US shopping season starts with record high online sales
Washington--Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the US rose to record highs, while brick-and-mortar store traffic fell slightly, heralding divergent trends in retail...
Gen Sou En to Open Japanese Tea House in Brookline
BROOKLINE, MA - Gen Sou En has leased 5,500 square feet of retail space and announced the introduction of its modern Japanese tea house,...
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store’s ‘Original Price’ Might Not Be After All
By Michael Blanding
Sale! Even the word is enough to send a flutter through the hearts of certain shoppers, who salivate in anticipation of scoring...
Tips for Hassle-Free Returns and Exchanges
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), some retailers make their return policies more lenient during the holiday season, while many have begun to...
E-tailers log out smart buyers from costly retailers
By Fakir Balaji & Aparajita Gupta
BENGALURU-- Technology-driven e-tailers from the virtual world are giving a run for the money to retailers in the real...
Some consumers have an unerring knack for buying unpopular products
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Diet Crystal Pepsi. Frito Lay Lemonade. Watermelon-flavored Oreos. Through the years, the shelves of stores have been filled with products that...
Shopping Tips for Black Friday From Better Business Bureau
The day after Thanksgiving was originally dubbed “Black Friday” as a negative due to traffic, crowds and hostile behavior. It’s now a positive for...
When global retailers knocked at India’s fashion doors
By Nivedita
NEW DELHI-- India's burgeoning appetite for foreign brands attracted a string of international brands to establish their presence in the country this year....