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Many Unhappy Returns? Online Holiday Shopping’s Big Hangover

Kristina Nicolas will proudly tell you that she’s been doing practically all her shopping online for years now. She will also tell you, in a more exasperated voice, that this has not remotely abbreviated the amount of time she spends going to stores.

Retailers Feel Shoppers’ Christmas Cheer

Retailers are enjoying some extra Christmas cheer.

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Holiday E-Commerce Demand Got an Early Start in 2017

The growth of e-commerce around peak shopping season is no longer a new story, and this year was no exception. But 2017’s peak season did raise some eyebrows for getting off to an unusually early start, with sales from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22 up 17.9 percent, year-over-year, according to Internet Retailer’s report on the peak shopping season.

This Huge, Bustling Mall Has a Hole to Fill — Just Not With More Stores

The scene at the East Coast’s largest mall on a recent Friday morning would seem to fly in the face of the doomsday narrative surrounding U.S. retail centers. A steady stream of holiday shoppers walked the lacquered halls, browsing stores from Gap to Gucci. By noon, a line was snaking out of an outpost of the Shake Shack burger chain.

Factories Hum From Detroit to Dortmund As World Economy Improves

Factories from America’s Rust Belt to Germany’s Ruhr region to Japan’s Aichi prefecture are revving up production lines in a unified acceleration not seen in years.

As Millennials Embrace Renting Over Owning — Even Clothes — Stores Are Taking Notice

The millennial generation's embrace of renting rather than owning has spread far beyond housing and ride-sharing, and even some traditional major retailers are taking notice.

Best Buy v. Amazon: Holiday Edition

There are a lot ways to judge retailers during the holiday season. Is store inventory overflowing, as it was a couple of years ago? Are chains discounting like crazy? But what really matters for most retailers is whether they are successfully fighting off Amazon.com Inc.

Brexit: City of London Will Lose 10,500 Jobs on Day One, Says EY

City firms plan to move 10,500 jobs out of the U.K. on "day one" of Brexit, with Dublin and Frankfurt the financial centres most likely to benefit from the U.K.’s departure from the EU.

Little Unicorn Takes Baby Steps to Survive Among Omnichannel Giants

The young seller of high-end baby products seeks a way to reach consumers and retailers without being swallowed up by Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.

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Amazon Faces $11M Fine Over Supplier Treatment

The French Ministry for the Economy is taking Amazon to court, accusing the e-commerce giant of imposing unfair contracts on suppliers.

Delivery Companies Brace for the Pre-Christmas Crush

Package-delivery companies are bracing for their busiest week of the holiday season, and one with less room for error.

Fighting Unfair Chargebacks Through Photographic Proof

Sealed Air Corp. is among the big shippers to partner with Kenco Logistics Services and Smart Gladiator on an app that can manage the huge volume of photos taken to prove compliance with customer requirements.

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