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As Racked reported yesterday, Lululemon just completely overhauled the way customers shop for leggings. Shoppers can now narrow down their leggings options based on "engineered sensation" or how they want their athletic pants to make them feel. Your options are Tight Sensation, Hugged Sensation, Held-In Sensation, Naked Sensation, and Relaxed Sensation. Lululemon's bottoms feature fancy,…

Wal-Mart said it would reopen in late October to early November five U.S. stores whose closure had prompted a union to file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the retailer was retaliating against workers for organizing. Wal-Mart will start hiring for the stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and California, and will encourage previous…

Kmart, a discount department chain owned by Sears Holdings Corp , has paid $1.4 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The retailer illegally used drug manufacturer coupons and gasoline discounts to convince beneficiaries of the Medicare healthcare insurance program for the elderly to fill their…

GameStop, which acquired ThinkGeek owner Geeknet in June, has announced plans to open ThinkGeek's first branded physical store in Florida on Sept. 25. More are planned, too, with each boasting what's described as a "modern, bright, open floor plan" and an array of merchandise spanning games, films, TV and comics.

Six months after the ax fell on hundreds of workers at Target Corp. headquarters, the company’s technology operations finally felt the effect of its downsizing, with 235 people in the Twin Cities told they were out of a job Tuesday. The retailer’s information technology units were spared in earlier rounds of layoffs as the senior executives…

Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet said she plans to explore “new ideas and opportunities” after resigning from the online fashion retailer she founded 15 years ago. “My entrepreneurial drive is as strong today as it always has been, and my passion for innovation will continue to be my greatest guide in business,” Massenet said. Massenet’s departure comes as…

Borrowing from the playbook of upscale grocers such as Whole Foods Market and Wegmans, Target is aiming to serve alcohol right in the store. Angie Thompson, a Target spokesperson, confirmed that the Minneapolis-based retailer applied in August for liquor licenses to sell and serve alcohol at a planned store near Chicago’s Navy Pier. If approved, it…

Macy's debuted its new discount concept called Backstage last week, offering up a sneak peak of the department store chain’s off-price format. Is this a case of too little too late, or the end of the era? Perhaps a little of both. Macy’s Backstage is a discount outlet much like Nordstrom Rack, Off Fifth by Saks Fifth…

Luxury online shopping site Gilt.com is bringing its business to the real world. Starting Sept. 8, the company will offer a new service, called Gilt by Appointment, that allows loyal members the chance to shop its selection of shoes, apparel and accessories in a showroom space within the firm’s New York headquarters.  

The small grocery store chain Haggen on Tuesday sued Albertsons for more than $1 billion in damages, alleging the supermarket giant engaged in systematic efforts to eliminate it as a viable competitor in five states. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Delaware, accuses Albertsons of anti-competitive practices. Haggen, based in Bellingham, Wash., says those efforts…