Susan Chandler

It's not easy to differentiate yourself as a department store these days. Few designers grant exclusives anymore, and centralized buying operations have robbed most individual stores of their character. Yet...

Wayne Hood, retail analyst with Prudential Securities in Atlanta, created quite a stir this week when he issued a "sell" recommendation on Kmart Corp., and speculated that the Troy, Mich.-based...

Brian Urlacher is doing his bit to help the retail economy. The popular middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears is not only making tackles and scoring touchdowns. He also is...

Since Sept. 11, the mood of Americans toward party-going has changed. Christmas parties have been canceled by the dozens. Black-tie events and showy gowns suddenly feel out of place. It...

The unusually warm December weather appears to have lulled some holiday shoppers into a false sense of security. After all, if it's 50 degrees outside, Christmas must still be far...

So you're looking for a gift for the guy who has everything. How about a Boeing 747, reduced to sell from its $200 million sticker price to a mere $389?...

Hyperbole is a major ingredient when it comes to promoting skin-care products: Roll back the aging process! Erase wrinkles! Make skin firmer! Although frowned upon by government regulators, such claims...

Undeterred by the shaky economy, U.S. shoppers crowded into malls in Chicago and across the country over the weekend, getting the holiday shopping season off to a better than expected...

When Crate & Barrel Chief Executive Gordon Segal addresses a crowd, he usually doesn't have to explain what he does. With 106 stores in 22 markets, a national catalog and...

In the 13 months since he retired as chief executive of Sears, Roebuck and Co., Arthur Martinez has been doing what he said he would do--traveling the world and spending...