> what can you do to get people to come into the store and buy even if there are not mas mark s so mac macy's can everyone earn. >> we need the right products with the brands they trust and the prices they are prepared to pay. that is difficult to do when you have 850 stores across the country. but we have managed to do that. it's a longer story than we have time to talk about but it's about a talented group of individuals that are di dispursd around the united states where they are influencing what we are buying. that is the see ye secret and ts going to drive our success into the future. what do you think of the j.c. penney's new strategy on the offering super low discounts on one or two days of the month. does it make sense to you. >> >> it's a nice condition andther strategy and they have to do different things. noticin the meanteur strategy is working so well. we have to stay right with our strategy because we have the one that is working. >> >> you said the other day thattg 4000 people this year. is that because growth is so good or that you have been so lean so long. >> we have been hi

s painted a picture of cost-conscious shoppers. discounters cost koe and target topped expectations while department chains macy's and dil lards camep short. abercrombie & fitch tumbled on a weak sales forecast. gap projected better than expected earnings thanks to sales at banana republic. green mountain coffee was another big mover. shares up 24%. merger talks between swiss mining companies xstrata and glencore gave investors a healthy dose of optimism. elsewhere, switzerland's oldest bank has been indicted by u.s. prrtds on charges it helped wealthy americans stash more than $1.2 billion in secret accounts. >>> and talk about job satisfaction. a very lucky 21-year-old waitress in florida who won $1 million in a scratch-off game says she has no plans to quit her day job. she says she likes working there that much. good for her. >>> coming up, the knicks battle the bulls. peyton manning can play next year. and the nba names its all-stars. >>> plus, has madonna tipped off who she's rooting for in the super bowl? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> a major winter storm in the middle of the country will head e

be in the low 40's tuesday we will have a storm approaching we will get warmer we will get sleet and snow turning to rain tuesday night wednesday that cold air will be back with macy'ss and then another push of war mayor followed by colin farrell later next weekmore flurries followed by cold air later next week this is a pattern that continues we're looking at snow showers when state thursday and friday of next week thank you for joining us we hope you have a good weekend we are leaving you with live music from merplay

macy's, ross stores, tjx and big lots, all higher. gap shares up more than 9%. one of the leaders of the s&p 500 today. simon. >> thank you very much, courtney. let's get to it then, facebook with the ipo filed, what is now next for that social media giant? it's clear to many that that growth will depend on its relationships with other companies. so who is facebook intending to friend? our julia boorstin is at facebook headquarters in menlo park, california. julia, over to you. >> simon, two of those friends are paramount, music studio and american express. facebook gave them a call out. but would frankly like to friend every major advertiser. facebook success in hinges effectively connect with customers. s-1 mark zuckerberg describes utopia marketing on facebook. doing good that's also good for business. saying "we think a more open and connected world will help create a stronger economy with more authentic businesses that build better products and services." in the s-1 the company lays out how its combination of free facebook pages as well as paid ads allow companies to not just reach their target au

gas prices rose from $3 to $4 a gallon, the s & p retail index fell 11% and 10 of the components shares lose more than 13% with department store sears and macy'sworst. neither do dollar general nor family dollar, interestingly, saw boosts from consumers trading down. shares of retailer costco and walmart, some sell gasoline, among other products, gained 8.5 and 32% on their shares respectively n december of 2010, gas prices again crossed $3, hitting near $4 five months later, however, with the markets in rally mode during that period of time, the retail index rose nearly 6% during that period. maria, back to you. >> thank you so much. courtney reagan with the latest there. take a short break, coming up, americans are pouring tons of cash back into their bank accounts, is it the right time to be that risk averse? back in a moment. anything not moving forward... is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs, with the lexus enform app suite -- the most connected information and communication technology available in an automobile. [ engine revs ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back.