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Dallas   -- J.C. Penney Co.  has unveiled details of its three newest brand shops.   The shop will debut September 1, in nearly 700 stores nationwide. , They feature dedicated in-store environments for Liz Claiborne, Izod, and  a new private-label line...

A California judge has ruled in favor of Amazon.com in a case involving the sale of counterfeit merchandise on its marketplace, reaffirming the ruling of a lower court and denying the injunction that the plaintiff was seeking. At issue were sales of a hair-straightening iron called the InStyler made by a California company called Tre Milano, which alleged that knock-offs of the product were rampant on Amazon's marketplace pages, and claimed that on at least one occasion, Amazon itself had sold a counterfeit product.

Troubled retailer Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) which was formed� by a 2005 merger of Sears and K-Mart, was thrown� out of the S&P 500 as of� September 4. It will be replaced� by specialty chemical company� LyondellBasell� (NYSE: LYB) which is based in...

Hampstead, Md. -- JoS A. Bank Clothiers reported that its earnings in the second quarter rose 12.7% to $23.2 million, from $20.6 million a year earlier, easily beating analysts projections. The retailer said it plans to open about 45 to 50 stores each in...

LIVONIA, Mich. , Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Costume superstore, Halloween City, is creating thousands of temporary jobs in anticipation of the upcoming Halloween season.  Halloween has become nearly a $7 billion retail industry.  It's the second...

Mountain View, Calif. -- Best Buy tops a list of the most effective back-to-school advertisers, according to Ace Metrix, which provides television and video analytics. An ad promoting free kids’ haircuts at J.C. Penney also was a top perfomer. “It’s...

Nashville, Tenn. -- Genesco Inc.'s profit topped estimates for the eighth quarter in a row amid increased store traffic. The company raised its full-year earnings outlook for the second time this year. Genesco, which operates stores under such banners...

New York -- Barneys New York and The Walt Disney Company are teaming up on Barneys’ 2012 holiday campaign at Barneys stores in a campaign called Electric Holiday. The multi-platform initiative will combine fashion and fantasy, merging the creativity and...

Culver City-based Wittlebee , the children's clothing subscription firm headed by Sean Pervical and backed by Science, Inc., has acquired a clothing company, Cottonseed Clothing Company , the firm announced today. Financial terms of the buy were not...

How often do you use your smartphone to peruse a website? According to a recent survey, over the course of the past year visits to leading e-commerce websites from consumers’ mobile devices have skyrocketed. And the battle for smartphone supremacy is intensifying. This infographic illustrates the direction in which mobile commerce is headed, as well as shows the race between iPhone and Android.