Retail

The latest news from msnbc.com on retailing trends from Wal-Mart to the corner mom-and-pop.

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• Mom says child’s toy had a mouth like a trucker
• Circuit City is sorry for pulling MAD Magazine
• U.S. retail sales edged down in February
• Circuit City ripples go beyond vacancies, layoffs
• Wal-Mart unveils a new look for its stores
• Target tightens credit terms for card holders
• Wal-Mart opens stores in China's hinterlands
• After bank failures, sales of metal vaults surge
• Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list
• Christmas prices come early to Wal-Mart
• States urge MillerCoors to pull energy drink
• Home Depot hopes price cuts repair image
• Stores report weak back-to-school season
• Diners offering certain meals for less this fall
• Wal-Mart lobbied government for $1.4 million
• Best Buy to open in-store music centers
• Wal-Mart pulls Mexican comic called racist
• $4 gas helping revitalize small towns
• The new church? Turn left at Victoria’s Secret
• Wal-Mart to revamp logo on its stores
• Visa to reduce transaction fees for gas stations
• Small retailers get creative to keep shoppers
• Whole Foods, FTC settle Wild Oats dispute
• Retail profits pummeled by spending plunge
• Microsoft to open own retail stores
• Best Buy president to take over as CEO
• Dismal December sales add to retailer woes
• Store bankruptcies can burn shoppers
• KB Toys files for bankruptcy protection
• Ruling could mean end to pouty-lipped Bratz
• Target, Lowe’s both see profit drop of 24%
• Economic woes prompt teens to trim spending
• Seven ‘recession-proof’ luxuries
• Vote: Do you buy store brands?

• Stimulus spent, retailers face tough rest of year
• House OKs tougher standards for toys
• Toy makers not playing around in downturn
• Applications for holiday retail jobs surging
• Wal-Mart exec on downturn: This is our time
• Circuit City shares climb on store closure report
• Mervyns confirms reports of liquidation
• Walgreen drops bid for rival Longs Drug
• Candidate dolls now a headache for Walgreens
• Economic crisis likely to impact U.S. fashion
• Amid uncertainty, consumers remain cautious
• Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster
• Retailers slash prices, but at what cost?
• Retailers’ results don’t bode well for rest of year
• Rights groups file Wal-Mart election complaint
• Tomato scare spurs consumers to shift diet
• New iPhone carries risks for Apple
• Is frugal the new black?
• Blockbuster withdraws plan to buy Circuit City
• Pinched, some seek bargains at Wal-Mart
• Economists already predicting a lump of coal
• Wal-Mart tries to cash in on store-brand boom
• Lights out for Circuit City by Sunday
• Target's profit falls 41 percent amid downturn
• Macy's slashing up to 7,000 jobs
• Credit card rewards programs getting stingier
• Stores worry holiday sales may be permanent
• Corporate Darwinism: Only the strong survive
• Office Depot cutting 112 stores, 2,200 jobs
• Retailers saw sales drop in dreary November
• UPS to keep holiday predictions under wraps
• Poll: Would you visit an in-store health clinic?
• Vote: When was the last time you twirled a Hula Hoop?

• Back-to-school shopping will test retailers
• Mervyns files for bankruptcy, will stay open
• Retailers report dismal January sales
• Everything must go ... now
• Online retailers pushing e-mail discounts
• Grocery bill still high? Blame ‘sticky’ prices
• Posh brands cautious about marketing
• Neiman Marcus catalog remains extravagant
• Financial crisis leads retailers to slash prices
• Retail trade group offers weak holiday forecast
• Olive Garden and Red Lobster to raise prices
• Group: MillerCoors hooking teens on ‘Sparks’
• Retailers stock up as Gustav nears coast
• Shaky economy to hit kids at school this fall
• In-store health clinics battle perception issues
• Wal-Mart, other retailers benefit from stimulus
• Martha Stewart crafts to hit Wal-Mart stores
• States, cities crack down on thefts of recyclables
• Judge says Wal-Mart overworked employees
• Weak economy may be Wal-Mart’s strong suit
• Hula Hoop turns ’round and ’round, and 50
• After 60 years Circuit City finally powers down
• Wal-Mart reports strong rise in sales
• Wal-Mart earnings fall, but beat expectations
• Forecasters see historic drop in retail sales
• Retailers prepare for a new, frugal future
• QVC to sell Obama trinkets from inauguration
• Retail sales fall for record fifth straight month
• Secret is out: Wal-Mart to start selling iPhone
• Wal-Mart picks Mike Duke as new CEO
• Vote: How the economy affects your spending
• CVS Caremark buys Longs Drug Stores
• The UGGconomy