Stories from around the Web

Quick news from around the Web...

DSW to pay $900,000 over age discrimination accusations

Two acquisitions in two years and organic growth allows Boot Barn to nearly double in size

Shopzilla rebrands as Connexity as focus shifts from shopping to data driven marketing tools

Average household to spend $125 on Halloween items, totaling $11B in 2014

Wayfair looking to raise $354M in IPO

And finally... Starbucks is brewing beer-flavored coffee. Story
 

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