Limited Brands has run out of luck in the low-margin, cyclical apparel category, but is striking it rich at its Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works divisions. Since 1996, Express division sales have been flat. And The Limited Stores...

Look for a 7 percent rise in sales in the November to January period this year, in large part due to shoppers treating themselves to presents. So said panelists participating in a First Albany Corp. conference call on retail. Apparel and home...

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Robert K. Futterman's gung ho nature has brought him a long way. From his start as an entry-level canvasser 20 years ago for New York retail broker Garrick-Aug Associates, Futterman rose to salesman, broker, then partner. Five years ago he left to...