...season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last year.Saturday's report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds consumers spent $11.2 billion at stores across the U.S. That is down 1.8 percent...

...then it's made easier and now two in 20 do it, that's going to affect the numbers," said Carol Baroudi, a retail technology analyst with the research firm Baroudi Bloor. "I love this idea from a consumer standpoint," she said. "Those...

...malls. Two companies - MerchantWired, which is backed by several REITs, and Strateginet, backed by Retex, a retail technology buying cooperative, and other investors - are planning to set up Internet networks in malls nationwide. And MyShoppingCenter...