Liz Claiborne Rebranding as Fifth & Pacific, Targeting Luxury Shopper

Four years after the death of the designer whose name the company bears, Liz Claiborne is changing its name to Fifth & Pacific. In 2011, the company suffered some setbacks, with a fourth-quarter loss of 9%. In November ... continue

Mall Of America Brawl Spurs Smash and Grab Mob of Unruly, Pilfering Teens

Bloomington, Minnesota- Wow, those pissed off teens that didn't get cars and iPhones this Christmas really weren't kidding. Nine people have been arrested for disorderly conduct after a retail-related melee at the Mall of America broke out amid ... continue

Consumer Confidence Soars As Shoppers Flock To Retail And Online Shops

Consumer confidence soared in the United States during the month of December according to a report from the Conference Boards' Consumer Confidence Index. According to the report confidence shot up by 10 points in December to close at ... continue

Sears Closings: 100+ Sears and KMart Outlets to Shutter

Two formerly prominent American retailers announced today that they are closing a significant percentage of their retail outlets following a lackluster holiday season in 2011. Sears and KMart predate Target (and frankly appear that way), recalling as well ... continue

Post Christmas 2011 Sales Expected to Be Up 60% on 2010

Post-Christmas Day sales in 2011 are expected to see a 60% rise in store traffic over 2010. According to research firm ShopperTrak, there's a simple explanation: Boxing Day falls on a Monday. Boxing Day 2010 was a Sunday, ... continue

What Bad Economy? Americans Drop Record $2.3 Billion On Halloween Candy

We may be headed towards a double-dip recession but that hasn't stopped American's from gobbling up a record setting amount of Halloween candy. According to a report by the National Confectioner's Association consumers in the United States ... continue

Halloween To Rake In $7 Billion At Retail

Halloween is expected to get U.S. store tills ringing more than ever this year, even if the economy is a horror show. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates almost $7 billion will be spent on Halloween in 2011, ... continue

Gap Closing 20% of Shops in the US

As a blogger of a certain age, the idea that the mall-staple store the Gap- or just "Gap"- would draw down its operations in the United States to such a degree is surprising and kind of makes ... continue

Target edges in cheaper than Walmart, group says

If you feel like Target has a better array of mass-market options but shuffle into Walmart for presumed lower prices, you can rest easy on your next Target trip. A recent comparison of the two mega-retailers indicates that ... continue

Black Friday? Amazon Always!

In case you don’t live in America, or you do and choose to ignore social calendars, this week holds the holiday of Thanksgiving on Thursday, a mixed-message celebration of the arrival of the Pilgrims, and is followed ... continue