Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Saks Inc. took defensive measures against a single investor owning more than 20 percent of its stock.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Just days after Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú raised his stake in Saks Inc. to nearly 18%, the beleaguered luxury retailer has adopted a shareholder rights plan intended to thwart a potential takeover.
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Luxury retailer Saks Inc. is introducing a "poison pill" into its share structure, which is generally done to avert hostile takeovers.
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Private label manufacturer files lawsuit accusing Saks Inc. of refusing to accept a confirmed order.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Saks has adopted a holder rights plan designed to thwart takeovers, just days after Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu raised his stake in the beleaguered luxury retailer.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start. Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White,...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White, director of external operations at Keynote Systems Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based research group. Starting a week and a half ago, Keynote began tracking the performance of about 30 big online retailers, logging the time it took to find a product and start checking out. Keynote's list includes...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Last updated November 28, 2008 12:11 p.m. PTBlack Friday traffic takes down Sears.comTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSSEATTLE -- Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White, director of external operations...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
SEATTLE — Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White, director of external operations at Keynote Systems Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based research group.Starting a week and a half...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.comNov 28, 2008 3:11 PM (9 mins ago) AP 9 mins ago: Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.comThis story ranks Not rankedSEATTLE) - Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns,...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
SEATTLE (AP) -- Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc (, )., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White, director of external operations at Keynote Systems Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based research group.Starting a week and a half...
MarketBeat (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... but it did not survive the year in the index, and instead that honor goes to General Motors Inc. While big-name financials dominate the list of large-cap losers, the retailers are most prominent among the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index. This year’s biggest turkey is Pacific Sunwear of California , which was down 91.3% on the year. The specialty retailer was beset with liquidity issues for most of...
helping business in flintshire (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... opened her store after a corporate career that included a long stint at auto parts maker Tenneco Inc. She attributes part of her success while retailers around the country suffer from a slowing economy to being “non-cyclical.” “When times are good people seek affirmation, when they are bad they seek motivation,” she said. Staring into the face of a possible recession as the holiday shopping...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... opened her store after a corporate career that included a long stint at auto parts maker Tenneco Inc. She attributes part of her success while retailers around the country suffer from a slowing economy to being "non-cyclical.""When times are good people seek affirmation, when they are bad they seek motivation," she said.Staring into the face of a possible recession as the holiday shopping...
