CE & Entertainment

04/15/2013 - 17:29
Amazon woos 50+ crowd with online health, wellness store

Online retailer Amazon has launched its 50+ Active and Healthy Living Store, which features hundreds of thousands of nutrition, wellness, exercise and fitness, medical, personal care, beauty, entertainment items and more — all in a single destination for customers in the 50+ age range.

04/15/2013 - 17:15
Kmart joins team to fight childhood hunger

Kmart and Shop Your Way are teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Sandra Lee to support the Share Our Strength Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry campaign. The national fundraising initiative encourages people to host bake sales in their communities to help end childhood hunger in the United States.

04/15/2013 - 16:48
JCPenney borrows $850 million for planned overhaul

JCPenney has drawn $850 million from its $1.85 billion revolving credit line and will use the proceeds to fund working capital requirements and capital expenditures, including replenishing inventory in anticipation of the completion of for its newly overhauled in-store home departments, which are due to be unveiled next month.

04/15/2013 - 15:08
Renewable energy usage a competitive advantage for Walmart

Walmart is eyeing greater energy efficiency and less reliance on fossil fuels as key drivers of its low cost, low price business model.

04/15/2013 - 13:57
Sony embarks on retail expansion

Sony Electronics is expanding its retail footprint by opening three newly remodeled Sony Stores and several brand new Sony Gallery experiences. The company also unveiled a smaller-store format called Sony Gallery.

04/15/2013 - 12:19
Overstock founder returns as CEO

Overstock.com founder Patrick M. Byrne has returned as CEO of online discount retailer.

04/12/2013 - 13:51
Frigidaire, Hhgregg want customers to get organized

Frigidaire and Hhgregg are encouraging customers to get more organized through a special sweepstakes offering daily prizes and Frigidaire’s french door refrigerators through April 27.

04/12/2013 - 12:45
Retail sales slip by 0.4% in March

U.S. retail sales fell 0.4% in March, the biggest decrease in nine months, amid a slowdown in hiring and higher taxes. Excluding sales of autos, gas and building materials, core sales dropped 0.2% in March, following a 0.3% increase in January.

04/11/2013 - 16:56
Apple to get new store design

Apple has tapped Foster + Partners to refresh its store design, according to a report by Marketing.

04/11/2013 - 14:45
Cold weather puts chill on March sales

L.Brands, parent of Victoria's Secret, reported better-than-expected 3% sales in same-store sales for March. Zumiez Inc. and Buckle Inc. also both reported better-than-expected numbers.

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