May 17, 2008
May 14, 2008
One of the plum jobs in American retailing has just opened up — but it's rife with challenges.
May 14, 2008
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted higher first-quarter earnings and sales and said its apparel business is ready to "kick into high gear" with warmer spring weather.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Macy's Inc. is betting on the fast-growing Phoenix market and on Las Vegas, which has been hard-hit by the economic slowdown....more
Miu Miu is back with a new store on Rodeo Drive....more
Saks Direct President Denise Incandela came from McKinsey & Co., where she consulted on Internet retailing, to launch Saks Fifth Avenue's Web store in 1999. ...more
Brooks Brothers is hitting the greens as clothing sponsor of the PGA's Stanford St. Jude Championship in Memphis next month, including the presentation of a championship jacket — part of its first effort to market the 190-year-old brand in national sports settings....more
Retail sales at specialty stores increased 0.7 percent to $19.02 billion in April, but fell 0.1 percent to $16.97 billion at department stores as that channel continues to struggle....more
Kitson, the fad-driven boutique on Robertson Boulevard here, is branching out for fall....more
Kate Spade is courting Los Angeles shoppers for the first time with its own stores, part of an ambitious agenda to almost double the accessories brand's retail doors this year. ...more
