Even though many retailers offer a 10 percent discount at the cashstand if you apply for a store credit card, consumers are using them less, consolidating credit debt onto a few general credit cards with lower interest rates. According to the...

First, it was luxury dorms that lured the best and brightest students. The next step, naturally, is to add retail for these upscale consumers — something that goes way beyond the old campus book store. Colleges across the country are now building...

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Nobody knows more about makeovers than Frederick's of Hollywood Inc., an established retailer of women's lingerie and intimate apparel...