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Columbus, Ohio -- Lane Bryant said Wednesday it has unveiled enhancements to its online shopping experience with the shopping tool ‘Just For You.’ In addition, the brand has enhanced its mobile browsing capabilities to create a seamless shopping...

Washington, D.C. -- A report released Wednesday by Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, found that retailers are in tune with the last-minute shipping intentions of the average consumer. According to Shop.org’s 2012 eHoliday Study...

Avon Products Inc., the world’s largest door-to-door cosmetics seller, will cut about 1,500 jobs globally and exit South Korea and Vietnam as part of a plan to save $400 million by the end of 2015. The steps will result in pretax costs of about $80 million to $90 million, with $50 million to $60 million recorded in the fourth quarter, the company said yesterday. Chief Executive Officer Sheri McCoy, who took over in April, announced the cost-cutting goal last month and said she would lower the company's dividend as it works to recover from three years of declining profit.

Best Buy has eliminated the email contact form on its customer service page, saying it's instead pouring more resources into live chat. The option to email the company from the customer service page was pulled last week. The company told Happy Customer that email is "unable to offer the same level of in-the-moment assistance." The decision was also influenced by customer feedback, as 20 percent of respondents to a survey of Best Buy's online shoppers said they prefer live chat.

Move is the latest is a series of state tax agreements Starting next November, online retailer Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will collect sales tax from residents of Massachusetts. The move is the latest in an ongoing struggle between Amazon, brick-and-mortar...

Keep track of Wish Lists and gift ideas for everyone on your list SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2012-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced Friends & Family Gifting, a feature that allows customers to easily keep track of birthdays and...

India's government announced an inquiry into lobbying practices by Wal-Mart Stores on Wednesday after a report that the retailer had pressed U.S. lawmakers to help gain access to foreign markets. Wal-Mart disclosed in a report to the U.S. Senate it had paid $25 million over four years to lobby American lawmakers, in part to help gain access to overseas markets including India.

The total renovation tab, according to sources, could be as high as $70 million to $75 million figuring in vendor contributions. From: department-stores/news Comments . A- A A+ Sending... Send to a Friend Your Name (Cannot be empty)...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Department store retailer Stein Mart remains in non-compliance with NASDAQ listing requirements for failing to file its most recent quarterly report, but the company appears to be doing fine otherwise. The company opened seven news...

Home furnishings retailer Ballard Designs has launched Ballard+, an app that enables users to browse and shop the retailer's print catalog using image recognition technology. The free app, which features "tap-to-buy" shopping, product details and reviews, multiple image viewer, and social sharing, works with Ballard's December catalog. Shoppers hold their iPhone or iPad above the page of the catalog to activate the app and connect to the digital experience. A box encompasses each item on the page, wherein users tap for product information. A touch of the purchase button directs items in the shopping cart to ballarddesigns.com for checkout.