Supermarkets are looking forward to an extra Halloween sales boost after building momentum up to this year's weekend event on Sunday, Oct. 31 by promoting autumn-related novelties and decorations, according to...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart has refuted an Associated Press report that said the retailer is abandoning growth in the German market.Maria Rodriguez, Wal-Mart International spokeswoman, said, "We are continuing...
NEW YORK -- Make way for Kmart, the comeback kid.That was the message from a pumped-up Charles Conaway, chairman and chief executive officer of the $40 billion chain, who offered up a detailed assessment of his first...
WUPPERTAL, Germany -- It has been a rough ride here for even the largest of retailers -- Wal-Mart, and its $32 billion international business. After three years, however, the Bentonville, Ark., mass merchandiser...
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Consumers are spending more on housewares, and they are turning most frequently to mass retailers and supercenters for their purchases, according to National Housewares Manufacturers Association's ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The U.S. housewares industry hit $54.8 billion in sales in 1997, up from $53.8 billion in 1996, according to the National Housewares Manufacturers Association, based here.Consumers spent $560 per...
