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CNBC's John Fortt reports on how Apple's new retail chief John Browett's staffing strategy is impacting the company.

A federal judge has rejected Facebook's settlement offer in a class-action privacy lawsuit over the use of users' names and faces in "Sponsored Stories" advertisements. With Sponsored Stories, which rolled out in January of 2011, your "likes" on a brand's page can result in your name and profile picture being shown as endorsements in that brand's advertisements on the site. Users were not given an option to opt-out of the feature.

Following tests that showed mobile point of sale (POS) successfully sped up the checkout process in its Rack stores, Nordstrom will roll out approximately 1,500 of the devices to its 110 Rack units by the end of this year's third quarter. This deployment is in addition to the mobile POS technology already in use in Nordstrom's 117 full-line stores. "We are constantly adding to the functionality of our mobile point-of-sale devices and their use in our stores is increasing," said Nordstrom president Blake Nordstrom during a recent conference call discussing second-quarter financial results. 

The New York Times reported Thursday about Allen Questrom's on-air visit with CNBC for its Fast Money Halftime Report, during which the former J.C. Penney CEO was very candid about his disapproval of new chief Ron Johnson's approach to leadership.

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. - An appeals court has thrown out a $3.6 million verdict in favor of a family that wanted to sell land for a Walmart store in Frankenmuth, Mich. The court found problems with the verdict form. The court said Monday a new trial should...

is expanding its Nook business to the UK. The book retailer will begin sell its eReaders through the storefront www.nook.co.uk in mid-October. The store will launch with the Nook E Ink� Readers ? the Nook Simple Touch� and Nook Simple Touch with...

Brisbane, Calif. -- Women's apparel retailer Bebe stores Inc. said Emilia Fabricant, president, has resigned from the company for personal reasons. Her duties have been taken over by chairman and CEO Manny Mashouf and Renee Bell, the company's head of...

ROANOKE, Va. -- Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, announced the promotion of Kurt Schumacher to Senior Vice President, National Field Operations. Mr....

Philadelphia -- Urban Outfitters Inc.’s profit for the second quarter rose 8% to $61.3 million from $56.7 million in the year-ago period, helped by strong sales as its namesake stores. Total company net sales for the quarter, ended July 31, rose by 11%...

Hollister , belonging to the apparel giant Abercrombie & Fitch, will head to Australia and is planning to open its first store next year. The brand will also debut in the Middle East, as the company announced during an annual earnings conference call. ...