Flush with the positive reception of its new 58,000-square-foot Manhattan flagship at Columbus Circle, Whole Foods is opening stores in Greenwich Village on West Houston and in Union Square. Some of its competitors in the upscale groceries market...

A lot has changed in my hometown of Montgomery, Ala., since I left for college 10 years ago. Known as the “cradle of the Confederacy” and the birthplace of civil rights, the city of 350,000 had never been a hot expansion target for national...

Mothers got more expensive gifts this year than fathers did. According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers spent less on dad than they did on mom with an average of $86.19 for Father's Day versus the $98.64 spent for Mother's Day.

In Israel, shoppers wait in long lines to have their bags checked, while heavily armed guards roam the malls. The owners have no choice. They must obey stringent standards to obtain government security certification...