CHICAGO (Reuters) - Call it the season of self-gifting. Women shoppers freshened up their own wardrobes over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend after more than a year of frugality, but did so cautiously. "Even when they're buying for themselves they are still looking out for value, and so they're still not spending as much as they used to," said ...

Filene's Basement is hoping to get back on its feet with a major advertising campaign that promotes the company's 100th anniversary. The 23-store discount chain emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year after being purchased by off-price retailer Syms Corp. Owner Marcy Sims ...

A judge on Wednesday approved Syms Corp. and Vornado Realty Trust's bid for discount chain Filene's Basement Inc., opened a century ago as the discount section of the New England department store chain Filene's. Syms, an off-price retailer, said late Thursday the deal ...

Discount retailer Syms Corp. and Vornado Realty Trust won an auction for the discount chain Filene's Basement, a Filene's executive said Monday. The price tag was $62.4 million, according to Alan Cohen, Filene's chief restructuring officer. A court hearing on Wednesday should ...