America's 10 Most Popular Stores
Which retailers get our business month in and month out? As of March 2013, these are the 10 most-visited stores in America.
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CVS Earnings Rise on Cold, Flu Season Sales
CVS posted higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, as a more severe cold and flu season boosted sales and more new generic drugs hit the market.
CEO Flameouts: The Bigger They Aimed, the Harder They Fell
Ron Johnson's short tenure as J.C. Penney's CEO will go down as one of the biggest corporate flameouts ever. But he's hardly the first executive to aim high and fail hard.
Retail Police Blotter: The Week in Retail Crime
This week in retail crime, a nacho cheese fight breaks out at Auntie Anne's and a guy on PCP steals a bunch of Easter baskets from Walmart.
Walmart-Backed MCX Aims to Dominate Mobile Payments
Will a new mobile payment system backed by the nation's biggest stores render Google Wallet obsolete? The newly formed Merchant Customer Exchange network hopes so.
Days and Dollars Lost to the Flu Hit a Fever Pitch
Tallying up the flu's effect on our economy is enough to make you sick. Influenza was responsible for 100 million lost work days in 2010, according to a Walgreens study. That's $7 billion in lost wages, and $10 billion in lost productivity. Inspired to get vaccinated this year? We'll point you to the best deal.
Mass Retailers Take a Shine to the Makeup Biz
The beauty business is undergoing a makeover at some of the nation's biggest retailers, as pharmacies and department stores go after shoppers in new and unconventional ways. Sears, CVS, Duane Reade and their cohorts are courting a business that has rebounded well from the recession despite the country's economic malaise.