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By Deb Acord CTW Features The first Jeep, made in 1941 by the Willys-Overland Company in response to the U.S. military's call for a new light reconnaissance vehicle, was a quarter-ton, four-wheel-drive machine. It was practical, plain and had a...

Macy's Inc. reported higher first-quarter net income and gains in a critical sales metric as it took business from rival department store chains. The company also raised its dividend by 25 percent. Macy's shares closed up 2.5 percent, near a year high....

NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart reported...

* Same-store sales up 3.8 pct vs expections of 4.3 pct sales gains * TJX and Ross beat, Ross raised profit forecast * ICSC forecasts May same-store sales up 2-3 pct * Gap beats, shares rise 7.2 percent after hours. By Phil Wahba May 9 (Reuters) - U....

(Reuters) - Retail spending continued to grow modestly in April as bad weather delayed spring shopping in much of the country and many consumers gravitated toward discount chains. Thirteen major U.S. retailers reported a 3.8 percent increase in April...

* Analysts see 4.3 pct sales gains for 13 top chains * TJX and Ross beat, Ross raised profit forecast * ICSC forecasts May same-store sales up 2-3 pct * Buckle, Zumiez shares rise as sales top views By Phil Wahba May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. retail...

* Analysts: 4.3 pct same-store sales gains for top 13 chains * Costco, L Brands miss estimates By Phil Wahba May 9 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp and Victoria's Secret parent L Brands Inc reported smaller-than-expected sales gains in April, when...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Sales at South Korea's top department and discount store chains fell simultaneously for the first time in three months, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, suggesting that private consumption in Asia's fourth-largest economy remains...

Teachers will be able to lock out intruders from classrooms in Pittsburgh Public Schools as part of the school district's response to the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The school board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the...

New Supervalu Inc. Chief Executive Sam Duncan's first public pronouncements included yet more unpleasant news about the embattled company's recent past, but investors bought into his vision for the future. Supervalu's shares soared 12 percent, or 65...

LAST MONTH Cody Brocious, a software developer for Mozilla, the company that makes the Firefox web browser, appeared at a hacking conference in Las Vegas to demonstrate a security flaw in hotel-room locks manufactured by a company called Onity. Mr...