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(Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- HSN, Inc., a multi-channel retailer, has announced that it has teamed up with Giuliana Rancic, entertainment journalist, to launch an apparel and outerwear collection of on-trend apparel consisting of modern, chic silhouettes,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Limited Brands has announced the appointments of Michael Morris and Dr. Gordon Gee to its board of directors. Morris is the chairman of the board of directors of American Electric Power Co., Inc., one of the nation's largest generators...

J.C. Penney dropped the most in four months after Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson's showcase of the stores’ new layout failed to inspire confidence in his remake of the 110-year-old retailer. The shares fell 11 percent to $25.83 at the close in New York, the biggest one-day drop since May 16. The Plano, Texas-based company was the biggest decliner on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index yesterday and has lost 27 percent this year.

The Vitamin Shoppe has appointed Stephen Bontempo as vice president of e-commerce, reporting to Lou Weiss, chief marketing officer. Before joining The Vitamin Shoppe, Mr Bontempo was the Senior vice president e-Commerce and Catalog for Fanatics, Inc/GSI...

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Deft, Netherlands-based IKEA will open a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located at Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway, the 395,671-sq.-ft. store will feature 55 inspirational room settings, two full homes, more than 650 seats in the...

In a move no doubt designed to stop supporting one of its main online rivals, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will no longer sell the Kindle family of e-readers and tablets from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced in May that it...

Walmart may have beaten mom & pop stores in many ways long ago, but when it comes to Facebook fan love, local businesses are beating the giant retailer handily, according to a new study by social-media metrics firm Recommend.ly. Nearly a year into Walmart's ambitious My Local Walmart program to establish individual Facebook fan pages for its 3,500-plus stores, the pages on average lag those of local businesses in fan counts, update activity and frequency of conversations, according to the study.

Last fall, some questioned the wisdom of Restoration Hardware's printing and distributing what was then its largest-ever "Source Book" — a 616-page glossy, beautifully photographed and designed catalog loaded to the brim with ideas and products for the home. The book was criticized as wasteful, bad for the environment, and, in the age of digital everything, pretty much unnecessary. Has the upscale retailer learned its lesson? Well, as a followup, this year's fall catalog is more than 300 pages longer than its predecessor.