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Shop smart and avoid buying goods fraught with human rights abuses for your sweetie this Valentine's Day.

Five years into the recovery after the financial crisis, the U.S. economy still is not creating enough jobs.

The Chinese spent most of their money on regular goods over the traditional New Year holiday, not on luxury items.

An often-overlooked -- and sneaky -- practice could wind up distorting your perspective on the major players in retail.

It will be the second consecutive January with sales volume topping one million units -- but is that more than usual?

Cell phones and televisions top the list of most popular online retail orders in Nigeria.

Shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. fell in extended-hours trading after the retailer announced it plans to close 33 stores and lay off 2,000 employees.

The retailer is trying to recover from a 25 percent drop in sales in fiscal 2012 during a failed attempt to go upmarket.

At Retail’s BIG Show in New York, smaller retailers expressed worry over how they could compete with Amazon’s ambitious agenda.

IBM’s CEO says the supercomputer could be a game-changer in many industries, despite doubts about its revenue potential.

While the U.S. jobs report was a huge disappointment, economists say the picture will look very different when we get revisions next month.

At the upcoming National Retail Federation trade show, data companies will unveil new products that track and predict shopping behavior.

Devices that track your location and scan your face are on the brink of broad adoption, according to retail specialists.

How does internet retail giant Amazon benefit from the "showrooming" phenomenon?

Tesco, which is to close its unprofitable stores in Japan and the United States, seems to think India offers huge potential.

A gift guide to satisfy the "Fifty Shades of Grey" fans in your life this holiday.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is looking to the past to build its future.

Global shopping-mall operator Westfield Group paid $1.4 billion for the privilege.

Detailed pricing research shows that many retailers didn’t discount deeply going into Thanksgiving 2013.

Sony will send more PS4 units to the UK and Australia to meet consumer demand.

Online retailers shrugged off a mediocre overall retail environment to rake in big sales increases.