Neiman Marcus

    By Barbara Thau

    | 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.

    By Alice Hines

    | 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.

    By Alice Hines

    | 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.

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Mercedes Cardona

    | 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.

    By Megan Angelo

    | 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...

    By Peter Cohan

    | 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...

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 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...