Business - Retail

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Shares of Amazon.com Inc. got a boost Friday after a Bernstein Research analyst upgraded the Seattle-based online retailer, expecting faster revenue growth in 2010. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - Shares of clothing retailer Bebe Stores Inc. tumbled 8 percent Friday, after it posted a quarterly loss on sharply lower sales. Full Story »

NEW YORK - AOL, the Internet service provider owned by Time Warner Inc., on Friday named Gilt Groupe CEO Susan Lyn0e to its board. Full Story »

BRISBANE, Calif. - Clothing retailer Bebe Stores Inc. said it posted a loss for its fiscal first quarter as its sales plummeted. Full Story »

How October sales at 30 chains compared with October 2008: Full Story »

As part of its quest to organize the world's information, Google is upping its commitment to organizing everything you can buy. On Thursday, the search giant announced Google Commerce Search, a new hosted enterprise search product that will help customers find products at online retail stores and e-commerce sites. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. retail chains posted October sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations, raising doubts about a widespread recovery for the holiday season. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - The Gymboree Corp. on Thursday said its third-quarter sales at stores open at least a year fell 4 percent, but the children's retailer nevertheless raised its profit forecast for the period. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Teen and children's apparel retailer Aeropostale Inc. said Thursday that sales at stores open at least a year rose 3 percent in October, but analysts expected a higher increase and shares tumbled. Full Story »

PITTSBURGH - Teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Thursday that sales in stores open at least a year fell 5 percent in October, missing analyst expectations that the key metric would increase. Full Story »

MINNEAPOLIS - Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday sales in stores open at least one year edged down 0.1 percent in October as consumers bought necessities like healthcare products but shied away from higher-ticket items like electronics and sporting goods. Full Story »

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Discount retailer TJX Cos. said Thursday that sales in stores open at least one year rose 10 percent in October on strong demand at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores. Full Story »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Discount retailer Fred's Inc. said Thursday sales in stores open at least a year edged up 0.4 percent in October, missing analyst expectations. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue. Full Story »

EVERATT, Wash. - Sports apparel and equipment retailer Zumiez Inc. on Wednesday said sales at stores open at least a year fell 8.9 percent in October. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. - Retail real estate investment trust National Retail Properties Inc. said Wednesday it has a new $400 million credit facility, which will replace one set to mature May 2010. Full Story »