Victoria’s Secret has a big secret: Major retailers caught selling used lingerie
In a shocking expose this morning on the The Today Show, a special undercover report found that several prominent national retailers were found to routinely engage in the practice of accepting the return of used and stained lingerie. Not so bad? No, not so bad except that in most cases the garments were immediately retagged and returned to the racks for re-sale.
Mobile Monday: Free ink! Coffee 
They say technology can improve the customer experience—and ink! Coffee is putting this theory to the test with the introduction of ‘ink! Mobile,’ a new pay by mobile phone technology available at no charge to customers. To sweeten the experience, all customers registering for the program will receive $5 of free ink! Coffee loaded to their mobile phones.
Stanley to buy Black & Decker for $4.5 billion in stock
Stanley Works agreed to buy Black & Decker Corp. for $4.5 billion in stock, in a deal that will enable the companies — household names in the U.S. tools industry — to cut costs and exert more influence on pricing.
Retail sales drop 1.5% in September in biggest decline this year
U.S. retail sales declined in September by the largest amount this year as car sales plummeted following the end of the government’s popular Cash for Clunkers incentives program. But outside of autos, sales were better than expected.
Disney’s retail plan is a theme park in its stores
The Walt Disney Co., with the help of Steve Jobs and his retailing team at Apple, intends to drastically overhaul its approach to the shopping mall.
Retail sales rise in September, raise holiday hopes
U.S. retail sales rose for the first time in 13 months as September results at American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Kohl’s Corp. topped analysts’ estimates and discounts drew shoppers back to stores.
Best Buy to hire more holiday staff than last year
Best Buy Co. Inc. — which has 22 Colorado stores — will hire more staff for the holiday season than it did last year, its CEO said Wednesday.
Smashburger to open in 7 airports; plans Oklahoma expansion
Smashburger said it has reached a deal with Texas franchise company PhaseNext Hospitality that will result in the Denver hamburger chain opening restaurants in seven U.S. airports over the next year.
