Andrew Marder

With middle America feeling the squeeze, some companies like Tiffany & Co., Restoration Hardware, and Michael Kors Holdings are getting by through focusing on the upper end of society.

Consumers are pulling back, which puts retailers on the back foot and could lead to a disappointing holiday sales season.

Well, no one saw that one coming. Barnes & Noble turns a profit just when the market expects it to fail, again.

Potbelly and Noodles & Co. investors are both looking back on the companies' first days as their best -- so far.

Fifth & Pacific and Gap are both making major changes to the way they get product to the shelves and customers.

Gap wants to avoid the usual pitfalls that come with chasing the market by focusing on changing the market.

Fifth & Pacific sold off the Juicy Couture property earlier this year, and this week it shed the company's flagship location.

With everything seemingly crashing down around it, is there anything that Barnes & Noble still does well?

The company cut its earnings outlook for the second time this year, highlighting operational and brand weakness.

The company just isn't worried about the holidays or the competition -- how did that happen?

GameStop announced a third quarter in line with market expectations, but a bleak outlook hurt the stock.

Between the two businesses, investors are seeing strength that other retailers would kill for.

L Brands was able to beat out the market's forecast, but there are still a few challenges ahead.

It's been a good year for Green Mountain, but the company has yet to get out of David Einhorn's shadow.

Teen retailer Aeropostale has been on the ropes, but new interest from a big investor could point toward a brighter future.

Michael Kors presented at an investors conference yesterday, and argued that, even with its history of rapid growth, there's still plenty left ahead.

Starbucks is pushing its Teavana brand, and the future of American hot drinks now has a very different look.

By many measures, J.C. Penney had the best quarter that it's had in a long time -- but that's not saying a whole lot.

The holiday season is going to be rough for everyone, but Gap is hoping to avoid coal in its stocking with a unique plan.

The success of Twitter and Facebook make it seem like venture capitalists are on top of the world, when really, they're worse off than the ordinary investor.