Topic: Shopping
Retailers report solid sales gains for August, providing some hope for holiday shopping seasonRetailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. The results are providing a sliver of ...
Sears Holdings narrows 2nd-quarter loss; revenue dips slightlySears Holdings Corp. cut its second-quarter loss by more than half as profit margins perked up at its Kmart chain, the retailer said Thursday. For the three months that ended in late July, the owner ...
Asia-Pacific consumers are the world's most prolific online shoppers and many rely on Internet reviews when making purchases, research firm Nielsen said Tuesday. The firm said 35 percent of consumers in the region used over 11 percent of their monthly spending to ...
Man holds several people hostage in clothing store in German city of LeipzigPolice say an armed man is holding several people hostage in a clothing store in the German city of Leipzig. Police spokeswoman Uta Barthel told The Associated Press Tuesday the ...
Weekslong Bangkok protests have mall owners, shopaholics seeing "red"Bangkok's shopaholics are suffering withdrawal symptoms while some of Asia's fanciest department stores are seeing red — on their balance sheets and all around them as so-called Red Shirt protesters continue a crippling, weekslong ...
Amazon to report 1st-qtr earnings after the closing bell, analysts expect strong growthAmazon.com Inc. is scheduled to report its first-quarter results Thursday after the market closes. The online retailer has been a strong performer despite the gloomy economy, and analysts expect the ...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired in the air above thousands of "red shirt" protesters Saturday in the biggest confrontation in the month-long opposition campaign for new elections, a Reuters photographer said. Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said troops had been ordered to ...
Selena Gomez launches clothing, accessories line at Kmart; collection in stores in JulySelena Gomez will launch a line of clothing at Kmart stores this summer. Gomez, 17, stars in Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place." The "Dream Out Loud" collection, aimed at ...
Mall capital of Asia: When in the Philippines, never mind the beaches _ go shoppingThe Philippines is known for many things: beautiful beaches, overseas workers and the multitude of shoes owned by former first lady Imelda Marcos. But less known to the ...
Business, personal woes continue for Idaho missionary detained in Haiti over orphanage planAs an Idaho woman sits in a jail in Haiti, her Internet business is closing and her ex-husband is seeking sole custody of their 5-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son. Terry ...
