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Overstock.com, Rewards Network partner on dining loyalty program
January 10, 2013

Salt Lake City -- Overstock.com said Thursday it is launching the Club O Dining Rewards program in partnership with Rewards Network. The enhancement to the e-retailerโ€™s current loyalty program allows members to automatically receive reward dollars in...

Apple Should Hire 1 of These 8 People to Lead its Retail Operations
January 10, 2013

Apple has been pretty hush hush about its search for a new senior vice president of retail following the unexpected departure of retail boss John Browett. As John Paczkowski of AllThingsD reports, Apple can't afford to make another hiring mistake. So for the last several weeks, Paczkowski has been poking around to find ideal candidates. 

Report: Congressmen say Wal-Mart CEO was aware of Mexico bribery
January 10, 2013

New York -- According to multiple reports on Thursday, congressmen Henry Waxman (D-Rep., Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Rep. Md.) have said that Wal-Mart Stores CEO Mike Duke and other senior-level officials at the retailer were informed about allegations...

Wal-Mart Pressured to Name Suppliers After Deadly Factory Blaze
January 10, 2013

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is under increasing pressure from investors and labor-rights groups to name its garment suppliers after a fire in Bangladesh killed more than 100 people at a factory that made its clothes. Proponents say public disclosure of...

Walmart makes merchandising moves
January 10, 2013

More than a dozen executives in Walmartโ€™s merchandising organization will begin the new fiscal year with different responsibilities following a restructuring announced on Thursday. An internal announcement from Duncan Mac Naughton, Walmartโ€™s chief...

Target Price-Match Policy: Read the Fine Print
January 10, 2013

Target's holiday gift to you โ€” price-matching with major online retailers โ€” has been reactivated and extended indefinitely. Does that make Target the hands-down choice if you're determined to get the best deal? Not necessarily. Let's take a look at the new policy.

Holiday sales soft for some parts of Ascena
January 10, 2013

SUFFERN, N.Y. โ€” Ascena Retail Group reported a lower than expected 2% decline in same store sales at physical stores for the November and December holiday period, but managed a 30% increase in online sales. Combined comparable store and e-commerce sales...

Tablets, Smartphones Drive Mobile Commerce to Record Heights
January 10, 2013

Maybe 2012 was the year of mobile after all. U.S. retail m-commerce sales shot up 81 percent to nearly $25 billion last year, propelled by rapid adoption of tablets and smartphones as shopping devices, according to new estimates from eMarketer. Mobile devices accounted for 11 percent of total U.S. retail e-commerce sales in 2012, eMarketer estimates, and further growth is expected to push mobile sales to a 15 percent share of all U.S. retail e-commerce sales this year.