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A dreamy dorm room
Gloomy economic news has cast a pall over the dorm room daydreams of college kids for several years now, but those who track retail sales figures think this might be a breakout season. More of America's children are going away to college this year than...Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Pottery Barn, Colleges and Universities, Target, Walmart
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Under Armour ranked as 5th fastest-growing retailer in U.S.
In a race to beat other retailers in sales growth, Under Armourmay not have won gold, but the athletic apparel brand secured fifth place - not bad out of a field of 100.
The Baltimore company was the fifth fastest growing retailer in the U.S. last year,...Tags: Tractor Supply Company, BJ's Restaurants Inc., Fashion Trends, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Chipotle Mexican Grill
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How much do your kids contribute to back-to-school expenses?
Special to The Baltimore SunNow that August has arrived, I'm starting to get the kids ready for going back to school. I'm trying to get them to bed earlier. I'm nagging them to finish their summer reading assignments. And I have the 11-year-old practicing his multiplication and...Tags: Back to School
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Baltimore among areas hardest hit by organized retail crime
Baltimore is among the regions hardest-hit by organized retail crime, a growing national problem in which gangs steal and sell goods, a retail trade group reported Tuesday. A survey by the National Retail Federation shows that almost no retailer is...Tags: Nordstrom, Maryland State Police, Theft, Law Enforcement, Electronics
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Maryland laws allow Orioles, others to say, 'Stay out'
Unless he's wearing Batman underwear and a cape, Mark Harvey — who usually dresses for Orioles games in a team ballcap and jeans — would be difficult to pick out of a crowd.
That's why he attracted little attention Thursday as he walked...Tags: Trials, Theft, New York Mets, Prosecution, Target
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Baltimore running store owner stars in national retail campaign
If you've never heard of Baltimorean Jim Adams, the National Retail Federation is hoping you will soon, thanks to a promotional campaign by the trade group. Adams owns Falls Road Running Store on Falls Road. A full page advertisement featuring a photo of...Tags: Elections, Voting, Vehicles
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Got a gift card you don't use or want? Sell it
We want gift cards and like to give them, but for some reason we don't always use them and wind up wasting billions of dollars.
A recent poll by Consumer Reports, for instance, found that one-quarter of people who received a card as a holiday gift last...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Consumers, Whole Foods Market, Ellicott City, American Express Company
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Retailers highlight service, convenience to fight showrooming
Detroit Free PressMatt Norcross has been selling books for two decades, but lately he must contend with readers who go to his Petoskey, Mich., shop to see and touch the printed works he offers, only to buy them later from Amazon.com at a savings. Even if he offers the...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Kohl's, Freedom of the Press, Media Industry, Cookbooks
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Three Alamogordo businesses discuss local economic climate
Alamogordo Daily News, N.M.With federal budget cuts, sequestration and a light to moderate economic growth prediction for the rest of 2013 and into 2014, some Alamogordo retailers believe the local economy is steady. They also think it's contingent upon sequestration, the...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, U.S. Air Force, Chuck Hagel, Consumer Confidence
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Marketing, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Arbitration, National Government, Collective Contract
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U.S. retail group criticizes Bangladesh safety accord
Reuters(Reuters) - A major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday spoke out against a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord agreed to by mostly European companies, saying that signing on would expose American companies to a legally questionable binding...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Hennes & Mauritz AB, Bangladesh, Gap Inc.
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North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
Reuters(Reuters) - North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to, though details of any alternative accord were still...Tags: Sears Holdings Corp., Marketing, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sweden, North America
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