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Groupon announced free shipping and free returns on Groupon Goods, as well as a new toy catalog and holiday catalog. "Groupon Goods has just come off a successful first year with over 4.3 million customers as of September 2012 and an annual run rate of nearly $1.5 billion in global billings and nearly $500 million in revenues shortly after its one-year anniversary in September," a spokesperson for the company told WebProNews.

Target Corp. is seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification for all of the stores it will open in Canada in 2013. Target Corp., LEED, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Canada, U.S. Green Building Council, LEED...

U.S. fashion label Michael Kors is kicking off its holiday marketing efforts through a continuous email campaign that offers recipients a click-to-purchase digital catalog or a printout shopping list to bring in-store. The holiday emails were sent to Michael Kors’ subscriber list last week. While one message linked to a magazine-style version of its holiday catalog, a subsequent email included a personalized note from the brand, a list of nearby stores and a printout gift list.

Victoria's Secret's runway show doesn't air until Dec. 4, but one image from the show won't make the final cut: Karlie Kloss draped in a feathered headdress and turquoise. The look struck a sour chord with the U.S.’ indigenous communities. That's hardly a surprise considering this kind of thing has been done before and it rarely goes well. Let's count the most recent ways: (1) Last year's Urban Outfitters Navajo Hipster panties controversy (2) Last month's Gap "Manifest Destiny" fiasco (3) Victoria's Secret's sexy little geisha kerfuffle from two months ago and (4) America's Top Model making Native American Mariah Watchman dress like Pocahontas for a photo shoot.

Staplesswung to a loss in the third quarter hurt by restructuring costs and lower sales.

Wal-Mart's Silicon Valley social and e-commerce innovation hub may have lost two high-profile leaders this summer, but it continues to crank out projects as it prepares full-scale rollout of a food subscription service and a broader application of its Shopycat gift recommendation engine. The @WalmartLabs unit is broadly launching Goodies Co., a $7-a-month box of gourmet, organic, ethnic and specialty snacks hand-selected by its own employees after a beta test with 3,000 users that started in June. Subscribers who are active enough in rating, reviewing and touting the products can get Goodies boxes for free.

WASHINGTON - US retail sales fell in October after Americans spent less on a broad range of goods. Superstorm Sandy may have also slowed business at the end of the month. The Commerce Department says sales dropped 0.3 percent after three months of gains....

Sign Up for Real-Time email updates American Apparel Inc has lowered its full-year earnings outlook blaming business lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy, but insists its recovery plan is still on track.... Read Full Article Leave a Comment: You...

As the third screen after the PC and phone, the tablet is quickly gaining ground as a shopping device. Its use is very different from the smartphone, however. "Smartphones are used a lot for showrooming, comparing prices and pre-buying research, but their conversion rates are usually very low," says François Gaumond. "On the other end, not only is tablet traffic growing fast, but conversion rates on tablets are usually higher than on PCs — and much higher than on smartphones."

You need to enable Javascript to play media on Bloomberg.com Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has cheaper online prices for toys than Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT) and other major chains as parents begin shopping for the holidays, according to a...