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J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has a bold plan to revive the sluggish retailer, but based on its latest earnings report, the plan isn't working. However, it's way too early in this marathon metamorphosis to count Penney's out. Here's why:

New CEO Ron Johnson's plan to revamp J.C. Penney is seriously ambitious. No more coupons, almost no more sales, and a complete rethink of the department store model. So why does he think he can pull it off -- and with a chain that has lagged its rivals? Because maybe he can. Here's why:

Target may be planning to add something that's chic but certainly not cheap to some of its stores. Sources say Apple will open small stores within 25 of Target's largest stores later this year. But you may be surprised about which ones.

J.C. Penney is betting on iconic domestic diva Martha Stewart to help reinvent the staid department store concept, and in turn, how America shops. Their partnership is the first bold move from new CEO Ron Johnson -- but can it work?

It's good to be Martha Stewart. The grand dame of all things home is expanding her brands to Home Depot in January, just as her contract with Kmart expires. Home Depot will carry a line of outdoor living, home organization and home decor products under the Martha Stewart Living brand. It's been...

At the end of the movie Kingpin, Bill Murray's character, Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken wins a million dollars. Talking to a reporter, he crows "I've finally got enough money that I can buy my way out of anything [...] finally, Big Ern is above the law!" Kingpin is a comedy, and the line is obviously...

Is this Martha Stewart's new retirement contingency plan: making her daughter into a star so she can take care of her in her old age? Alexis Stewart is going to be the host of a new show on Fine Living that skewers her mother, nicely one can assume, since it appears that the Stewart matriarch has...