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August 17, 2025

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Consumer spending up; shoppers, experts cautious over economy

March 22, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Consumer spending up; shoppers, experts cautious over economy

A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse in February. (David Zalubowski / AP Photo)  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after […]

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January temperatures, retail sales plunged after bustling holiday season

February 22, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on January temperatures, retail sales plunged after bustling holiday season

Retailers like Costco saw a significant decline in sales last month. (David Zalubowski / AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more Americans indoors, […]

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Big Lots reaches deal with NC-based retail operator

January 3, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Big Lots reaches deal with NC-based retail operator

Discount chain Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September, but a deal with Variety Wholesale Inc. will keep at least 300 stores in operation. (Courtesy ​​Mike Kalasnik via Wikipedia) The discount […]

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Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales

December 27, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales

Discount chain Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. (Toby Talbot / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Discount chain Big Lots is conducting going-out-of-business sales at its remaining locations after a […]

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Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning

January 1, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning

Customers use self-checkout kiosks at Stew Leonard’s grocery store in Paramus, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in New York. Self-checkout faces a reckoning of sorts just as retailers are in the midst of their busiest […]

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Small biz owners are both hopeful and anxious about the holidays, taking a cue from their customers

November 10, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on Small biz owners are both hopeful and anxious about the holidays, taking a cue from their customers

Blackhawk Hardware employee Palma Gonyea stocks holiday products at the retail store, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Entertaining during the holidays is back this year, and the store is seeing an influx of […]

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National Retail Federation report: unprecedented levels of theft in 2022

October 13, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off on National Retail Federation report: unprecedented levels of theft in 2022

A “We’re Hiring,” sign is shown displayed at the entrance to a Target store, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) RALEIGH — Retail crime, violence and theft continue to […]

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Owners of 2 shopping centers plan to file for bankruptcy

August 20, 2020 The North State Journal Comments Off on Owners of 2 shopping centers plan to file for bankruptcy

Shoppers are shown near an advertising kiosk at the Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, N.C. in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) WINSTON-SALEM — The owner and operator of two North Carolina shopping centers has […]

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J.Crew files for Chap. 11 as pandemic smothers retail

May 4, 2020 The North State Journal Comments Off on J.Crew files for Chap. 11 as pandemic smothers retail

A man wearing a mask walks by a window display at a J Crew store in Rockefeller Center, Saturday, May 2, 2020, in New York. On April 30, the company announced it would apply for […]

Business

Allbirds, a shoe brand born online, to double stores

October 9, 2019 Stanly County Journal Staff Comments Off on Allbirds, a shoe brand born online, to double stores

FILE – In this July 21, 2018, file photo Allbirds co-founder Tim Brown speaks at OZY Fest in Central Park in New York. Online shoe brand Allbirds plans to more than double its store count […]

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