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Cincinnati -- Macy's is enhancing its presence in the Las Vegas market. The department store retailer has signed on as the first anchor tenant at the Shops at Summerlin, in west Las Vegas. Macy’s will build a two-level, 180,000-sq.-ft. store in the...

Have you seen the latest Costco commercial? No? That's because it doesn't exist. Costco runs on a business model that's fueled by word-of-mouth. Usually when people think of Costco they think of buying in bulk. But after a while, that becomes old news and customers need a new reason to talk. That's where wedding gowns, a $3,000 toilet, caskets and mortgages come in — it's all about the unexpected surprises while shopping that sparks conversation about the store.

When it comes to Pinterest, the million dollar (billion dollar?) question remains: How is the company going to make money? Fast Company's October issue has a great profile on the company and CEO Ben Silbermann that explores a couple different possibilites. Like The Fancy, Pinterest could try to make a commission off products purchased via the site or, like Polyvore, it could ramp up advertising.

Some retail partners of Apple received as few as 10 iPhone 5s on its launch day Friday, according to reports. Customers looking for a new Apple Inc. iPhone 5 found plenty of then at Apple Stores, but those who went to the company's retail partners...

I just came back from Shop.org's Annual Summit in Denver, where over 4,000 retailers and industry supporters came to learn more about what the industry was up to. While I was there I thought I would spend some time interviewing some of my retailer friends and bring their words to you.

Columbus, Ohio-based DSW Inc. has opened four new stores, located in New York, Wisconsin, Texas and New Jersey. The New York store is located in Sangertown Square Mall in New Hartford; the Wisconsin store is located in East Town Plaza in Madison; the...

ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced the appointment of Mark Vadon, 42, to the Company's board of directors. Vadon will be a member of the Audit and Finance Committees. His...

comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, released a study on U.S. smartphone shopping behavior based on data from its comScore Mobile Metrix 2.0 service. The study found that four in every five smartphone users — 85.9 million in total — accessed retail content on their device in July. Amazon.com sites led as the top retailer with an audience of 49.6 million visitors, while multichannel retailers including Apple (17.7 million visitors), Wal-Mart (16.3 million visitors), Target (10 million visitors) and Best Buy (7.2 million visitors) also attracted significant mobile audiences.

TOP STORY September 21st, 2012New look for a former Zellers store in Newmarket, OntarioLAVAL, Quebec ? Walmart has reopened a former Zellers location under its own banner here, less than a month after reopening another converted Zellers store in...

Sears has relaunched its Fulfilled by Sears (FBS) service that now includes multichannel fulfillment. The retailer, which joined Wal-Mart in opening its e-commerce website to third-party merchants in 2009, said it's adding new functionality to FBS every month. In its monthly newsletter to sellers, Sears said it was looking for merchants who wanted to utilize its expertise in transportation and logistics by using FBS. For a limited time, sellers that convert items over to FBS will be eligible for a special "Relaunch Offer."