Recent figures calculated by a firm called Kronos suggest the retail employment picture is looking up. According to its data, 2.99 of every 100 applications for a retail job resulted in a hire, up from 2.75 in January, which was the lowest percentage in three years. But that is much lower than the three-year...

A new(ish) website getting a lot of attention lately shows some pretty freaking hilarious photos of people shopping at Wal-Mart. If you haven't seen it, People of Wal-Mart can pass the time in an enjoyable and frightening way.

If there's not a very big showing at next year's International Council of Shopping Centers RECon show in Las Vegas, it's probably won't be because of high hotel rates. The organization's travel agency recently released convention-attendee hotel rates, and they're pretty darn cheap. The catch (there's...

HORSHAM, PA-But the firm posted a $1.6-billion loss and could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

HORSHAM, PA-But the firm posted a $1.6-billion loss and could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Best Buy is opening 22 new stores in its third quarter, making the total number for the year so far planned at 43. Not surprisingly, that is way down from the 185 it opened during its last fiscal year. Some highlights of its new stores include one in New York City's Union Square and a fifth location...

Strange things are happening in retail nowadays. Sales are way down and the economy isn't improving much, but companies' stocks are performing well. Click on the Barron's video below for more details. Watch Video

[Editor's Note: Ian Ritter is taking a much deserved vacation over the next week, and GlobeSt.com retail reporter Debra Hazel is filling in for him on Counter Culture. Please be nice.] "When you're in the middle of the storm, all you can focus on is the rain around you," Taubman Centers COO William Taubman...