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Deerfield, Ill. -- Walgreens on Tuesday received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award, the organization's highest recognition for demonstrated leadership in supply chain goods movement. The award — recognizing...

ROCKFORD, Mich., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW) announced that today it will complete the previously announced acquisition of Collective Brands' Performance + Lifestyle Group ("PLG"), which consists of the Sperry Top-Sider®,...

The team at eTail Boston 2012 set up a survey of more than 100 top retailers to find out what they planned to spend their marketing dollars on in the next three months, six months and 12 months. This graphic sums up their responses, and you can see an even more in-depth version of the data by downloading the full benchmarking report. 

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Kmart and Sears are gearing up for the holiday shopping season with the elimination of layaway service fees, a new layaway home delivery service and an enhanced in-store mobile experience. Sears stores throughout the country are...

Ross Stores, Inc, an operator of off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores, has reported that comparable store sales for September 2012 increased 5%, compared to a 5% increase for September 2011. Sales for the five weeks ended September 29, 2012...

A horse is a horse, of course, of course … unless it's a model for American Apparel, in which case it's half a horse. Our friends at Photoshop Disasters spotted this equine error on American Apparel's website. The image, ostensibly advertising the retailer's line of lace apparel, features a blonde girl cradling a horse's head that seems to be leading to nowhere. (Ugh, you're going to have to return that horse back to the horse store now.)

it will spend over $1 billion to buy its Seattle corporate headquarters. The Internet retailer plans to buy a complex of 11 buildings in the trendy South Lake Union area, comprising 1.8 million square feet of office space, for $1.16 billion from Microsoft...

Tracy Reese is a crazy busy designer these days: She's put out yet another collection for Anthropologie's Made in Kind capsule, just finished the Target/Neiman Marcus holiday collab-o-pocalypse and she's fielding a massive spike in sales since Michelle Obama donned her colorful fit-and-flare frock for the Democratic National Convention. So what has she learned from the whole whirlwind adventure? That e-commerce holds the secret to everything. Sort of. Reese explains it better after the jump.

Billabong International Ltd announced the appointment of Dr. Ian Pollard as a director and Chairman Elect of its Board. Dr. Pollard will join the Board as Chairman Elect and interim Chair of the Audit Committee effective on October 24, 2012 following the...

Photo: Richard Booth It’s been 10 years since Crocs, creator of the now world-renowned slip-on clog, stepped onto the fashion stage and took a bite of the multibillion-dollar footwear market. Since then, the Niwot, Colo.-based manufacturer has sold more...