brand name retailers who now accept PayPal as payment in their physical stores. PayPal announced plans of signing up at a total of 20 large national retailers by the close of 2012. They...