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Coach shares reached their highest since 2007 on Tuesday after the luxury retailer trumped analyst expectations, posting 34 percent growth in quarterly earnings. The brand's Chief Executive Officer Lew Frankfort told CNBC that business improved across the board.

The inventory build that boosted the U.S. economy this year is slowing. Third-quarter earnings reports reflect rising uncertainty among manufacturers whether the inventory elastic stretched too far, and could snap back later this year or next.

Increased online sales, more temporary stores and guarded optimism about the season are leading some retailers to expand their workforces more than usual for the holidays.

Neiman Marcus may be known as a place for Texas-size yearnings and price tags, but in a sign of the economic times for luxury retailers, the company is being drawn to a less haughty shopper.

On Apple's earnings call, you probably didn't catch that Apple set a new retail foot traffic record last quarter, what with all the iPad supply fears and Steve Jobs ranting. But they did: more than 74.5 million people went to one of the 317 Apple stores across the world.

U.S. retail sales rose for a third consecutive month in September, posting a stronger-than-expected increase that should fend off fears of a double-dip recession but doesn't signal a strong recovery.

Best Buy makes holiday shopping even easier this year by offering one of the most comprehensive shipping programs in the retail landscape, Store Pickup Plus. The recently launched program serves as an evolution of traditional free shipping promotions, allowing customers to not only avoid shipping fees, but to receive their product more quickly, eliminate concerns about package delivery, increase confidence of product availability and save shopping time by processing payments online.

Understand Web users -- Drive customers to your Website -- Show results. It57;s the name of the game! With this responsibility also comes increasing pressure to prove the effectiveness of your online strategies.

For nearly two years, Amazon has been trying to get manufacturers to adopt “frustration-free packaging” that gets rid of plastic cases and air-bubble wrap — major irritants for consumers and one of Amazon’s biggest sources of customer complaints.

Fifth Gear announces a three-year extension of its relationship with Hallmark Custom Marketing (HCM) supporting Hallmark’s UNICEF partnership through order fulfillment and customer contact center services. Hallmark Custom Marketing has extended its fulfillment contract for UNICEF products with Fifth Gear through the end of 2013.