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Retailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. They’re using aggressive mailers, accepting dead stores’ gift cards and stocking the items that were once their rivals’ best sellers.
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Retailers, who begrudgingly went along when food makers pushed up prices to recoup record-high costs, are flexing newfound muscle and demanding price cuts to match the...
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Retailers are reporting sales declines for February, as shoppers remain tightfisted amid plunging stock portfolios and massive job cuts.
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Retailers seeing their profits plummet outlined more strategies on Thursday that they hope will help them weather a desolate year.
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Retailers confirmed fears that the dismal holiday shopping season was the worst in decades when they reported December same-store sales _ a figure the retail sector...
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This Nov. 22, 2008 file photo shows shoppers pushing their carts through the toy aisles at the Costco in Cranberry, Pa., Butler County. With holiday sales shaping up to be the lowest in years, possibly the worst since the industry began annual...
