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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Friday approved Sears Holding Company's request to pay up to $25.3 million in bonuses to top executives, even as the company reported losing nearly $1.9 billion in the first three quarters this year, according to the Chicago Tribune. Sears, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, said the funds will…

Amazon.com reportedly fired workers in the U.S. and India for allegedly giving internal data to independent sellers linked to scams. Following an investigation into suspected bribes, the e-commerce giant took action against disreputable sellers by limiting access to data and deleting thousands of suspicious reviews, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Part of the probe is centered…

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan discuss the bid from Sears Chairman and former CEO Eddie Lampert's company ESL Investments to purchase 500 of the retail chain's stores for $4.6 billion. This offer comes as a last-ditch effort to save the brand from potential liquidation, but may not…

The fund run by Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert, ESL Investments, submitted a $4.6 billion proposal on Thursday to help save the bankrupt retailer with the purchase of 500 stores. Sears Holdings, which owns Sears department stores and Kmart, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 15. In previous court filings, it has said it was in talks with…

Dozens of current and former Sears Holdings Corp. employees sent a letter to Chairman Edward Lampert and other creditors on Thursday, asking them to pay severance and save as many jobs as possible as the retailer goes through bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reported. "While we understand Sears and Kmart must make changes to survive, we…

E-commerce technology has made global selling easy, leading many small and midsized e-commerce companies to focus on expanding their cross-border sales to consumers. Unfortunately, most of these companies don’t understand how the realities of cross-border duty and tax compliance could result in shipment delays and canceled orders. This has created an opportunity for e-commerce platforms…

Sears is seeking court approval to pay executives as much as $25 million in annual bonuses while the company struggles to restructure in bankruptcy. Three top executives could get nearly $1 million each if the company goes out of business. If Sears remains in business, they could get nearly $500,000 each for hitting the top performance…

Wedding dress retailer David's Bridal said yesterday that it will file for bankruptcy protection in the near future as it tries to deal with a heavy debt load amid changing consumer tastes in the wedding industry. The bankruptcy filing is part of a deal the retailer has reached with its lenders that will reduce its…

eBay filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com on Wednesday alleging it fraudulently poached its high-value sellers by infiltrating an internal messaging system called M2M. In the filing, eBay says its rival is "unwilling to fairly compete for third-party seller business." Amazon declined to comment on the lawsuit. eBay says the Amazon "scheme" violated its user agreement policies and…

In today’s Retail Right Now, Total Retail’s Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan dive into the issues that led to Sears’ bankruptcy filing.