retail

Wal-Mart says it will spend $750 million to add 4.6 million square feet of retail space and 14,000 jobs in Canada this year. More...

Retail sales were stronger than expected in November as consumers stepped up despite the shadow of high unemployment, while producer prices rose, offering further evidence the economic recovery gathered steam in the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday total retail sales...

U.S. weddings at retail stores rising MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich., (UPI) -- U.S. experts said a planned wedding at a Michigan T.J. Maxx store is just the latest in a growing trend of retail weddings nationwide. Rebecca Dolgin, executive editor of wedding Web site theknot.com, said the upcoming...

Retail sales climb in holiday week WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ending July 3, as warm weather continued to spur sales of summer items, a national trade group said Wednesday. The International Council of Shopping Centers said sales rose 1 percent from the...

Detroit's malls suffer in recession DETROIT, (UPI) -- The city of Detroit is scarred by an all-too-common sign of the recession: once-prosperous shopping malls facing closure or bankruptcy, observers say. The lingering financial malaise has seen at least three that thrived in the city in the...

December retail sales plunge as autos slump OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales plunged in December, the biggest monthly drop in more than 17 years, as recession-wary consumers shunned big-ticket car purchases and cut back holiday shopping, suggesting the economy shrank more than expected...