Bookseller Barnes & Noble may not get much sympathy from old timers who hold the chain responsible for destroying the independent bookstore business …
Articles By Alex Biesada
Toys “R” Us Plans $800 Million IPO
by Alexandra Biesada, May 28, 2010, 1:07 pmShortly after 5 am Friday Toys “R” Us ended months of speculation that it planned to return to the public market when it filed to raise as much as $800 …
Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Heading to the Supreme Court?
by Alexandra Biesada, April 30, 2010, 10:39 amAfter settling a multitude of lawsuits in recent years at considerable expense to the company, Wal-Mart Stores has enjoyed a period of relative calm on the negative …
A win-win deal for Sears and ESL
by Alexandra Biesada, April 16, 2010, 10:13 amSuppose you’re in the market for a loan, but balk at the high interest rate you’re offered based on your poor credit rating.
Now suppose you’re an investor looking for a higher return than the low rates offered on investment-grade debt.
Wouldn’t …
Textbooks for Apple’s Tablet?
by Alexandra Biesada, January 25, 2010, 8:56 amNot since Moses came down from Mount Horeb with the Ten Commandments has a tablet been the focus of so much attention. As most of you probably know by now, Apple may …
Record holiday Web sales
by Alexandra Biesada, December 30, 2009, 2:56 pmIf your family is like mine, it set a record for online shopping this holiday season. We purchased gifts for grandparents, nephews, brothers, spouses, and other friends and relations from e-tailers that included …
The H1N1 Vaccine: Coming to a Drugstore Near You
by Alexandra Biesada, December 17, 2009, 1:24 pmDrugstore operator CVS appears to be playing catch up with archrival Walgreen in the race to vaccinate Americans against the …
Retailers plan for a safe Black Friday
by Alexandra Biesada, November 20, 2009, 12:59 pmAfter years of whipping shoppers into a frenzy with predawn doorbuster deals, US merchants …
Gloom on the Ginza
by Alexandra Biesada, October 9, 2009, 12:32 pmJapan’s appetite for luxury goods was thought to be insatiable. For years, purveyors of high fashion and other luxury items, such as France’s …
