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• An Uptick for Swatch on Tiffany Deal

  The world's leading watchmaker is no longer mass-market. Its alliance with the No. 1 name in jewelry ensures its place in the luxury lineup Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 6:42 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, Company News, Retailing, International, Manufacturing, Europe, C, TIF, BULG.MI, UHR.DE

• Target: Cheap Chic Out of Style

  The retailer missed quarterly forecasts due to soft sales of apparel and home goods as pinched consumers rejected higher-margin, designer offerings Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:51 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Investing, TGT, Company News, WMT, Retailing, Earnings, GS, SKS

• OSHA's Wal-Mart Investigation

  The safety agency is looking into the retailer's handling of one whistleblower's complaint of suspected wrongdoing Read More... Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Legal Issues, Company News, WMT, Retailing, Labor, Employment Law

• Wal-Mart Courts State Politicos

  A new report shows that Wal-Mart has jacked up political contributions in states where it wants to reduce its tax bill Read More... Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Company News, WMT, Retailing, Politics

• Tesco Takes On U.S. Shoppers

  The British retail giant is bringing its concept of midsize, urban grocery stores to the Southwest. After all the research, can it succeed stateside? Read More... Posted Friday, October 19, 2007 7:35 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Company News, WMT, Retailing, International, Food Services, Europe, WFMI, COST, KR, SWY, TSCO.L, SBRY.L, MKS.L

• Dim Prospects for Sharper Image

  Despite poor quarterly numbers, the gadget retailer dismisses bankruptcy chatter, but it desperately needs a healthy holiday season Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Legal Issues, Company News, Executives, Management, Retailing, Earnings, WFC, SHRP, REV

• The War on Fraud

  Founded and run by Israeli intelligence specialists, Fraud Sciences is helping online retailers distinguish legitimate charges from fraudulent ones Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:44 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Internet, Technology, Company News, Retailing, International, Europe, IT, EBAY, AMZN, STT, HD, Entrepreneurs, E-commerce, CA, CYBS, CHKP

• Wal-Mart: A Snap Inspection

  The retailer's customer service scores low on our three-store visit. Says one worker: "If Wal-Mart doesn't care for me, why should I care?" Read More... Posted Monday, October 01, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: AAPL, TGT, Company News, DELL, HPQ, WMT, Retailing, AET, UNH, Labor, CC, ANN, Customer Service, BBY, JCP, KSS, SHLD, Career & Work, M, DDS

• Unilever Looks to Recover Lost Indian Glory

  As competition heats up, India's top consumer-products company woos affluent shoppers with global brands like Dove, while cooking up its foods biz Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:54 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Company News, Retailing, International, Asia, Food Services, Advertising and Marketing, NOK, PG

• Wal-Mart: Measuring Just How Green

  The retailing giant launched a potentially groundbreaking initiative to measure suppliers' energy use. How hard will it push for change? Read More... Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 5:01 PM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: NWS, Company News, WMT, Retailing, Science, Energy, KO

• Target's Credit-Card Sale: Bad Timing?

  The big-box retailer's credit-card biz has been a profit machine, but a deterioration in credit quality could greatly weaken a sale price Read More... Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:42 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: TGT, Company News, WMT, Retailing, Mergers & Acquisitions, CFC, JWN, BAC, KSS, SHLD, M

• The Sweet Business of Gourmet Chocolate

  Sales and profits are up in the high-end chocolate segment as consumers continue to splurge on these affordable indulgences Read More... Posted Friday, August 31, 2007 9:50 AM from BusinessWeek Online -- | (Comments Off) Filed under: Company News, Retailing, Food Services, CS, Mergers & Acquisitions, Branding, SBUX, CSG, HSY, LVMHF, CPB, LISN