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R.H. Macy opened his first "fancy dry goods" store in New York City in 1858. By 1924, the department store's location at Herald Square was declared the "World's Largest Store." That same year, an annual tradition started: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo AP)
R.H. Macy opened his first "fancy dry goods" store in New York City in 1858. By 1924, the department store's location at Herald Square was declared the "World's Largest Store." That same year, an annual tradition started: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo AP)
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Stock prices flat as manufacturing softens
A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday. News that Europe's economic slump dragged France into a recession also weighed on markets. A half-hour after the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial...
Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Market, Deere and Company, Federal Reserve, Earnings Forecasts
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Man wore dress, wig to videotape women in bathroom, deputies say
A 33-year-old Palmdale man was charged with disguising himself as a woman so he could secretly shoot videos inside a women's bathroom, authorities said Tuesday night. Jason Pomare allegedly wore women's clothing, including a bra and wig, and then hid...
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J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds
For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Credit Ratings, Prices, Ball State University, Coca-Cola Co.
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Details of Oregon mall gunman's last hours emerge
He left no angry manifesto. The last night he was alive, Jacob Tyler Roberts stayed up late drinking and shooting pool with a buddy. Roberts told his friend Sean Cates that he needed a gun, but he didn't say why. The pair, hanging out in Portland, Ore.,...
Tags: Shootings, Witnesses, Craigslist, Inc., Health and Medical Professionals, Prosecution
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Costume jewelry: After 21 years, a hobby becomes an obsession
Most of us are collectors, whether we display our obsessions in the workplace or hide them in their original boxes at home. We devote hours to researching and buying wine and designer bags, comic books and antique buttons, action figures and shoes. Neil...
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Beyonce, new song star in H&M summer 2013 ad campaign
Beyonce -- and a single from her upcoming album -- are featured in H&M's latest advertising campaign, the Swedish fast-fashion retailer announced Thursday. The song, "Standing on the Sun," accompanies a recently posted 90-second Jonas Akerlund-directed...
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Matthew McConaughey's new clothing line, Keds apparel at Macy's
Actor Matthew McConaughey will launch a new clothing line called JKL. McConaughey partnered with Canadian-based Grand National Apparel on the mainly sportswear-based collection. A portion of the sales from JKL will go to benefit McConaughey's charity...
Tags: Vera Wang, Givenchy, Beyonce, Auction Service, CNBC (tv network)
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New Brooks Bros. store to dress up downtown L.A.
Downtown Los Angeles isn't the most hospitable place for dandies. The knot of business towers and lofts, saturated with mass-market or Santee Alley-style emporiums, is a wasteland for upscale retail. "It's criminal," sniffed Matthew Allnatt of the...
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Judge allows J.C. Penney to sell unbranded Martha Stewart goods
Score one for J.C. Penney, the beleaguered retailer that just kicked out its chief executive in search of a better reputation. The department store chain Friday won the right to sell Martha Stewart products – as long as they’re unbranded....
Tags: Court Preliminary, Anti Trust Crime, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., JC Penney Company Inc., Corporate Crime
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Clarins, Macy's launch 'Gift with Purpose'
It’s become common for upscale beauty brands to offer a gift with a purchase. Now Clarins is taking that idea, mixing in a dose of philanthropy and turning it into what the company is calling a “Gift with Purpose.” From now through...
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J.C. Penney ousts CEO Ron Johnson, brings back his predecessor
Ron Johnson was ousted as chief executive of J.C. Penney Co. after a remarkably short and gaffe-filled tenure that succeeded mainly in driving away customers. Johnson was lured 17 months ago from a top job at Apple Inc., where he was celebrated for...
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Macy's, J.C. Penney in court after talks on Martha Stewart wares fail
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Macy’s Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. are back in court Monday after a month-long mediation effort in their dispute over Martha Stewart merchandise appeared to have failed. The department store chains are tussling over the rights to sell the...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., JC Penney Company Inc.
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