Google offers peek at operating system Google Inc.'s new operating system, which is designed to bypass computer hard drives and work totally through the Internet, got its first public exposure Thursday. ...more

November 20, 2009

Sears Holdings Corp. aims to get an edge over its competition this holiday season by getting shoppers to start saving for Christmas presents now through a new card that mimics an old-fashioned Christmas club account. ...more

August 18, 2009

Two Kmart stores in St. Petersburg will close in May as Kmart's parent company shuts underperforming stores. ...more

February 27, 2009

Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores, one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy. ...more

January 9, 2009

Battered retailer Sears Holdings Corp. posted its largest quarterly loss Thursday since Sears and Kmart combined, providing surprising results far below Wall Street forecasts and issuing a dour sales forecast for the remainder of the year. ...more

May 30, 2008

Isabelle Hatten kept turning the lever of her front door, taking joy in how much easier it was than the old knob that was a chore to open and close. She has rheumatoid arthritis in her hands. ...more

April 27, 2008

Major retailers' cautious ordering of goods is expected to salvage what could have been dismal fourth-quarter profit, but the 2008 outlook looks more sobering. While stores can manage how much merchandise they order, they can't direct consumer spending - which is on the skids. ...more

February 15, 2008

Sears Holdings Corp. abruptly announced the departure of President and chief executive Aylwin B. Lewis on Monday, leaving a management void at the top of the department store chain controlled by chairman Edward S. Lampert as it tries a high-stakes restructuring to reconnect with customers and reinvigorate slumping sales. ...more

January 29, 2008

Sears Holdings Corp., the owner of the Sears and Kmart retail chains and Kenmore appliances, will reorganize into separate business units after a year of sales declines and dwindling profit. ...more

January 22, 2008

More evidence of a dramatic slowdown in consumer spending surfaced Monday, as Sears Holdings Corp. warned a drop in sales would result in a profit shortfall and the world's largest retail trade group issued a downbeat sales forecast for 2008. ...more

January 15, 2008