Neiman Marcus
| 6:00AM 11/26/2011
For great deals on Cyber Monday, turn off the computer and go bargain-hunting in brick-and-mortar stores. Between retailers desperate to compete and websites starting sales earlier, e-commerece's big day is losing its online luster.
| 4:26PM 11/02/2011
EBay has come a long way since its days as an Internet flea market. Today, 62% of eBay listings are fixed price, not auctions, and 70% are new. But the website's devoted cadre of loyal used item sellers feels like its recently launched "buy it new" campaign is selling them out.
| 12:15PM 8/31/2011
While Nordstrom has yet to find a suitable location in New York City, online shoppers can now get any item delivered for free. On Monday, Nordstrom announced it will offer free shipping and returns for all U.S. orders -- making it the first department store chain to do so.
| 12:30PM 7/08/2011
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge for any consumer, so Consumer Ally has collected them all in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup:
Mizuno USA Inc. recalled 131,000 Mizuno Supreme Series and Ballpark Pro baseball and softball...
| 12:00PM 2/18/2011
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup of recalls:
James Perse recalled about 6,700 men's and women's jackets because they don't meet federal flammability...
| 4:00PM 11/09/2010
The Great Recession took lot of wealth out of baby boomer pockets, probably for good. That means luxury merchants will have to set their sights on a new demographic for growth in coming years. That group will most likely be the millennials, 25- to 34-year-olds.
| 5:00PM 10/08/2009
The philosophy behind the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book has always been simple: if you can (or can't) dream it, they'll find it, price it, and honest-to-God offer to sell it to you, whether it's an exotic safari or a priceless bauble.
Here's how recession respect gets interpreted in something as...
| 9:20AM 9/16/2009
Anyone who's lived through the last several decades or studied recent economic history knows that capitalism is inherently unstable. More specifically, the system goes through periods of economic expansion and contraction, which generally last eight to 10 years from peak to trough. Business leaders...
| 8:00AM 5/13/2009
Macy's (M) has come up with a new way to get customers. It is going to go after people who used to shop at retailers that have gone out of business.
According to The Wall Street Journal, "Deutsche Bank estimates $21.4 billion in U.S. retail sales from defunct apparel, electronics and home...