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Ikea is at the center of a spying investigation in France over allegations that it paid private detectives to snoop on workers and pry into the private lives of disgruntled customers who complained about late kitchen deliveries or faulty wardrobe parts.

Drawing on her experience as co-owner of the lifestyle store Zona, Franci Sagar has created a selling environment at the Museum of Arts and Design in which it's tempting to linger.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — A former Safeway executive has joined Dollar General as its EVP store operations. Effective March 19, Greg Sparks will assume all responsibilities for the operations of more than 9,900 retail stores in 38 states and serve on Dollar General's real estate and store development committee, the company said. Sparks will report to chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling. Sparks most recently served as president of Safeway's Seattle division. His departure from the supermarket retailer was announced earlier this week. “Greg is a proven leader with a breadth of retail experience across both operations and merchandising. Given that

Best Buy has joined the Energy Department's National Clean Fleet's Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation's largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide. 

Ron Poole no longer expects to get the television stand he paid for in July. He's also accepted that his brand new sofa is going to be damaged. But he said he should have known there were going to be problems as soon as he walked into Bel Furniture in San Antonio to take advantage of the free high-definition television the store had advertised.

Back in February of last year when Sears Holdings named Lou D'Ambrosio as its new chief executive, it was clear that the decision was made because of his background in technology. 

Wal-Mart's Greenwash, a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, suggests "Wal-Mart's sustainability campaign has done more to improve the company's image than to help the environment."

Five Below, a retailer of value merchandise for teens, pre-teens and beyond, is at it again in 2012. The retailer will open three new stores today, the first of 50 planned openings in 2012.

GoldMax USA plans to open 100 new stores in the U.S. in 2012, including five to 10 stores in Minnesota and 30 stores in the Dallas metro area. The chain already opened its first two stores in Texas, at 3601 S. Cooper St. in Arlington and at 2193 E. Buckingham Rd. in Richardson, as well as its first store in Minnesota in Roseville. Later in the year, it plans to open a location at the Mall of America in Bloomington. “People of all ages and economic backgrounds are rummaging through their jewelry boxes, closets and drawers, attics or basements

The infographic specifically focuses on the ways e-tailers and other e-commerce marketers can (and should) be using Pinterest to increase revenue. It also outlines Pinterest users' various activities and motives for using the site as compared to other social media and sharing platforms.