Sony Online Entertainment announced the availability of online action game DC Universe Online that allows players to create their own superhero or villain while joining forces with their favorite DC Comics characters such as Superman, Batman and The Joker to aid in saving - or destroying - the planet.
Shares of Supervalu (NYSE: SVU) are plunging this morning after the retail grocer posted a loss for the third quarter and slashed its full year profit outlook.
Dr. David Lynn, author of a book on commercial real estate investing in emerging market countries (specifically China, India and Brazil), shares his insights with IBTimes regarding why this class of asset is an attractive investment.
U.S. retail sales rose 4 percent in the 2010 holiday selling season and should rise 2.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, a group that measures customer traffic in retail locations said on Monday.
U.S. retail sales rose 4 percent during the 2010 holiday season, and should rise 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, research firm ShopperTrak said on Monday.
Nasdaq-listed iGate, owned by former marketing head of Infosys Phaneesh Murthy, on Monday said it has bought nearly 63 percent stake in India’s sixth biggest software exporter Patni Computer Systems for $1.22 billion in shares.
UK department store chain Debenhams Plc said bad weather in December impacted like-for-like sales by 2.5 percent to 3.0 percent for the 19 weeks to January 8.
Shoppers will continue to spend more this year, spurred by a slowly improving job market and an uptick in income, but enough shoppers are still struggling with their finances that any increase will be modest, a retail industry expert said.
BB&T CEO Kelly King speaks to IBTimes about taking advantage of the financial crisis (because of its status as a healthy bank) and the difference between BB&T and national banks like Citigroup.
Toyota Motor U.S.A., Inc., today reported December sales results of 177,488 units, a decrease of 2.0 percent from the same period last year.
Dell’s new 7-inch tablet would have to show its worth among other 7-inch tablets that are already gaining a foothold in the tablet PC world. Dell Streak 7 has to face off with Samsung Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook, Archos 70, ViewSonic ViewPad 7 and OpenPeak’s Open Tablet 7.
Dell, known for its laptop and desktops, has launched a new Android 2.2-based touchscreen tablet computer Streak 7, expanding its mobility portfolio. The computer giant also showcased a new smartphone, the Venue.
Alcatel Lucent's ng Connect program is looking to reshape retail with LTE technology.
Shares of grocery retailer SuperValu (NYSE: SVU) have plunged almost 25 percent since mid-October amidst an increasingly difficult environment for food retailers.
Anyone thinking Americans might be back to their free-spending ways got a reality check on Thursday as many mainstream retailers reported disappointing December sales.
U.S. stocks opened flat in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected weekly jobless claims and December retail sales data.
Research firm comScore said online spending in the United States rose 12 percent to $32.6 billion for the entire November-December 2010 holiday shopping season, thanks to an exceptional Cyber Monday and the impact of free shipping.
Many top U.S. retailers missed Wall Street's expectations for December sales, hurt by a post-Christmas blizzard on the East Coast and shoppers returning to their cautious ways after flocking to stores after Thanksgiving.
Robert W. Baird recommended purchase of auto stocks. The brokerage's top ideas for auto stocks are: Gentex Corp. (GNTX) and Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI).
Several top U.S. retailers missed Wall Street's high expectations for December sales as a paralyzing post-Christmas blizzard on the East Coast slowed what had been a two-month shopping spree.
Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. to offer UltraViolet Content in 2011
We are starting to see retail investors wade back into equities, given that the allure of bonds has virtually dried up and the economic recovery seems to have some traction.
