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Spirit Airlines CEO Unmoved by Dying Veteran & Customer Complaints

Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza is ruffling feathers with divisive comments made about his company's customer service reputation and treatment of a Vietnam veteran with terminal cancer

Target Cuts Ties with Amazon's Kindle

The country's second largest retailer mysteriously says it will no longer stock Amazon- or Kindle-branded products

Jessica Simpson's Fashion Sense Pays off

A successful shoe and clothing line has earned Jessica Simpson a spot on NBC's upcoming fashion designer show. Can she convince America she's more than just a pretty face?

Grow Your Small Business Now!

Whitestone Partners Principals Doug and Polly White offer five tips to building a small business despite the recession

Mac PC Sales Trumped by HP

HP's PC sales in the U.S. up 7% from first quarter in 2011

Apple and Major Publishers Slapped with Antitrust Lawsuit

Citing conspiracy to raise e-book prices, the U.S. government is taking action against Apple and publishers

General Mills Knocks Amazon Out of 'Most Reputable Company' Spot

Tech companies aren't the only ones making a branding mark in 2012--their reign as most reputable has been upended by General Mills and other food and beverage giants

Best Buy to Shut Down 50 US Stores

The electronics retailer is scaling down its US operations to offset a less than stellar fiscal fourth quarter, while expanding overseas

Amazon Buys Futuristic Warehouse Robot Company

In the wake of accusations of unfair conditions in its warehouses, Amazon announces it will purchase robotics manufacturer Kiva Systems for $775 million

Spanx Makes World a Better Place "One Butt at a Time"

Spanx founder Sara Blakely becomes the youngest self-made female billionaire with her successful line of slimming shapewear

Kodak to Stop Making Digital Cameras

Kodak, the brand that invented the digital camera in 1975, is saying goodbye to its line of digital cameras in 2012

Chrysler and Doritos Super Bowl Commercials Score Big

Chrysler's two-minute Clint Eastwood spot and Doritos's "Man's Best Friend" were highlights in this year's fight for audience attention during the Super Bowl

J.C. Penney to Implement Innovative Everyday Low Pricing Strategy

The fourth largest US department store is hoping to move out of its competitors' shadows with a new pricing strategy that offers merchandise at a permanent discount of at least 40 percent

Macy's Sues Martha Stewart Living over JC Penney Deal

The last thing Martha Stewart's image needs is more legal trouble, but thanks to Macy's (and her new deal with J.C. Penney), that's exactly what it's getting

Zappos Site Hacked, Customers' Information Leaked

Popular online retailer, Zappos.com, announced late Sunday night that hackers had exposed customers' personal information - possibly for as many as its entire database of 24 million users

Online Retail Tips for the Holidays

Greg Hammermaster, President of Sage Payment Solutions, gives insight on how to protect your brand and your credit so that credit card fraud doesn't leave you with just coal in your stocking

Free Shipping Day Offers Discounts from 2500+ Retailers

Last minute shoppers and retailers alike stand a chance to benefit from Free Shipping Day

Inside Apple's New York Grand Central Store Opening

The highly-anticipated grand opening of Apple's fifth Manhattan retail location attracted thousands

Apple Sees Record-Breaking Black Friday Sales

Apple doesn't offer discount deals very often, but when it does, loyal fans reach for their wallets in record numbers

Consumer Reports Reveals Naughty and Nice Retailer List

Amazon.com, Microsoft, Verizon Wireless and Southwest all make appearances on the annual customer service roundup. Were they naughty or nice this year?

Apple's Leaked Black Friday Ad Reveals Discounts

Tipster reveals Apple Black Friday discounts on gadgets and accessories like MacBook Airs and iPad 2 Smart Covers.

Target Responds to Employee Black Friday Protest

The retailer is planning to open its doors at midnight on Thanksgiving but its staff is fighting to stay at home with family

How to Leverage Social Media for Cyber Monday

Taylor Holiday, Director of Strategy and LF Social for Lucid Fusion shares tips for dealing with Cyber Monday (November 28, 2011)

Walmart Black Friday Ad Kicks off Early Shopping Season

The "low price leader" has gotten a jump start on Black Friday--a shopping holiday that may be on its way out

Best Buy to Acquire Cloud-Services Provider mindSHIFT

The retailer wants to be more than just an electronics store and is making moves into the cloud services market

Big Celebs and Big Box Products

Celebs from every industry look to affordable retailers to sell their wares to the masses

Nokia Introduces its First Windows Smartphones

The struggling brand hopes to regain smartphone market power with what it calls "the first real Windows phone"

Meg Whitman to Join Zaarly Board of Directors

Whitman brings her experience with eCommerce to a promising startup

Thomas & Friends Collide with Barbie in Mattel Deal

The $680 million acquisition of HIT Entertainment is the global toy giant's biggest deal in years

Wal-Mart Cuts Employee Health Benefits

The US's largest retailer responds to rising healthcare costs with cuts to insurance coverage

Recap from the iPhone 4 event

With so much anticipation in the air for a new iPhone, Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers lackluster news

True Fit comes to Macy's for more efficient shopping

Personalization software True Fit debuts on Macys.com to help shoppers become more efficient and buy right sizes

The Trouble with Traffic

What Retailers Can Learn from Baseball

Steve Ballmer still disappointed by Windows Phone 7 sales

Microsoft and Steve Ballmer still licking its wounds from failing Windows Phone 7 sales

Apple loses iPhone prototypes for the second time

Apple and San Fran Police Department under scrutiny for their approach in finding missing iPhone 5 prototypes

Amazon to hire 7,000 to put sales tax measure on hold in CA

Amazon.com wants to hire 7,000 more employees in CA if state puts hold on Gov. Brown's measure

Amazon Android device becoming new iPad killer

Amazon's newest Android tablet is still unannounced, yet many think it will become worth of iPad competition

California's Online Shopping Woes

Gov. Jerry Brown passes the Amazon Law that requires residents to pay sales tax for out-of-state purchases

Arbnb announces billion dollar valuation

Room-sharing service Airbnb announces $112 million round of financing; valuation above $1 billion

Borders stores begins final liquidations

Beginning on Friday, Borders will continue going-out-of-business sales of its remaining 399 locations

Murdoch not taking blame for phone scandal

Rupert Murdoch is avoiding responsibility for News Corp.'s phone hacking scandal

Kodak's trade disputes with Apple rejected

Kodak's stock rises as its patent war with Apple gets rejected by U.S. arbiter

JetBlue's genius Carmageddon branding move

In an effort to get Angelenos to their destinations, JetBlue offers special deal during 405 FWY closure

Amazon releases ad-supported Kindle with AT&T

For a mere $139, you can have your own Kindle 3G with Special Offers with wireless access

Amazon initiates referendum on CA tax measure

Amazon takes first step toward referendum on Gov. Brown's CA online sales tax measure

Groupon changes privacy policy; prepares for Groupon Now

Groupon notifies users of privacy changes to add geo-location and marketing deals with Groupon Now

'News of the World' tabloid shuts down this week

Rupert Murdoch-owned "News of the World" tabloid shuts down due to phone hacking scandal

Top Five Female Business Leaders

What female C-level executives are showing the boys what they're made of and what ladies are managing America's largest companies

Californians taxed more on online purchases

Starting Friday, Californian online shoppers will pay more for out-of-state purchases

Walmart wins gender discrimination lawsuit

Supreme Court throws out Walmart's massive class-action lawsuit against gender discrimination

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