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A bid by Macy's to stop JC Penney Co. from selling products designed by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. will be denied, a New York judge said after a hearing. Justice Jeffrey Oing in Manhattan today said he will rule against Macy's request for a preliminary injunction blocking JC Penney from taking any steps under an agreement reached with Martha Stewart Living last year. Macy's sued Martha Stewart Living in January to stop it from executing a sales agreement with JC Penney announced in December, with Macy's claiming an exclusive right to sell Martha Stewart products in certain categories.

AT&T is adopting the Apple philosophy with a mega retail store that focuses on the consumer and not just on selling products. Opening Saturday, the new 10,000 square-foot store is nestled along Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile. The design of the store offers the promise of a more customer-focused experience than that found at AT&T's usual retail outlets.

Retailers have an array of digital marketing tactics at their disposal: email, SEO, local search, PPC, display ads, social media, etc. These are frequently combined with traditional marketing tactics such as print, direct mail and trade shows. It's important to select the right media mix to drive profits, and that's why I want to review some of the latest digital marketing trends and their impact on retail success.

Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. will open a pop-up store in New York in collaboration with GQ, according to www.wwd.com. The 5,500-sq.-ft. GQ & Nordstrom Men’s Shop will be located on the ground floor of Nordstrom’s Treasure & Bond concept store at 350 W....

By Denise Lee Yohn, president of Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. To be ready for newly empowered customers and further increases in costs, we need to think about – and operate – our businesses differently. Here are five characteristics that should define the...

When a seller wrote about a test Etsy was running on Tuesday, it led to 2 days of confusion about what was actually being tested. But what remains clear is that sellers don't like marketplaces drawing shoppers away from their listing pages. The original poster described what she saw in the test, which replaced "Related items in this shop," a gallery of pictures of the seller's other items, with a feature called "Similar items" with a hyperlink to "See more."

ROANOKE, Va. -- Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, announced the promotion of Rusty Tweedy to Area Senior Vice President. Mr. Tweedy will be responsible for...

Amazon.com today announced the launch of its Amazon Appstore in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain, giving European consumers access to Amazon's broad selection of quality Android apps with the convenience of shopping on Amazon from their Android phones and tablets. The Amazon Appstore includes popular features like personalized recommendations, customer reviews and one-click payments.

American Apparel (NYSE: APP), a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary comparable sales for the period August 1, 2012 through August 28, 2012, and reported that comparable...

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has confirmed the Modified Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Syms Corp. (SYMSQ) and its Subsidiaries. Under the Plan, Syms creditors holding allowed claims are entitled to...