Retail recently had its best week since the beginning of December and analysts think the strong showing is a "good omen" heading into the spring season. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Easter holiday will be celebrated in mid-April this year and that has impacted chain store sales, according to an agency that tracks the retail industry. ...more

March 26, 2009

The Easter holiday will be celebrated in mid-April this year and that has impacted chain store sales, according to an agency that tracks the retail industry. ...more

March 25, 2009

A later-than-normal Easter has impacted chain store sales this month, according to an agency that tracks the retail industry. ...more

March 24, 2009

The weaker retailers are tumbling toward bankruptcy as the recession continues. ...more

February 20, 2009

Warm weather and a stout Valentine's Day shopping crowd helped make last week a favorable one for the retail industry. ...more

February 19, 2009

In the wake of more dreaded news about layoffs, liquidations and store closings, the retail industry enjoyed a bump in sales last week. ...more

January 25, 2009

If retail is Goliath, then the holiday shopping season was the rock from the sling-shot that brought it to its knees. ...more

January 11, 2009

Best Buy Co., the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, narrowed its fiscal 2009 adjusted earnings forecast Friday and said it will take an approximately $60 million fourth-quarter charge related to some employee buyouts. ...more

January 10, 2009

As the holiday shopping season winds down, local and federal statistics show that reported incidents of shoplifting have increased this year. ...more

December 27, 2008