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Microloan Helps Iron Range Couple Buy Store, Return Home | Gift Shop Magazine
www.giftshopmag.com | Feb 12, 2012
Catherine Branville always knew she wanted to own a store. But she wasn’t sure what sort it would be. She’d moved with her husband, Gary, from Virginia on the Iron Range, where they both grew up, to the Twin Cities to pursue a business degree at the University of Minnesota.

Poor December at Retailers; Most Report Drops in Sales - NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com | Feb 9, 2012
The weakest holiday shopping season in five years ended dismally for most retailers, stoking fears that the economy is tipping into a recession.

NZ study finds detectable levels of heavy metals in ‘low cost’ lipsticks
www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com | Jan 27, 2012
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health have found detectable levels of leachable cadmium, chromium and lead in lipsticks sold at discount stores in a study that also revealed low cost hair dyes potentially breaching amended regulation.

Penney's New Approach Takes Target-Like Tack - NYTimes.com
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com | Jan 25, 2012
J.C. Penney is scheduled to begin an advertising effort on Feb. 1 to spread the word about major changes coming to Penney under its new chief executive, Ron Johnson, formerly of Apple, and its new president, Michael Francis, formerly of Target.

Design Objectives Extends with Hallmark - License
www.licensemag.com | Jan 19, 2012
Design Objectives, which maintains the U.K.'s leading craft website, extended its licensing deal with Hallmark Cards, expanding offerings for Forever Friends and adding properties such as Country Companions and Lucy Cromwell.

Can Wal-Mart Push Both Sustainability and Consumption? - NYTimes.com
dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com | Jan 12, 2012
A question for Wal-Mart as it moves its sustainability push into the blogosphere.

Forbes Earnings Preview: Bed Bath & Beyond - Forbes
www.forbes.com | Dec 16, 2011
Wall Street is high on Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), expecting it to report earnings that are up 18.9% from a year ago when it reports its third quarter earnings on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The consensus estimate is 88 cents per share, up from earnings of 74 cents per [...]

Forbes Earnings Preview: Bed Bath & Beyond - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com | Dec 16, 2011
From Yahoo! News: Wall Street is high on Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), expecting it to report earnings that are up 18.9% from a year ago when it reports its third quarter earnings on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The consensus estimate is 88 cents per share, up from earnings of 74 cents per [...]

Specialty Retail Expert » Try Online Advertising this Holiday Season
www.specialtyretailexpert.com | Dec 7, 2011
Lately I’ve been blogging about various ways to promote your business during the holidays. Another great option to experiment with is targeted online advertising using search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Facebook. The benefit to this type of advertising is that you can easily target ads so

FDI in Retail: Another 'Reform By Stealth' Failure - NYTimes.com
india.blogs.nytimes.com | Dec 6, 2011
Recent days show the hazards of neglecting to convince the public reforms are needed.