Hundreds of e-tailers will offer free shipping today to encourage shoppers to hit the “buy” button in the final run-up to Christmas. It’s a good incentive for last-minute shoppers, and it’s an attempt to keep up with Amazon’s s…
Walmart Stores increased prices of thousands of toys at each store this month, as the world’s largest retailer looks to turn around its trend of negative same-store sales by spurring holiday-season revenue, Bloomberg News repor…
The biggest shopping season is off to an even better-than-expected start. New government figures show November sales rose 0.8% from October and 7.7% from November 2009, supporting retailers’ recent view that the recession is fi…
The TJX Companies announced Friday that it was shutting down its A.J. Wright brand, converting 91 of its 162 stores to those of its other brands — T.J. Maxx, Marshalls or HomeGoods — and closing the rest. The move will elimin…
Recognizing that even the well-heeled have money problems these days and trying to expand their customer base, many luxury-goods sellers now have something for (almost) everyone. Here’s a rundown of some less-pricey goodies you…