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Stanley Marcus, chairman emeritus of upscale cataloger/retailer Neiman Marcus, died on Jan. 22. He was 96. In 1926, at the age of 21, Marcus took over

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On Jan. 17, Hanover Direct named Edward Lambert executive vice president/chief financial officer. He succeeds Brian Harriss, who resigned. The changeover

Santa–and consumers–were good to general merchandise giant Lands’ End (NYSE: LE) during the holidays. Total revenue for the nine weeks ended Dec. 28

Nearly three years to the day after it bought Fingerhut as a means of getting into e-commerce, Federated Department Stores announced on Jan. 16 that it

Quarterly Sales, Earnings Drop at MSC Citing economic conditions and softness in the manufacturing sector, maintenance, repair, and operations supplies