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Retail
Fascinating Ikea Billboard Works Like Magic
Swedish furniture giant Ikea specializes in wares that can fit in tight spaces.
Data Breach Cuts Into Target Profits
The company saw a 46% drop in profit in fourth quarter of 2013
10 Retailers With the Worst Customer Service
Customer satisfaction with retailers in the U.S. is at an all-time high, up for the third year in a row. While the industry improved overall, not all retailers received accolades, according to the American Customer Satisfaction …
The Rise of Snobby Secondhand Fashion Retail
Don’t call them thrift stores. A new breed of secondhand fashion franchises is emerging, and it’s worlds away from the funky, dusty, cheap Goodwill.
Walmart’s Big Push to Go Small—and Destroy Your Neighborhood Dollar Store
After months of subpar sales, the prototypical big-box retailer is embracing the idea that one size does not fit all.
Target Shoppers Shrug Off Massive Credit Card Data Breach
It’s understandable that many consumers were shocked and outraged to learn that the credit card info of tens of millions of Target customers was compromised in a data breach during the holiday shopping period. But that outrage …
People Are Freaking Out About Ikea’s Decision to Discontinue One Kind of Furniture
Record collectors are not having it
Retailers Are Tracking Your Every Move. Use This Website to Opt Out
Increasingly data-hungry retailers have been quietly leveraging customers’ smartphones to track their movements within stores in recent years. But a new website will allow you to opt out if you’d rather not have these
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Another Electronics Retail Chain Bites the Dust
In yet another sign indicating the days of the big-box store model could be numbered, the plug is being pulled on a well-known retail chain that’s been a mainstay in the Midwest for six decades.
Jos. A. Bank is Buying Eddie Bauer in $825 Million Deal
Bad news for Men’s Wearhouse
The Namath Effect? Interest in Fur Heats Up
You’ve seen the fur coat Joe Namath wore at the Super Bowl. You probably Tweeted about it. And apparently, the coat that got more attention than the game has inspired some to emulate Namath’s look—one alternately called cruel, …