Target Reps told analysts during the company’s quarterly conference call. Core customers paid off their debts and created budgets in response to the economic downturn, they said. “Many have begun to indulge in small ways. We are seeing these trends particularly in home and apparel,” [more]

“There’s a lot of talk about cotton prices and wool prices,” said president and ceo Carol Meyrowitz. “Any price increase is beneficial to us in terms of tickets going up.”

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QVC will launch apps for Android and BlackBerry as well as upgrade its iPhone app as part of its QVC Everywhere initiative.

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Macy’s this year will not unveil any new promotions and will offer “slightly” fewer coupons to its customers as the department store looks to be more customer-centric. [more]