Q&As

An online lingerie marketer has been barred from accepting payments prior to the shipment of orders as part of a lawsuit settlement with Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon.

Restoration Hardware Inc. posted a net loss of $7.9 million for the third quarter, compared with net income of $236 million for the same period last year.

A New Jersey firm has been charged with using fictitious directory listings to dupe Florida consumers.

Swedish Match AB has completed its purchase of Cigars International Inc., a cigar and related products direct marketer. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is running several promotions surround its new Blu-ray Disc titles, “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” which is being released on Oct. 2, and “Live Free or Die Hard” Nov. 20.

Disney Stores is out with a sweepstakes offering the chance to win a trip to Walt Disney World Resort

New Orleans Charlotte guard Chris Paul is giving back to his hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Octagon is organizing sponsors to support the effort.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc has signed a licensing agreement to operate Starbucks stores in select A&P locations in the Northeast.

In the shadow of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Lexus will run its own virtual tennis tournament in New York City’s Rockefeller Center this week, with a Lexus lease as the top prize.