Children&#39;s Place to buy Disney stores
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In effort to expand market share, firm says it will invest $100M in Disney&#39;s money-losing business. NEW YORK  - Children&#39;s Place Retail Stores Inc.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of The Children&#39;s Place Retail Stores Inc. jumped as much as 20 percent Wednesday as investors embraced the retailer&#39;s plans to own the Disney Stores and a piece of such iconic characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
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Russ Berrie and Co., a maker of stuffed animals and other gift items, on Thursday said it bought Kids Line LLC , a privately held maker of infant bedding products based in South Gate Calif.
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LANESBOROUGH -- The scent of Play-Doh wafts in the air as children dance with plush penguins and sprawl across hardwood floors reading books. It feels more like a scene out of Romper Room than what it really is: a KB Toys store at the Berkshire Mall.
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Walt Disney Co. DIS.N is  increasing investment in video games for hand-held devices and  plans to look for acquisitions of small game publishers and  developers, Disney consumer products Chairman Andy Mooney said  on Monday.
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The country&#39;s largest video store chain made an offer to buy arch rival Hollywood Entertainment yesterday. It&#39;s a risky effort to stave off competition from online DVD rental services like
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Somerfield is embarking on a rapid expansion by buying small Safeway stores that are no longer wanted by WM Morrison. Having fended off an unwanted takeover bid last year, Somerfield raised Â£51m through a
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The retailer reports a 52% increase in earnings ahead of its Disney Stores acquisition.
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Shoppers wait their turn in frigid wind-chill temperatures to enter Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. Bargain shoppers woke up before dawn to head for the nation&#39;s malls and stores Friday, the
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Target stores have a simple message for eager shoppers this holiday season: &quot;Get giving&#39; roughly translated, buy stuff. The national retail chain also has a simple
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Disney is out with a new easy-to-use line of digital-image products for kids.
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Business & money: Â· Store group challenges Tesco view on pricesÂ· Pledge to give a better deal to smaller suppliers
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Business & money: Â· Grocer buys Dobbies chain with surprise Â£156m dealÂ· Stores will retain name to avoid 'Tescofication' fears
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The British department store chain Marks &amp; Spencer is offering men a chance to enjoy Christmas shopping: sofas, soccer and "boys' toys." The "Men's Creche" has been installed in six big-city stores around the country, including London.
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Children&#39;s Place Retail Stores Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Walt Disney Co.&#39;s ailing chain of Disney Store in North America, giving Children&#39;s Place added presence in the newborn to 10-year-old market.
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By Jelena Skopelja, Daily News, New York  Dec. 17--A shortage of Nintendo's wildly popular Wii video console has  some holiday shoppers on the hunt.  "We've looked everywhere," said Valerie Tyson, who had children Justin,  9, and Claire, 6, in tow yesterday.
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It&#39;s a story that would make Peter Pan glad that he never grew up. Walt Disney Co. is caught in a feud with a UK children&#39;s hospital over the copyright to JM Barrie&#39;s classic novel, &quot;Peter Pan.