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10:00 AM EDT 4/19/2011
Walmart's $300 Million Social Media Shopping SpreeWhen the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. With sales flagging and lawsuits mounting, Walmart (WMT) went out and bought Kosmix, a social media start-up focused on e-commerce, for about $300 million. Vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright wisely noted, "Social networking and mobile application...
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4:11 PM EDT 4/18/2011
2 Ways Retailers Can Avoid Hiking Clothing PricesThere are still ways for retailers to hold their profit margins and not pass the buck to shoppers - even though the cost of raw materials continues to rise.
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11:30 AM EDT 4/15/2011
Why Walmart Shouldn't Pick and Choose Which Lawsuits to SettleWalmart's legal woes continue to mount. It's time for the world's largest retailer to settle up.
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10:30 AM EDT 4/14/2011
How T-Shirts Can Be Walmart's Ticket to ProfitsWalmart's tossing aside TVs to give more space to T-shirts and other basic apparel. It's got potential.
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2:49 PM EDT 4/14/2011
Why Burberry's Bet on a Beijing Blitz Will Bolster the Bottom LineBurberry's Beijing stores will boast a bevy of brand-new shopping and brand-building tech - all ahead of its luxury competitors.
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10:30 AM EDT 4/13/2011
Why FashionStake Is the Next E-Commerce Boutique to WatchIn a sea of e-commerce competition, FashionStake stands out for its inventory strategy and crowdsourced design at reasonable prices.
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11:35 AM EDT 4/12/2011
Why Sears' Tiptoe Back Into the Beauty Business Is Still RiskySears' scheme to get back into the beauty business is still half-baked.
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3:19 PM EDT 4/11/2011
Customers to Gap's New GMO: It Won't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got that SwingGap's (GPS) namesake brand desperately needs a makeover. Flagging sales, executive firings, ethical faux pas, and a logo fiasco punctuated a challenging 2010. The chain's monthly comps continue their southward trajectory. Management is betting that Seth Farbman, the company's first chief global mark...
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2:19 PM EDT 4/11/2011
Walmart Heads Back to the FutureWalmart's bringing sexy back -- in the form of 8,500 previously discontinued products and lower prices -- to lure back its core blue-collar customer base.
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12:00 PM EDT 4/11/2011
Happily Ever After? Disney Waves $4.4B Magic Wand Over Shanghai Theme ParkDisney's betting $4.4 billion that a theme park in Shanghai will be a hit. Here's what it's going to take.
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