Hip E-Commerce Sites Reimagine the Brick-and-Mortar Store
E-commerce companies like Warby Parker and Bonobos are opening actual stores -- but they're unlike anything you've seen at the mall.
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It's Time for a Shoppers' Bill of Rights
Airline and cruise ship passengers now have bills of rights to protect them. Why shouldn't shoppers have the same thing?
Which Stores Price-Match Their Own Websites - and Which Don't
When a retailer charges more online than it does in stores, it won't always price-match itself. Here's how to work around the policy.
Target Turns to Facebook Promos for In-Store Purchases
Target is rolling out a program to let shoppers use their Facebook accounts to redeem special offers on in-store purchases, another brick-and-mortar response to 'showrooming'.
Store Charges Browsing Customers $5 'Just Looking' Fee
A store in Australia is attempting to cut down on "showrooming" by charging customers $5 if they come in and don't buy anything.
How Google Glass Will Change the Way You Shop
Google's new wearable computer, Google Glass, is currently wowing crowds at SXSW. And when it goes mass market, this new device could change the way you go shopping.
Best Buy Earnings Are Good, But Buyout Talks Are Officially Dead
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.
Where Best Buy's New Price-Match Policy Falls Short
On Friday, Best Buy announced a new price-match policy that will include such online competitors as Amazon.com. But the new policy falls short in one key respect: The retailer won't match a better price you find after you've made your purchase.
The 8 Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores in 2013
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.
The 10 Best Tools to Guarantee You're Getting the Very Best Price
Nobody wants to pay more than they have to for what they buy, and with all the deal-finding tools out there, there's no reason you should have to. From barcode-scanning apps to browser extensions that automatically seek out lower prices and coupon codes, here are a some of our favorites.
Target to Match Prices of Amazon, Walmart.com Year-Round
Target announced a bold new price-match program Tuesday, promising to give customers the same deals they find on online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.com. The new policy is similar to the one Target tried during the 2012 holiday shopping season.
How I Saved 50 Percent by Using Kmart as Its Own Showroom
The retail trend of showrooming is exemplified by the shopper who visits a store like Kmart to get a real-world look at a product, then goes online to buy it from a competing e-commerce site at a better price. But what if the Kmart competitor offering the best price is Kmart.com?
Retailers Finding Clever Ways to Win Smartphone-Using Shoppers
Brick-and-mortar retailers have been taking a beating from shoppers using their stores as mere showrooms for Amazon and other e-commerce sites. But ahead of Christmas shopping season, some experts suggest that a smartphone-equipped shopper should be seen not as a problem, but as an opportunity.
Can Retailers Beat 'Showrooming' This Christmas?
Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are turning from stores where people buy things into showrooms for e-commerce sites. But this holiday season, with their most important quarter of the year hanging in the balance, they're fighting back hard.
Labor Day Sales: Your Holiday Savings Cheat Sheet
If you plan to chase away those end-of-summer blues with some retail therapy, DailyFinance has what you need: a rundown of some of the best deals and shopping tips for the Labor Day weekend, from the savings gurus at FatWallet.com, ShopItToMe.com, BradsDeals.com and DealDecor.com.
Best Buy Founder Offers to Buy Retailer, Take It Private
Best Buy's founder said Monday that he wants to take the electronics retailer private by buying up all of its shares he doesn't already own in a deal that values the company at as much as $8.84 billion. The news sent Best Buy shares up 24 percent in premarket trading.
Best Buy Buyout? Why Founder's Bid May Be Retailer's Best Bet
Sources say Best Buy founder Richard Schulze -- who stepped down as chairman this month -- intends to attempt to take the company private. It's not exactly a layup -- but he may be the only one ready and able to turn the struggling consumer electronics giant around.
5 Bricks-and-Mortar Retailers That Are Showrooming-Proof
Showrooming -- when shoppers check out potential purchases in bricks-and-mortar stores, then buy them cheaper online -- is crushing many chains. But a few retailers are holding up just fine.
Target Dumps Amazon Kindles Over Retail Rivalry
Cheap-chic retailer Target will discontinue the sale of Kindle e-readers and Amazon-branded products. It's easy to see why Target isn't keen on enriching the enemy. But it's not business, Amazon.com: It's just personal.
Best Practices: 3 Moves That Could Turn Best Buy Around
Best Buy is suffering from falling sales, and it needs a new CEO, but it's not dead yet. Thinking outside the big box, there are ways to get the consumer electronics retailer back on track.
No Sale: Is Retail Really Giving Up Its Discount Events?
Constant sales have taught shoppers to distrust department store pricing. Can a more honest approach win them back?