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7-Eleven, the international convenience store chain, is making another large step into the used gaming market by announcing a program to sell value-priced used games in half of its U.S-based stores.

Retail sales soared in March, the government said Wednesday, in the latest sign of improving consumer confidence.

PRICE CUTS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trumpeting what it calls a large round of price-cutting on all of its products, including food. The world's largest retailer says it will cut prices on 10,000 items in stages.

THE SKEPTICS: Analysts question whether the changes differ meaningfully from the retailer's usual promotions. They also note Wal-Mart's prices undercut competitors less than they used to.
THE REASON: Analysts say the cuts are Wal-Mart's way of responding to toughened competition. The company's fourth-quarter report showed store traffic dropped.

Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month....

For decades, the Walmart brand meant low, low prices. The big box chain is now going toe to toe with high-end grocery stores by offering high-quality from local small farms.

New Jersey authorities are investigating an announcement made over a public address system at a southern New Jersey Wal-Mart telling "all blacks" to leave the store.

The 0.3 percent increase, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery was gaining momentum.

Controversy is brewing over reports that Walmart is selling a black Barbie doll for only half of what the white doll is being sold for, ABC News reports.

Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room....

The top warehouse-style retailer in the U.S. said net profit climbed in the fiscal second-quarter as it posted higher sales, driven by international operations.