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Cincinnati-based Macy's Inc. announced that it will open Finish Line-branded athletic footwear shops in more than 450 of its stores and online at www.macys.com. The rollout process for the 450-plus locations, which will be operated by Finish Line as...

As consumers become more familiar and comfortable shopping online, and websites become easier to navigate, time spent on websites is decreasing. Between 2008 and 2012, the average amount of time spent per website visit decreased by 27 seconds from 3 minutes and 16 seconds to 2 minutes and 49 seconds.

Rolling out today in the U.S., Facebook Gifts will be integrated with birthday reminders so that users will see notifications urging them to give gifts to people with upcoming birthdays, and users will also be able to send gifts from their friends' timeline pages. It works by first letting the buyers browse through the selection of gifts. Once they've made a selection, the recipients get an alert and provide a shipping address. Then the buyer enters credit card information to make the payment.

Stockholm, Sweden -- Swedish fast-fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday that net income for the quarter ended Aug. 31 edged up less than 1% to $550 million, missing analysts’ expectations of $618 million in profit. Sales rose 10% in local...

_ REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sept. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 27, 2012, Bidz.com, Inc. , a leading online retailer of jewelry, was acquired by Glendon Group, Inc. ("Glendon Group") through a merger of Bidz.com into a subsidiary of Glendon Group...

Seattle -- Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile said Thursday it has launched two new websites that cater to French- and Spanish-speaking shoppers. The sites also take purchases in the preferred currencies. “Constantly improving our service and shopping...

H&M, the Swedish retail group behind the high street chain of the same name, COS, Monki and denim label Cheap Monday has today set a launch date for its new venture: & Other Stories. Selected European countries and an e-commerce site will welcome the brand during spring next year. Unlike H&M's more polished sister store COS, which offers womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, & Other Stories is set to be a women-only affair.

New York -- Uniqlo on Friday will open its largest mall store in the world, in Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, N.J. The two-level, 43,000-sq.-ft. store will serve as the prototype for the Japanese retailer¹s U.S. mall expansion. The new Uniqlo...

Suffern, N.Y. -- Ascena Retail Group Inc. said Thursday it is planning a $34 million expansion that will add new equipment, systems and about 40,000 sq. ft. of space to its Greencastle, Ind., distribution facility. The apparel retailer said that the...

New York -- British fashion retailer Katherine Hooker said she will debut her latest collection of coats and jackets this October with the opening of a U.S. pop-up shop in New York City beginning Oct. 5. The Soho shop is located at 436 West Broadway and...