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Shares of Sears fell 2.4 percent on Thursday.

Office Depot, alongside the CPSC, has issued a recall for 1.4 million desk chairs for a fall hazard following 25 reported injuries.

The protest against the world’s biggest restaurant operator by revenue came a day before the company's annual shareholder meeting.

PetSmart announced it will stop selling Chinese-made dog and cat treats on Wednesday, a day after Petco announced a similar move.

Not surprisingly, the industry scores extremely poorly on customer satisfaction surveys.

Apple is said to be investigating a secure, NFC-based wallet that allows customers to make purchases from their phone.

According to one estimate, India's online retail market is valued at $3.1 billion and is expected to be worth $22 billion by 2018.

Nike proved it can grow business and reduce dependence on labor. This doesn't bode well for low-wage factory workers in Asia, or anywhere.

While the decline doesn't correspond with a fall in sales, the biggest cuts have come from Asia, where most of the company’s products are made.

The clothing retailer, which runs 40 stores in the country, said its Indian same-store-sales grew 13 percent in the fiscal year ended March 2014.

Innolux is believed to have benefited from Apple’s reluctance to rely on Samsung.

Before you put your burgers on the grill on Memorial Day, make sure they weren't part of a massive recall for possible contamination.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. has issued a recall for several brands of their cottage cheese products.

A recall including over 2.5 Gree dehumidifiers was re-released by the CPSC this week after causing $4.5 million in fire damage.

Abbott, Novartis and Pfizer are all looking to buy their way to cost savings.

Members were unhappy that Brock Pierce, a controversial actor and former Disney child star, was named as a director.

Labor rights advocates and union representatives are calling this the largest-ever strike to hit U.S. fast-food companies.

Labor rights organizers and employees of the world’s largest fast-food chains have taken global a U.S. movement demanding higher wages.

The move is expected to be enacted across stores around the world as Apple is rumored to be preparing for the iPhone 6's release.

Other major retailers are also struggling with similarly grim results.

Hoping to capitalize on Starbucks’ aggressive tactics, an author is awaiting a cease-and-desist letter that may never come. Is the coffee giant catching on?

In February, Sony had announced that it would cut nearly 5,000 jobs and sold its personal computers business.

A retail slowdown in April--and cuts to food stamps--may affect Wal-Mart's first quarter earnings.

Dozens of labor activists are facing charges over recent demonstrations. Meanwhile, two youths, including a minor, are facing 11 years for incitement.

After a lengthy legal battle, a voluntary recall was issued for Buckyballs and Buckycubes for an “unreasonable risk of injury” for teenagers and children. Retailers will be banned from selling the high-powered magnetic toys.

A new study shows that drinking red wine and eating chocolate may not have the health benefits people once thought.

Apple's main competitors such as Samsung and HTC have already begun offering smartphones with bigger displays.

Retailers across the US will keep a close eye on US shipyard labor negotiations as they gear up for the upcoming holiday shopping season.

Samsung could produce the Galaxy S5 Prime in limited quantities due to high manufacturing cost associated with the QHD AMOLED displays.