After two months of negative factors weighing against consumers, spending growth seen this year is expected to pick up. Reduced debt, rising employment and declining energy costs also are seen as stimulants. "Headwinds in February were temporary. They are going…
Smart and successful retail hiring starts with finding candidates who genuinely like and want to know about other people, says retail legend and former Macy's West CEO Bob Mettler. He explains with examples, including research into Asian beauty retail operations…
The Senate has approved a nonbinding budget resolution with an amendment allowing states to require online retailers to collect sales tax. The amendment, which echoes the Marketplace Fairness Act, gained support from both parties. Full Story.
Conservatives who oppose the Marketplace Fairness Act as a tax increase likely don't understand the bill, which would merely give states the right to require online retailers to collect sales tax from in-state buyers who are already required to pay…
Fraudsters trying to blend in with the online shopping crowd actually leave all sorts of small but telling clues, according to companies that analyze shoppers' online behavior. For example, people who shop between midnight and 1 a.m., type their last…
Police in Torrance, Calif., arrested four Chicago residents who admitted to being part of an organized retail theft ring that stole at least $3 million in electronics and other goods in the past year. The group is suspected of thefts…
Harris Teeter and Purina are preparing for the Bark in the Park Top Dog Festival, including a photo contest, to celebrate dog parks in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Dog owners can submit a photo through March 24, and the image deemed…
A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that New York City's planned ban on the sale of jumbo sized sugary soft drinks by some retail entities is "arbitrary and capricious," and should not be enacted. The ruling came…