Read more retailing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21146/retailing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:29:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62901/retailers-slash-selection-in-response-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fundamental shift is going on in the consumer product world as retailers decide that less is more, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big national retailers are expected to slash selection by at least 15%, analysts say. Gone will be 30% of Kroger’s cereals, 20 of the 24 tape measures...http://www.newser.com/story/62901/retailers-slash-selection-in-response-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 9:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45888/shopping-patriotic-or-soul-killing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThese days, it’s patriotic to be a shopaholic. “We neurotically monitor the retailers' latest financial results and our identification with the fortunes of the big stores seems absolute,” writes Andrew Martin of the Guardian . But Martin suspects we’re just waking up to the fundamental absurdity of modern shop-aholic existence: “The...http://www.newser.com/story/45888/shopping-patriotic-or-soul-killing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 16:15:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37084/overbuilding-leaves-malls-under-occupied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA decade of rapid expansion by developers and an increase in store closings has created a glut of space in malls that could persist for years, the Wall Street Journal reports. “There were a lot of projects that shouldn't have been built” during the past decade, the CEO of the...http://www.newser.com/story/37084/overbuilding-leaves-malls-under-occupied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 10:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35150/retailers-struggle-with-ruling-that-okd-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Supreme Court ruling that last year allowed manufacturers to set minimum sale prices for their goods is giving retailers fits, the Wall Street Journal reports. Manufacturers, barred from the practice for nearly a century, are being allowed to punish retailers who discount their products by cutting off supplies. Some...http://www.newser.com/story/35150/retailers-struggle-with-ruling-that-okd-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 10:57:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33819/cartier-mines-myspace-for-clients-in-rough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLuxury jeweler Cartier has teamed with MySpace in a unique effort to develop a new, younger audience by blending networking, entertainment, and marketing, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move, one of the first by a major luxury brand, may provide a road map for other luxury retailers so far...http://www.newser.com/story/33819/cartier-mines-myspace-for-clients-in-rough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 10:03:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31964/steve-barrys-heads-to-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDress-down discount clothing retailer Steve & Barry’s, which launched its first store nearly a quarter-century ago, could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as today after a fruitless search for rescue financing, reports the Wall Street Journal. The trendy retailer could close all of its 275 outlets, many...http://www.newser.com/story/31964/steve-barrys-heads-to-chapter-11.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 7:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29253/detente-mellows-wal-marts-once-virulent-foes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWal-Mart, more accustomed to being lambasted than lauded by its critics, is seeing a shift in public opinion, reports the New York Times. The mega-retailer has reached accords with some of its most ardent detractors, even listening to their advice on issues like employee health care. The company, too, has...http://www.newser.com/story/29253/detente-mellows-wal-marts-once-virulent-foes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 10:21:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28960/new-owners-to-close-all-sharper-image-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpecialty gadget retailer Sharper Image, purchased Thursday in a bankruptcy auction for $49 million by investment firms Hilco Organization and Gordon Brothers, will close its remaining 86 stores, reports CNet. The new owners say they’ve developed a wide-ranging licensing strategy for the brand and will continue developing the company after...http://www.newser.com/story/28960/new-owners-to-close-all-sharper-image-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 6:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24523/haggling-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany shoppers might consider haggling a buying technique better suited to a Moroccan carpet bazaar than their local mall, but the practice is picking up steam in the US in the midst of increasing economic woes, reports the Los Angeles Times . Cash-strapped consumers are trying to create bargains rather than...http://www.newser.com/story/24523/haggling-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Apr 2008 7:05:00 CDT