by Associated Press 5/7/2013 07:46 am
The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes.
by Associated Press 4/23/2013 02:13 pm
Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the U.S. Senate.
by Lance Turner 1/8/2013 10:20 am
Target Corp. says it will match prices of select online rivals year-round, a move that underscores how physical and online retailing are being meshed together.
by Lance Turner 1/4/2013 02:47 pm
Checking in with the world's largest retailer, making news on several fronts involving price-matching, new store formats overseas and the sale of assault weapons.
by Lance Turner 11/20/2012 07:18 am
The number of shoppers engaging in showrooming during the 2012 holiday season is expected to increase by 134 percent, according to a report by IDC Retail Insights.
by Lance Turner 11/8/2012 10:09 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is upping the ante on the holiday shopping season, planning to open its doors open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than a year ago. So how are competitors responding?
by Lance Turner 10/18/2012 12:57 pm
This holiday season, Best Buy and Target Corp. plan to price-match their rivals, including online competitors like Amazon. But Wal-Mart Stores Inc. still hasn't decided what it will do.