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Bluefly appoints new CFO
November 29, 2012

NEW YORK — James Gallagher was named CFO at Bluefly, an online retailer of designer brands founded in 1998 in the heart of New York’s fashion district. Gallagher comes to Bluefly with more than 33 years of financial, strategic and operations experience...

Ross Stores Reports November Same Store Sales Gain Of 2%
November 29, 2012

PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported that sales increased 6% to $813 million for the four weeks ended November 24, 2012, up from $765 million in sales for the four weeks ended November 26, 2011....

ALCO Stores reports favorable quarterly results
November 29, 2012

ABILENE, Kan. — Broad-line retailer ALCO Stores asserted that it is off to a favorable start this holiday season, after reporting a 2.7% in sales from continuing operations for the quarterly period ending November 25. ALCO reported a profit for the...

Guess Inc. profit plummets 44.7% in Q3
November 29, 2012

Los Angeles -- Guess Inc. reported Wednesday a profit of $36.6 million for the third quarter, down 44.7% from net earnings of $66.3 million in the same period last year. Revenue fell 2.2% to $628.8 million, from $642.8 million in the prior-year quarter,...

The TJX Companies, Inc. Reports Above-Plan November 2012 Comp Sales
November 29, 2012

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2012-- The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) today reported November 2012 sales results. Sales for the four-week period ended November 24, 2012, were $2.2 billion, up 7% over the $2.0 billion achieved during the...

Amazon Appstore Continues Global Expansion, Now Available in Japan
November 28, 2012

Amazon’s Japanese Appstore is the latest in a series of additions that make Amazon the most complete end-to-end platform for developers looking to build, market and monetize their apps and games SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2012-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) –...

Black Friday Campaigns Storm the Viral Chart
November 28, 2012

Last Friday, a record number of shoppers hit retail stores. And even though most consumers were well aware of the Black Friday sales ahead of time, brands made sure that they put their advertising muscle behind the promotions to make sure that shoppers were running through the door early Friday morning. On the chart this week, we see evidence of that, with three Black Friday campaigns making the top 10.

Cyber Monday Online Retail Traffic Up 11% — Experian
November 28, 2012

The top 500 U.S. Internet retail sites received 208.6 million total visits on Cyber Monday according to research firm Experian. That's a jump of 11% over last year's online shopping total. The five most visited sites on Cyber Monday this...

PRC approves postage increases
November 28, 2012

WASHINGTON—The Postal Regulatory Commission on Nov. 16 gave approval to proposed new postage prices to go into effect Jan. 27, 2013, including a 1 cent increase on the First-Class stamp to 46 cents. Proposed new Periodicals rates averaging 2.9 percent for...