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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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