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Naperville, Ill. -- OfficeMax Inc. announced that its U.S. contract business will now go to market as OfficeMax Workplace. The company said the new name reflects its commitment to developing strategic relationships with a wide array of customers...

A few days ago, when Sandy was just a silly-sounding Frankenstorm, the marketing appeal was undeniable. Graphic Image staged a "Franken Storm Franken Sale" that invited customers to take 15 percent off the leather diaries, notebooks and everything else on its website, and sports retailer Owner Operator had its own FRANKENSTORM discount. Urban Outfitters blasted out its offer in an email that declared: "This Storm Blows But Free Shipping on All Orders Doesn't." Even Singer22, a trendy Long Island clothing retailer in the path of the storm, hawked its hurricane sale with the slogan: "Every cloud has a silver lining."

Former OfficeMax executive Ryan Vero has been named SVP and president of grocery, drug and pharmacy at Sears Holdings. Vero spent 17 years with OfficeMax and last served as the company’s EVP and chief merchandising and marketing officer. In his new role...

In a bid to capture the first rush of holiday shoppers, Amazon.com has opened an online store for Black Friday offers 22 days before the national shopping event will take place. Many online retailers won't post their offers until Cyber Monday, which takes place the Monday following Thanksgiving. But many will go ahead and post their offers on Black Friday to compete with brick-and-mortar retailers, several of whom opened their stores to shoppers at midnight on Black Friday last year in an effort to beat out the competition.

LOS ANGELES — Guess? Inc. announced tht its COO, J. Michael Prince; and SVP and CFO, Dennis Secor. Both are leaving to pursue other interests. Prince will remain with the company until Nov. 26 and Secor will remain with the company until Dec. 7. Paul...

Brisbane, Calif. -- Bebe stores reported Friday a net loss of $2.6 million for the quarter ended Sept. 29, compared with net income of $2.4 million for the year-ago period. Sales slipped 7.3% to $117.1 million from $126.3 million, and same-store sales...

SAN FRANCISCO — Williams-Sonoma will open its first store in Quebec, Canada, on Nov. 3. Located at Carrefour Laval in Laval, Quebec, the new store marks Williams-Sonoma’s eighth location in Canada, and will be the first to showcase a brand new store...

Walmart will dramatically increase the availability of self-checkout in its stores, with plans to add 10,000 NCR devices in 1,200 locations in 2

The National Retail Federation (NRF) and more than a dozen of the nation's most prominent retailers yesterday asked a judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit, saying it wouldn't bring credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard under control and doesn't give retailers who oppose it an adequate mechanism to opt out.

Many startups are able to work remotely with just a laptop and working internet connection — though good luck finding one right now. For online retailers focused on pushing products out into the real world, "just ship it" is taking on a whole new meaning. Between extensive power outages and three days without a functional subway, the disruption is likely to last through the week.