Kohl’s Corp. is increasing its holiday hiring this season by 21%, becoming the latest major retailer to boost its employee count this winter. The chain said
Mango Eyes China For Aggressive Growth
October 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
Spanish apparel retailer Mango said Friday it plans to add up to 220 stores in China in 2011, as it seeks to more than triple the proportion of sales it gets from the country in the next three years. The company will aim to add…
Talbots To Close Up To 100 Stores Over Three Years
October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Talbots said Tuesday it would close 75 to 100 stores over the next three years as the women’s apparel retailer focuses on more upscale outlets to help grow revenue and improve its profit margin…
Retail CFOs Forecast 1.95% Increase In Overall Sales For 2010
October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Chief financial officers at leading U.S. retailers expect a 1.95% increase in overall sales for 2010, according to a recent survey by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting firms…
Wal-Mart To Increase Global Work Force 36% In Next Five Years
October 5, 2010 By 1 Comment
Wal-Mart Stores announced Thursday that it would up its headcount to 3 million in five years, a 36% work force increase the retailer said is based on projected global…
United States To Press India On Retail Access
October 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The United States is set to lobby India to relax restrictions on foreign participation in its booming retail market as part of trade talks ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama to the country in…
Developers Diversified, Bed Bath & Beyond Partner To Open 8 Stores In 2010
September 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. announced that Bed Bath & Beyond through its Christmas Tree Shops, buybuy Baby and Bed Bath & Beyond formats plans to open…
The Container Store Implements Facebook Gift-Card Integration
September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Container Store has become the first CashStar retailer to roll out Facebook integration. From the chain’s eGift Card purchase page, shoppers can send digital gift cards to a friend’s Facebook wall using…
Zale Selects Citibank To Run Private Label Credit-Card Program
September 24, 2010 By 4 Comments
Zale Corp. announced that it has selected Citibank (South Dakota), N.A.) to provide the private label credit-card program for the retailer’s Zales Outlet and Gordon’s brands in the United States…
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