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Department stores have been struggling with stiff competition from online and off-price retailers.

The company wants to make products fast for U.S. consumers.

Due to the wild success of Pokémon Go, it could be sitting on a goldmine.

Starting out selling local can lead to big profits later.

The Apple Store is the envy of many in the retail world, with the highest sales per square foot in the industry.

Your profit margins and brand image don't have to suffer when running sales.

Nobody is likelier to have ideas for avoiding customer problems than whoever is solving those problems, face-to-face, with unhappy customers.

Whether you have a beach town boutique, a shoe shop in the city or a sports store in the 'burbs, you want and need your customers to love your brand.

Theranos was once praised for its fast, less-invasive blood testing technology, but the company has found itself in the spotlight after media reports raised questions about the accuracy of its proprietary tests.

This year, its founders expect to sell 6 million units -- up from 8,000 in 2011.

No product is so good that people will buy it without ever hearing about it or if they can't find it.

This innovative subscription service demonstrates a different mode of company-building and leadership with an inventive female CEO at the helm.

Every company on this list has one thing in common: an idea worth fighting for.

The struggling apparel retailer is focusing on its North American market to revive its fortunes.

True & Co. has found a way to bring the fitting room to its customers.

The move comes as Sears tries to bounce back from a five-year stretch during which it lost more than $8 billion as it closed hundreds of stores and sales dropped sharply.

Start-up consumer brands are gaining noteworthy market share.

After years of losses, the company said in March it was exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale.

The company, which had 1,672 stores as of the end of January, said it would close 10 Sears department stores and 68 Kmart discount stores, with nearly all of the closings occurring in late July.

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Coco Chanel, a French orphan, recreated herself into one of the world's most iconic and famous designers who invented a look, a brand and an empire that flourishes to this day.