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TwitterIn among the major and minor celebrities, news media outlets, the Pope and President Obama, there are no huge corporations…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Update: This story edited to include Walmart’s denial of a report of a cut in orders. Mega-retailer…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is the king of retailing, with the largest presence…
ThinkstockMajor U.S. retailers are announcing their hiring plans for the coming holiday shopping season, and the first two announcements have…
ThinkstockRetail sales during the 2013 holiday shopping season are forecast to rise by 2.4%, but store traffic is expected to…
Wikimedia Commons/creative commonsThe announcement must have sent shudders down the backs of fast-food chain and big-box retail chief executive officers.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In what might be an unprecedented move by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the company apparently has agreed to…
ThinkstockHowever rich some portion of America has become, there is another slice that cannot afford to buy food. If 1%…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsElvis Costello is musical guest, how sad Apple iPhone 5S price points 16 GB for $199, and…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.As the protests about wages paid to workers at retail and fast-food giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing August same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.2% year-over-year, compared…
ThinkstockThe last, and largest, of the discount variety stores reports second quarter earnings tomorrow. Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) is…
ThinkstockAs retail and fast-food workers strike across 60 cities as a means to get their employers to raise wages as…
ThinkstockLabor Day is always an interesting holiday, and it has serious ramifications on consumer spending and on the economy. The…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertJ.C Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) continues to face unprecedented drops in…
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