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Trend Alert: The Customer Sets The Price

Trend Alert: The Customer Sets The Price By Robert Boroff | Google + Pricing has always been an act of give and take between consumer and retailer, but retailers have always had more power on their side. However, this power balance is quickly shifting to be in favor of consumers thanks to…

Pushing Envelope on Last-Minute Shopping

Procrastinators rejoice. Last-minute shopping just got easier. A number of retailers including Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., Charming Shoppes Inc.'s Lane Bryant and Kohl's Corp., are guaranteeing Christmas delivery for online orders placed later than they did last year, thanks to new distribution centers, robotic technology and other changes they've made…

Hoppy Holidays: Sweet Makers Try to Tap Market for Beer Candy

What's a tasty flavoring for a chocolate bonbon? This is a question Nicole Greene was asked by an instructor when she was a pastry student in New York City three years ago. That very weekend, Ms. Greene planned to go to a Yankees game, where she would order her ritual…

Best Buy's Profit Tumbles

Best Buy Co.'s quarterly earnings fell 29% as the electronics retailer kicked off the holiday season with significant discounting and sales weakness in most products besides mobile devices. The company has seen its profits come under pressure in recent quarters as it battles competition from online and discount stores like Amazon.com…