Retailer didn’t learn of July credit card theft until December last year
Retail
Best Buy Shareholders Got A Lump of Coal For Christmas
The big-box retailer announces dissapointing earnings
Target Says 70 Million Affected By Data Breach
Previous estimates said credit and debit card hack impacted 40 million Americans
What Wendy’s and Apple Have in Common
Looking back on the sales and consumer survey data for the nation’s biggest retailers and restaurants, it’s clear that some businesses had a lot better 2013 than others.
Don’t Cry for Macy’s Just Yet
It’s actually avoiding many of the mistakes made by rivals
Macy’s Laying Off 2,500 Employees, Shutting Five Stores
Retailer says move will save about $100 million a year
The Competition for Craft Beer Drinkers Takes a Bitter Turn
The craft beer world is full of nice, easygoing, collaborative entrepreneurs who disdain down-and-dirty competition. Or at least it used to be.
HAM SHAM: Starbucks Suing Pork Pushers
It’s got to be Black Forest ham, Starbucks insists
This Is the Urban Outfitters T-Shirt That Has People Going Apoplectic
A crop top labeled with the word “Depression” is the latest in a long line of ill-considered designs
Can Walmart (and Other Mega-Corporations) Do Good?
Alaska state officials are hosting Walmart executives in the state capital this week in an effort to resolve a months-old dispute over Alaskan salmon fisheries’ sustainability credentials.
The seeds of the quarrel were planted …
70% Off? A Post-New Year’s Black Friday Is Here
After a mostly lackluster holiday season for retailers, the time has arrived for stores to get serious about unloading the goods they failed to sell weeks ago.