The collapse of a building housing several companies is the latest deadly incident involving apparel producers.
Photography company CPI Corp. was crushed by nearly $100 million in debt, leaving employees out of work and customers wondering whether they'll get their orders.
The national vacancy for shopping centers may have dropped, but only those in dense urban areas and wealthy suburbs have prospered.
The bears have been prowling around the electronics and office products companies, while leaving some other retailers alone for a while.
Shoppers may be more active after they get their refunds.
The retailer might be the last man standing in the consumer electronics space, but that doesn't make it a good investment.
Should you follow these investors' example?
The video-streaming and DVD-by-mail company gets the lowest marks of any online retailer and trails only Wal-Mart overall.
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