·BJs Wholesale Club to be acquired by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners

    The new Consumer Report survey of fast food content and the service quality at fast food restaurants received a great deal of press coverage. Much of it cen...

·Apple hipness for JC Penney? Ron Johnsons retail challenge ahead

    J.C. Penney’s stock shot up Tuesday as if God himself had been named to run the middle-of-the-road department store chain, jumping 17.5 percent in one day ...

·Carrefour defends Dia spin-off and keeps targets

    Carrefour (CARR.PA), the world's second-biggest retailer which is struggling against tough trading conditions, said discount chain Dia is likely to be value...

·Explosion At China IPad Factory Shows Supply Risks

    An explosion at one of two factories that make Apple's new iPad 2 highlights the risks of a global manufacturing strategy that has cut costs but concentrate...