US Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high
US retailers raked in a record $7.9 billion in online sales on Black Friday and Thanksgiving, up 17.9 percent from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions at the largest 100 US web retailers, on Saturday.
Nov 26, 2017, 09:39 AM IST
Alibaba in major initiative to court China consumer for US retailers
The Chinese companies will also work with US startup Shoprunner, an online mall for US retailers in which it owns a stake, and retail services provider Borderfree Inc to court Chinese consumers.
Jan 16, 2015, 11:49 AM IST
Some US retailers shun Apple Pay, eye rival payments system
Some large U.S. retailers are refusing to use Apple Inc`s new electronic payments service as they commit to developing a rival payments system that would bolster their profits by eliminating credit card transaction fees.
Oct 28, 2014, 03:19 AM IST
Dollar General sparks bidding war for Family Dollar
Dollar General, the biggest US deep-discount chain, started a bidding war Monday for number-two Family Dollar Stores, trumping a Dollar Tree merger deal agreed just weeks ago.
Aug 19, 2014, 01:28 AM IST
