America's 9 Most Damaged Brands
Reputations are among the most prized assets major corporations have, and they can fall as fast and as hard as they have climbed. These are America's nine most damaged brands.
Reputations are among the most prized assets major corporations have, and they can fall as fast and as hard as they have climbed. These are America's nine most damaged brands.
From Best Buy bringing back its disgruntled founder, to GameStop's uninspiring guidance, here's a rundown of the best and worst of this week in the business world.
Best Buy reported better-than-expected numbers for its fourth quarter, but CEO Hubert Joly also confirmed that buyout talks with founder Richard Schulze have failed.
A federal jury on Thursday found sports programmer ESPN liable for only one breach-of-contract claim made by Dish Network Corp and awarded Dish $4.86 million, a mere fraction of the more than $152 million it had sought.
After years in an unsteady economic climate, being battered by e-commerce on one hand and more effective bricks-and-mortar competitors on the other, these eight chains need the relief that shrinking can provide. And this year, that's exactly what they'll get.
Remember earlier this week, when we mentioned that Banana Republic has been going crazy with deals this month? Well, the madness continues this weekend, and it's not the only retailer with hot deals for a cold month.
'Tis the night before Christmas, and all through the house, last minute shoppers are panicking. What do you still have time to get your loved ones that they'll actually want? A new survey sheds some light, revealing what people actually desire more than traditional holiday intangibles like goodwill towards men.
Best Buy is in a tailspin, but its new CEO, Hubert Joly, has been touting a plan to revitalize the consumer electronics retailer's fortunes through an emphasis on great customer service. So why, we wondered, did it just eliminate one of its customer service contact options?
Experts discuss where and when to get the best deals on holiday gifts.
Every Friday, we scan the weekly ads, deal sites and retailer marketing emails to find the best deals available for the coming week. Here are a few of the best freebies and limited-time offers we found.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the two most heavily hyped shopping days of the season, are behind us: Online retail sales were fantastic, and Amazon and Walmart had nice weekends. But anyone could have predicted that. Here are a few results of the big shopping weekend you probably didn't see coming.
Best Buy shares were crushed on Tuesday after another disappointing quarter, hitting prices that the consumer electronics giant's investors hadn't seen since the 1990s. Here are some of the reasons why Best Buy has fallen to a millennium low -- and why things may get worse.
Black Friday sales circulars for several major retailers are already out online, and the deals look tempting. And at some chains, you won't even have to wait until Friday. We'll update as we learn more, but here's the scoop on the deals and sale times that we know so far.
If you can't beat 'em, you may as well join 'em. That's Best Buy is reportedly doing in the tablet computer game. A source is telling Reuters that the struggling consumer electronics retailer will roll out its own Android-based tablet next month: the Insignia Flex.
Walmart and several other leading North American retailers are going to court to fight orders from the Quebec Board of the French Language that their outdoor signs be modified in order to appear "more French."












