Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) is now officially accepting mobile payments through Square following a $25 million investment it made in the startup last August.
The National Retail Federation says the nation's largest employment sector needs Congress to act on a myriad issues.
Retail giant Walmart is kicking off 2012 Black Friday deals earlier this year, on Thanksgiving, as more stores are in a rush to throw open their holiday deals much-ahead of Black Friday.
Americans spent more online in this past quarter, and are on track to "Checkout" buttons more than ever this holiday season.
Macy's is expected to see revenue up but profit down. Could it beat forecasts?
Retailers forecast higher holiday sales as a flurry of new touch-screen toys were released just in time to stuff those Christmas stockings.
The winner of a $23 million lottery ticket forgot she had won the ticket and left it in her car, the California lottery said Friday.
Amazon released its ads with deals and discounts for its Black Friday 2012 pre-sales and Walmart followed suit.
Retailers are looking ahead to the effects that Superstorm Sandy may have on consumers in the coming months.
Americans spend about $8 billion a year on Halloween costumes and party favors -- and increasingly there are temporary, short-term stores popping up everywhere to serve this obsession.
Best Buy trims leadership, warns of dismal 3Q and calls a meeting with shareholders as founder's buyout-offer deadline approaches.
With tighter ad restrictions, a UK watchdog agency has order Dior to pull mascara ads which it says are misleading
Brewmeister, a Scottish brewery, said it has created the world's strongest beer called Armageddon with a 65% ABV.
Mena Suvari donned a risque "bra shirt" bodysuit from the new Martin Margiela collection for H&M at the designer's launch party.
Barnes & Noble said its credit card machines in 63 stores across nine states were hacked and will take fraud-protection measures.
Mayor Thomas Menino is seeking to preemptively dissuade Trojan from distributing its sex toys in front of Boston City Hall
Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) has its sights set on Millennials - Americans roughly defined as those born in the 20th century's waning years.
Some schools are looking to ban a popular snack, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, for its addictive qualities amid health concerns.
Conservative pundit Glenn Beck unveiled his new line of denim jeans on Monday for his clothing company, 1791.
Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) is releasing a new cheaper bundle for its celebrated Wii console just weeks before the Wii U first hits shelves.
Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) is turning its “Call of Duty Elite” service into a free counterpart to the boxed copy of the game, instead hoping to further monetize users through downloadable content.
Bumble Bee Foods employee Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven Thursday at the seafood plant in California.
Retailers' legal challenge to a class-action settlement involving MasterCard and Visa would allow "hidden fees" to continue.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced unprecedented viewer engagement with its new 2012 Presidential Debate viewing platform for Thursday's Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan.
The Kellogg Company issued a voluntary recall on its Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats cereal after metal fragments were found inside.
Despite high hopes for Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows 8, three new reports show a gloomy financial forecast for the personal computer.
The worldwide PC market experienced sharp decline in the third quarter of 2012 with shipments totaling 87.5 million units during the period, a drop of 8.3 percent compared with the third quarter of 2011, according to latest data from Gartner.
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) will report fourth quarter earnings Wednesday; analysts estimate $1.31 earnings per share.
A Lancashire teenager was forced to have part of her stomach removed after consuming a drink prepared with liquid nitrogen.
Here's a guide to the best holiday sales and deals for Columbus Day 2012.