Hardlines

04/23/2013 - 10:30

Former retail exec Begelman charged with insider trading

A Monday report by Forbes said that former retail executive Mark Begelman has been charged with profiting off confidential information.

04/22/2013 - 18:39

Office Depot shareholder wants to shake up the board

Investment firm Starboard Value, Office Depot’s largest stockholder with a 14.8% stake, revealed Monday it has delivered a letter to the office supply retailer’s board of directors, expressing “strong disappointment at the board's failure to work constructively with Starboard to reconstitute the board.”

04/22/2013 - 18:32

Walmart giving surpasses $1 billion

Walmart and its foundation gave more than $1 billion in cash and in-kind contributions throughout the last fiscal year, the company announced Monday.

04/22/2013 - 16:03

H-E-B and Pampers do Texas two-step

H-E-B, Pampers and Interactions have teamed up to offer an exclusive 260-stop H-E-B Baby “Little Texans Tour,” sponsored by Pampers.

04/22/2013 - 13:37

Games grow, but boys biz tumbles at Hasbro

Strength in the games category enabled Hasbro to increase first quarter revenues by 2% to $664 million compared to $649 million for the same period last year.

04/19/2013 - 14:51

Lowe’s grades its corporate social responsibility

Lowe's has released its Corporate Social Responsibility Report Card, which covers education, environment and more.

04/19/2013 - 14:08

Walmart brings a bit of Disney to its paint aisles

Walmart has rolled out a new line of Disney paints and specialty finishes available exclusively at select Walmart stores.

04/18/2013 - 17:54

RadioShack expands senior management team

RadioShack has named Jennifer Warren as its new SVP and CMO, and Michael DeFazio as its new SVP of store concepts.

04/18/2013 - 17:07

Q1 results paint pretty picture for Sherwin-Williams

Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co. reported a sales increase of 1.4% in the first quarter ended March 31, thanks to higher volume in the Paint Stores Group.

04/18/2013 - 14:01

Increased order sizes boost Overstock.com’s Q1 results

Online discount retailer Overstock.com reported a 19% increase in total net revenue for the first quarter, thanks to a 21% increase in average order size.