The back-to-school shopping season isn't quite over yet, but some retailers are already warning that the second half of the year is going to be a rough stretch. Some are even preaching caution for the Christmas shopping season. ...

I'm a little late on this, but the ruling handed down on the Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger seems extremely significant. The judge ruled to approve the merger on the grounds that Whole Foods is not just competing with other organic grocers, but with...

New York Post columnist John Crudele has a column in today's paper describing how credit card companies that also dabbled in mortgages, like Capitol One with its Greenpoint Mortgage unit, are quietly ...

For already hurting retailers, the timing couldn't be worse as they gear up for the crucial -- and ever-longer -- back-to-school season, the second-most important annual shopping event for merchants after Christmas. While the season has only just...