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_ EXCLUSIVE Eddie Lampert is cleaning out the closet at Sears, and hes not feeling sentimental about Lands End. The number-crunching hedge-fund tycoon who, as chairman of Sears Holdings, has lately been scrambling to raise cash amid heavy losses at the Sears and Kmart retail chains has quietly been shopping the Dodgeville Wis. mail-order catalog to potential buyers, The Post has learned. Lampert, who inherited Lands End when he took control of Sears in 2005 by merging it with Kmart, has approached a handful of private-equity firms as he looks to raise as much as $2 billion in cash,

Brands such as ProFlowers, Red Envelope and 1-800-Flowers make their promotional email push two or three weeks before Valentine's Day comes around. These campaigns usually do very well, with higher than average open rates, that is, when customers actually receive the emails. 

U.S. retailers and direct marketers are opposed to the Federal Trade Commission's new customer protection recommendations for online transactions. Both groups say companies — not customers — should decide how long and which electronic consumer data is stored.

Abercrombie & Fitch has long had a marketing strategy that included catalogs and advertisements featuring young athletic men and women, with the males often captured in homoerotic moments.

Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer, announced today the acquisition of plant operations at Bareman's Dairy, a local family-owned company based in Holland, Mich. Meijer's move into dairy production will also include a more than $8 million investment to expand the Bareman's dairy plant in Holland, Mich. "This is an exciting day for our company," said Co-Chairman and CEO Hank Meijer. "As Meijer continues to grow, it's crucial we invest in the operations that will help us keep our promise of higher standards and lower prices to our customers. Expanding into dairy operations will do just that."

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Contacts Inc. ("Coastal") the world's largest online retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses announced today that it has nominated Mr. John Currie and Mr. Jeff Booth for election to Coastal's Board of Directors at the next Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Coastal, April 20, 2012. Since 2007, Mr. Currie, C.A. has served as the Chief Financial Officer of lululemon athletica, inc. Prior to his position at lululemon, Mr. Currie worked at Intrawest Corporation from 1989 to 2006, including as Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining Intrawest he held senior financial

Tags: Mobile Retail, Multichannel Retailing, Specialty Stores ChannelNet has announced the launch of mobile websites for Benjamin Moore's Retailer Website Program. The Retailer Website Program has been available to over 5,000 of Benjamin Moore's North American retailers since May 2009. Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1883. One of the country's leading manufacturers of premium quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance paints and other coatings, its products are distributed via a network of independent paint and decorating retailers throughout North America. "With so many customers using mobile phones today, it is critical for us

eBay admitted it made a mistake when it took away the user ID of a longtime seller and gave it to a branded retailer in the U.K., but the company has yet to explain how the mistake occurred.

Amazon.com announced plans today to locate a new fulfillment center in Jeffersonville, Ind., creating up to 1,050 new jobs by 2015 and approximately $150 million in investment in the state. “This is Amazon’s fifth Indiana facility, and the company is employing thousands of Hoosiers. We’re grateful for every one of those jobs,” said Governor Mitch Daniels. “These facilities will serve customers across the country, further cementing Indiana’s position as the country’s logistics capital.”