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Retailers, brands, donate for Sandy relief - Stores
November 2, 2012

Superstorm Sandy has left behind a trail of destruction, but many agencies have stepped in to help those in need and are donating copiously for relief. Businesses had contributed more than $32 million to the cause as of late Thursday, according to a...

Sears Holdings taps OfficeMax exec to lead grocery, drug unit
November 2, 2012

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday it has named Ryan Vero senior VP and president, Grocery, Drug and Pharmacy. Vero most recently served as the executive VP and chief merchandising/marketing officer for OfficeMax. He spend 17...

Wal-Mart's Tony Rogers: 100% of Growth is Multicultural
November 2, 2012

Wal-Mart plans to double its multicultural ad spending as part of a sweeping initiative to move the company from a silo-like approach to making sure everyone takes responsibility for multicultural marketing. "One hundred percent of the growth [in sales] is going to come from multicultural customers," Tony Rogers, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of brand marketing and advertising, told the audience at the ANA's Multicultural Marketing and Diversity conference on Tuesday in Miami.

Macyรขs, Inc. Same-Store Sales Up 4.1% in October
November 1, 2012

Macyโ€™s, Inc. Same-Store Sales Up 4.1% in October Company raises same-store sales guidance for second half of 2012 CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2012-- Macyโ€™s, Inc. (NYSE: M) today reported total sales of $1.908 billion for the four weeks ended...

U.S. Retail October Sales Up in Month Mostly Free of Sandy Hit
November 1, 2012

U.S. retail sales rose in October, as retailers closed their books on the month before the brunt of Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast. Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) posted a 5% rise in U.S. same-store sales minus gasoline, compared with the 5.6% increase...

Online Orders Delayed by Warehouse Power Outages From Hurricane Sandy
November 1, 2012

From Fab.com to Amazon.com to eBay, e-commerce retailers scrambled on Tuesday to get goods to buyers on time after Hurricane Sandy tore a swathe of destruction across the U.S. northeast. The storm, which severed power to warehouses and offices, ripped up rails and roads, and shuttered airports, challenged the notion that internet retailers might benefit from problems at store chains exposed to the elements. Fab.com, a fast-growing design e-commerce startup based in New York City, handled unusually strong volumes on Monday as people hunkered down at home. Then the problems began.

J.Crew Uses Photoshop to Carve Out Model's Thighs
November 1, 2012

We're pretty used to fashion brands retouching photos to contort modelsโ€™ bodies. But while slimming down legs, removing ribs and even doling out lopsided boob jobs are certainly jarring, we couldn't help but feel completely stunned upon seeing J.Crew's recent Photoshop fail โ€” it completely obliterated a model's thighs. Is nothing sacred?

Dover Saddlery Continues Retail Channel Expansion
November 1, 2012

LITTLETON, MA, Nov 01 (Marketwire) -- Dover Saddlery Retail, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dover Saddlery (NASDAQ: DOVR), continues its successful retail channel expansion with store openings in two new states -- Minnesota and North Carolina. ...