Retailers on Thursday posted sales declines for August as shoppers held back on back-to-school purchases and continued to focus on necessities, raising further concern about the upcoming holiday season. Early reports showed 11 retailers missed analys...

Pending U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday its seasonally...

CVS Caremark says it is making flu shots available starting Tuesday, which is three or four weeks earlier than usual. The company said appointments for the flu vaccine will be available at all 500 of its walk-in MinuteClinics, and at scheduled events...

Car dealers will have a bit more time to get reimbursed for their Cash for Clunkers deals after the government extended the deadline for filing applications for the $3 billion government incentives into Tuesday. All sales under the program ended Mond...

It was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government's Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on Monday. Over the weekend, car dealers across the country watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trad...

Nutritional supplement company NBTY Inc. reported on Tuesday that its sales grew 18 percent in January. The company said it earned $228 million for the month, up from $193 million in January of last year. NBTY's wholesale business grew the most with...

Rabbi Bernard Lander, the founder of Touro College, passed away in his home in Queens on Monday, the school stated on its Web site. Lander was 94. "We at Touro share the family's enormous pain," stated Alan Kadish, Senior Provost and Chief Operating...

Four Long Island men have been arrested and charged in Franklin County for trafficking 1,500 cartons of untaxed cigarettes. The men, Simon Kintu, 29, of Shirley; Damont Phipps, 28, of E. Patchogue; Alfredo Quinones, 27, of Bellport; and Stanley Gray,...

Last week I shared a portion of the BEST sales ideas that salespeople submitted to my Facebook fan page. It’s no surprise that you wanted more of them. Personally, I love reading other people thoughts and ideas for what works best for them in...

Nassau Supreme Court Justice William LaMarca has a new attorney in his age discrimination case against the state. Steve Cohn has replaced Michael Montesano as LaMarca's attorney. Montesano withdrew himself from the case because he is running for Rob...