NEW YORK CITY-Olive Garden and Wal-Mart are part of a handful of chains doing well in this economy.

NEW YORK CITY-Olive Garden and Wal-Mart are part of a handful of chains doing well in this economy.

NEW YORK CITY-The upcoming holiday season will be the worst in recent memory, predicts a Standard & Poor's director.

NEW YORK CITY-The upcoming holiday season will be the worst in recent memory, predicts a Standard & Poor's director.

NEW YORK CITY-Same-store sales dipped 0.9% last month, as luxury and teen retailers were hit particularly hard.

NEW YORK CITY-Same-store sales dipped 0.9% last month, as luxury and teen retailers were hit particularly hard.

We all know that supermarkets sell greens. Increasingly, however, the boasting that can be done for the buildings' "green-ness" is growing.

NEW HYDE PARK, NY-But executives still see growth in Mexico, as Wal-Mart and Costco expand south of the border.