Topic: Zappos.com Inc.

Global Payments credit-card data breach: How big is the theft?

The Global Payments breach is the largest known credit-card theft from a business or financial institution in the past two years. Last year, data from some 3.4 million credit cards were grabbed.

Zappos hacked: What did we learn?

Lessons learned from the recent Zappos hack. 

Zappos hacked: 24 million accounts at risk

Zappos says hackers potentially gathered names, e-mail and physical addresses, phone numbers, and last four digits of credit cards. But full credit card numbers not exposed, Zappos says. 

Little girls or little women? The Disney princess effect

In today's highly sexualized environment – where 5-year-olds wear padded bras – some see the toddlers-and-tiaras Disney princess craze leading to the pre-teen pursuit of "hot" looks. Do little girls become little women too soon?

L.L. Bean: Free shipping on everything. Will others follow?

L.L. Bean is now offering free shipping on all of its nonfreight merchandise. It will have to expand sales to cover the extra cost.

Free shipping day is a good deal. Is it great?

More than 1,700 stores are offering free shipping day to customers who buy online Friday. But probably only savvy shoppers will get a great deal.

Shoe magnate walks all over city hall

Internet shoe salesman Tony Hsieh (Zappos.com) will buy Las Vegas's City Hall building.

Corporate disgrace and the magic of candor

When corporations run into trouble, candor is the way to win back public trust.

Bonobos: Men buying pants online – who knew?

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