As retailers wrapped up their earnings reports this week, most said they’re back in cost-control mode and will tighten inventories after the holidays. Shoppers are still spending cautiously and costs are on the rise, so profits…
With retailers moving out of crisis mode, they’re back to investing in new bells and whistles for their stores and websites. Such as: Apps that send coupons to your smartphone or digicams that let you post pictures of a dress y…
Consumers will start to see prices rising at the stores — and soon, as the costs of commodities like cotton, sugar, and coffee are surging to record highs.
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Navigation devices are poised to decline because of competition from GPS-enabled smartphones, according to a report from Berg Insight. About a quarter of navigation users access turn-by-turn directions from their cell phones in…
Beyond the next series of economic indicators, what really matters now is a strong holiday selling season. If it materializes, that could pole-vault the market to new highs, making 12,000 on the Dow by year-end well within reac…