Wal-Mart Planning to Enter Convenience Store Market

Wal-Mart (WMT) is planning to enter the market for local convenience stores in large cities, The Financial Times reported.

Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. retailer, is looking at property for smaller-format stores in urban areas including San Francisco an…

Toys R Us Plans a Pop-Up Store Holiday Blitz

Toys R Us is going all out for the holidays, opening over 600 new pop-up stores and hiring at least 10,000 people to expand its base for the biggest shopping season. Shoppers will also see more FAO Schwartz stores this year, as…

Toys R Us Plans a Pop-Up Store Holiday Blitz

Toys R Us is going all out for the holidays, opening over 600 new pop-up stores and hiring at least 10,000 people to expand its base for the biggest shopping season. Shoppers will also see more FAO Schwartz stores this year, as…

Oprah and Wal-Mart Bring Smartphones to Main Street

How can you tell that smartphones aren’t just for tech geeks and corporate types tethered to their email anymore? When Oprah Winfrey gives Motorola Defys to her whole studio audience, and Wal-Mart says it’s launching its own mo…

Retail Sales Rise but Consumers Still Holding Back

Retail sales grew more than expected in August, as back-to-school discounts drew shoppers into stores. Grocery and gasoline sales were a highlight, but weak auto and housing sectors continued to weigh on sales, and middle-class…