U.S. chain stores, reeling from the slowest holiday shopping season in five years, got some more bad news Sunday: 2008 will not be any better and coul...
Stuart Appelbaum | Posted 01.02.2008 | Business
The combination of short staffing and long hours isn't squeezing retail workers; it's crushing them and taking a huge toll on family life.
AP | Posted 12.28.2007 | Business
Department-store operator Macy's Inc. on Friday said it will shutter nine underperforming stores, which collectively employ nearly 900 staffers, the l...
Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business
America's retail industry, now indistinguishable from its marketing industry, sees in every blank space a billboard, in every suburban meadow, a mall, in every screen a banner ad.
The Observer (U.K.) | Dan McDougall | Posted 11.03.2007 | Business
In what would be the biggest commitment to ending child labour ever undertaken by a major retailer, Gap Inc is drawing up plans to label its products ...
New York Times | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 10.11.2007 | Business
Retailers are in for a rough fall. Across the board, big chain stores reported bleak September same-store sales this morning. As a result, more than ...
Wednesday night on "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart hit Karl...
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"Shame on you for writing that article! Shame on...
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John McCain's presidential campaign is threatening a lawsuit against...
A visibly upset Keith Olbermann apologized to viewers Thursday...
NEW YORK — Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release...
As Cindy McCain came under criticism for wearing an outfit that some estimate was...
WASHINGTON — A former chief executive of construction...
Sages going back to Socrates have offered advice on how to be happy, but only now are scientists beginning...
TORONTO — A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away...
Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 01.13.2008 | Business