'ENTIRELY UNREMARKABLE: CAN THE IVANKA TRUMP BRAND SURVIVE THE FIRESTORM?

Fighting for floor space Nordstrom shoppers likely bought Ivanka Trump precisely because it had been given the Nordstrom imprimatur... READ MORE›

FESTIVE FEASTS, ONLINE DEALS BRING SMILE TO CHINA RETAILERS

A key indicator of consumer spending, China's retail sales grew 10.4 percent in 2016, the same as in the first three quarters... READ MORE›

ALIBABA, INTIME FOUNDER OFFER US$2.55BN TO TAKE RETAILER PRIVATE

The Alibaba group currently holds 27.82 percent of Intime, while Shen owns 9.17 percent ... READ MORE›

FRAUDSTERS TARGET THOUSANDS OF ONLINE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERSA

Fraudsters are targetting thousands of Christmas shoppers, luring people in with next-day delivery, online-only deals and discount voucher codes... READ MORE›

MAN WHO SHARES NAME WITH U.K. STORE INUNDATED WITH CHRISTMAS TWEETS

Store inundated with Christmas tweets John Lewis, an educator based in Virginia, shares a name with a popular British department store... READ MORE›

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PLANES GROUNDED AS SOUTH KOREAN STUDENTS TAKE UNI ENTRANCE EXAMS

The Yonhap news agency quoted his parents as saying that he had become severely stressed in the run-up to the exams... READ MORE›

PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE IN IRAN, 44 KILLED

Semi-official Mehr news agency said four of the dead were railway employees aboard the trains... READ MORE›

PROTOTYPE BRINGING AFRICAN SHOPPERS TO THE GLOBAL MALL

Folayan says most choose to pick up their products at MallforAfrica's Nigerian depots, which resemble UPS Stores... READ MORE›

ALIBABA SINGLES' DAY SALES HIT NEW RECORD; SURGE PAST $6 BILLION

Alibaba singles day sales hit new record surge past 6 billion... READ MORE›

SIX THINGS TO WATCH FOR ON BLACK FRIDAY

There'll be more stores reversing Black Friday's backward seepage into Thanksgiving, and perhaps some much-needed good news for the embattled apparel industry... READ MORE›

PURSE-SNATCH VICTIM, 86, PRAISES 'INCREDIBLE' POLICE WHO FINISHED DOING HER SHOPPING A?? AND THEN PAID FOR IT

The new door lock the police officers bought Mr and Mrs Brecht They were just absolutely incredible, Mrs Brecht added... READ MORE›

AMAZON PRIME TO OFFER SAME-DAY DELIVERY IN TORONTO, VANCOUVER

Amazon rival Indigo offers free shipping within Canada for orders over 25 for delivery in one to nine business days... READ MORE›

DEATH TOLL RISES IN CHINA BLAST AMID CONTAMINATION FEARS

Some 95 people including 85 firefighters remain missing following the blasts in the city of Tianjin northern China on Wednesday night China's official Xinhua news agency reported... READ MORE›

WAL-MART IN TALKS TO BUY STAKE IN INDIA'S FLIPKART

Wal-Mart in talks to buy stake in India's Flipkart sources... READ MORE›

FREE DELIVERY CREATES HOLIDAY BOON FOR U.S. CONSUMERS AT HIGH COST

Other retailers, including Target Corp and Wal-Mart Stores Inc, are removing minimum-spending thresholds on free shipping to entice consumers, consultants said... READ MORE›

SIX THINGS WE KNOW ABOUT THE PLASTIC BAG CHARGE IN ENGLAND

For example, discount greetings cards retailer Card Factory chopped the handles off thousands of its carrier bags... READ MORE›

PITT STREET MALL BACK IN WORLD'S TOP FIVE SHOPPING STRIPS

With its swag of new international stores Sydney's Pitt Street Mall has regained its spot among the top 5 most expensive locations, according to a global study... READ MORE›

Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak told reporters a stronger dollar had reduced its fourth-quarter revenue forecast by about 2... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA POST LOOKS TO DRONES AS LETTER VOLUMES FALL

Melbourne Australia Post has successfully field-trialled the use of drones to deliver small packages, clearing the way for test deliveries to customer homes later this year... READ MORE›

2 DEAD IN U.S. MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH IN S. KOREA

Troops in the country, Korea's Yonhap news agency reported... READ MORE›

WAL-MART TAKES ON AMAZON'S 'PRIME DAY' WITH ONLINE SALE

The sale will offer rollback prices or discounts on more than 2 000 items including electronics toys and baby and home products Wal-Mart spokesman Bao Nguyen said... READ MORE›

ALIBABA SPENT $161 MILLION FIGHTING FAKES SINCE 2013

From Alibaba Group's perspective, we bear a serious responsibility in this fight against counterfeits, said Alibaba Chief Executive Jonathan Lu in a statement... READ MORE›

WAL-MART BRIBERY PROBE FINDS FEW MAJOR OFFENSES IN MEXICO

Wal-Mart bribery probe finds few major offenses in Mexico WSJ... READ MORE›

AMAZON RAISES FREE SHIPPING MINIMUM FOR MOST ORDERS TO $49

Reuters Mike Segar ' Amazon.com Inc has raised its free-shipping threshold for orders from non-Prime customers to 49 from 35 in the United States... READ MORE›

DO I LOOK BIG IN THIS SUPERMARKET? HOW LARGE SHOPS ARE MAKING YOU FAT

In fact, big shopping centres Chadstone in Victoria is the biggest in the southern hemisphere, big supermarkets and warehouse-style shopping are ubiquitous in many Western countries... READ MORE›

EBAY ENTERPRISE COMPLETES MERGER, REBRANDS AS RADIAL

The lion's share of Radial is former eBay Enterprise technology and staff... READ MORE›

AHOLD AND DELHAIZE MERGER: EUROPEAN SUPERMARKET GIANTS COMBINE TO CREATE ONE OF THE LARGEST FOOD RETAILERS IN THE WORLD

Ahold operates Stop Shop and Giant Stores in the US while Delhaize owns Food Lion and Hannaford... READ MORE›

CHINA TO CAP 2015 LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT AT $2.5 TRILLION

China to cap 2015 local government debt at 2.5 trillion Xinhua... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ARRESTED IN CHINA OVER SUSPECTED EXTORTION

Beijing police have arrested an environmental reporter and his associates in an apparent extortion scandal, as China works to crack down on corruption in t... READ MORE›

SAINSBURY'S DEAL WITH ARGOS WOULD HELP ONLINE PROWESS

If it can use Argos to fill surplus space in its stores, Sainsbury's could close about a fifth of Argos stores, Citi analysts predicted... READ MORE›

MACY'S TO OPEN AN HOUR EARLIER ON THANKSGIVING DAY

NEW YORK AP -- Macy's is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it'll open an hour earlier this year... READ MORE›

RETAILERS SET FOR SALES RISE DESPITE DECLINE IN TRADITIONAL SHOPPING DAY

The growth of Black Friday and Cyber Monday means that Christmas shopping has already started... READ MORE›

10 WORST CHRISTMAS GIFTS REVEALED

THIS will be the biggest shopping weekend of the year so far, with retailers hoping it will kickstart a Christmas splurge worth over EUR1bn... READ MORE›

MYER TESTING DIGITAL 'HUBS' AS OLD WORLD MEETS NEW IN DEPARTMENT STORES

Further details about the e-commerce hub will be released when Mr Umbers unveils his strategic plan later this year... READ MORE›

SUSPECT IN DEADLY WASHINGTON STATE MALL SHOOTING IS ARRESTED

Dozens of people attended a Saturday evening prayer service for the victims. The gathering was held at Central United Methodist Church in nearby Sedro-Woolley, Washington... READ MORE›