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June 26, 2009
The design was straightforward — 59 black and white bars. And the inventors’ objectives were simple enough, too — to speed up the grocery checkout line and give supermarkets a new tool to track their stock. (more…)
June 25, 2009
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, retailer Meijer Inc. plans to hold a block party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at each of its 189 stores throughout the Midwest. (more…)
June 25, 2009
Although 31 per cent of retailers said year-on-year sales volumes rose in the first two weeks of June, 48 per cent said they were down. (more…)
June 25, 2009
The Sears Tower, that bronze-black monument that forms the 110-story peak of the skyline here and stands as the tallest office building in the Western Hemisphere, will soon have another unique feature: wind turbines sprouting from its recessed rooftops high in the sky. (more…)
June 25, 2009
A year ago, high gasoline prices shocked shoppers out of stores. But retail imploded last fall when the stock market crashed. Merchants have been in a skintight squeeze ever since. (more…)
June 25, 2009
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday on investors’ relief that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was weathering a tough grilling in Congress relatively well. (more…)
June 25, 2009
Shares of women’s clothing chain Christopher & Banks Corp. surged as high as 14 percent Thursday after first-quarter results exceeded Wall Street expectations, although profits plunged from lower sales. (more…)
June 25, 2009
Dress Barn Inc. is acquiring New Albany apparel retailer Tween Brands Inc. in a stock-swap transaction, the companies announced Thursday. (more…)
June 25, 2009
The recession steered a new type of customer to Wal-Mart — deeper in the pockets and suddenly looking for bargains. Now the world’s largest retailer has to figure out how to keep that customer when the economy recovers. (more…)
June 25, 2009
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc posted an unexpected rise in quarterly profit by cutting costs to offset slumping demand for home furnishings, and the retailer’s shares rose more than 6 percent. (more…)
