Retail Stores

Department store chain Loehmann's has announced it will be closing up to 15 stores over the next 12 months.

The global economy has sped up the fashion cycle, transporting trends from Europe and around the world to the masses at a breakneck pace.

Popular retailer Forever 21 is doing something else no other chain of its type has done: It’s taking a big chunk of space in an existing Sears store.

Ikea has conquered the world with its stylish flatpack furniture, cunning store layouts - and the promise of meatballs for the weary shopper.

MediaMind Technologies Inc., the leading independent provider of integrated digital advertising solutions, today released new research on retail titled, “’Tis the Season for Retail: Using Online Display to Boost Store Traffic.” The study reveals that although online retailers double the monthly average on holiday advertising, users are underexposed to retail campaigns.

There will be no shortage of ghosts or goblins this Halloween as 148 million Americans partake in some sort of holiday celebration, spending considerably more than they did last year. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend $66.28 on costumes, candy and decorations, up from last year’s $56.31 and comparable to the $66.54 average spend in 2008. Total spending for the holiday is expected to reach $5.8 billion.

In an economy in which very little is thriving, Goodwill stores are flourishing. In the neatly organized, brightly painted stores, it’s easy to see the appeal: Goodwill has gone retail.

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The second half of the year is off to a slow start for retailers, who reported Thursday that sales at stores open at least a year were weaker than expected in July, increasing 2.9 percent from July of last year, according to a tally by Thomson Reuters.