Over the centuries, retail has blossomed into an industry that supports millions of store employees, tens of millions of people in ancillary industries, and hundreds of millions of customers. It is at the heart of our cities and towns, and is the lifeb...

In retailers' hot pursuit for that magic trick to entice consumers on a mass scale, 3-D printing has more or less come and gone as a fad, but to sneaker giant Adidas, mass-market 3-D-printed products may soon be a reality with sizable retail promise.

Target's investments in e-commerce and brick-and-mortar paid off for the retailer during the holiday season.

Retailers are already preparing for the disappearance of Toys R Us from the market.