Staples to Pay $850,000 FTC Mail Order Rule Penalty
(Direct Newsline) Office supplies superstore Staples will pay the second-largest civil penalty ever for alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission’s
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Financial Reports: Talbots, Restoration Hardware, Brookstone
Net Income Declines at Talbots Hingham, MA-based apparel cataloger/retailer The Talbots (NYSE: TLB) blames “severe weather” in February for crimping its
Survey: Consumers Want More Online Security
Enhanced online security could lead to greater online sales, according to a Mastercard-sponsored survey of more than 1,000 consumers during the fourth
Investors Offer to Take Zones Private
A group of investors in computer reseller Zones (NasdaqNM: ZONS) has offered $1.00 a share for the common shares it does not already own. The group, led
Delia’s Receives Delisting Notification
Cataloger/retailer Delia’s received notice last week from Nasdaq that it is subject to delisting from the exchange. Nasdaq says that the New York-based
Financial Reports: Urban Outfitters, Vermont Teddy Bear, MediaBay
Direct Sales Up 35%% at Urban Outfitters First-quarter net sales at Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URBN), which mails the Anthropologie catalog, increased
Survey News: Online Sales Vault 48%; Online Profitability Also Improves
Shop.org, the online retail unit of the National Retail Federation reports that despite a lackluster 2002 for retailers, online retail sales jumped 48%
Tiffany Shines in 1Q
Jewelry and gifts cataloger/retailer Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) ended its fiscal first quarter with double-digit gains on both sides of the ledger. Net