retail

How Laid-Off Toys R Us Workers Came Together To Fight Wall Street

A demand for severance pay has turned into a broader campaign to protect retail workers from private equity firms.
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One Downward Retail Trend That's Not All Amazon's Fault

Teens are abandoning the once-popular retail floor.
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Toys 'R' Us May Be Making A Comeback After All

The retailer's lenders plan to revive the brand.
By Soundarya J and Siddharth Cavale, Reuters

You're Going To Use That Self-Checkout Machine Whether You Like It Or Not

We may not realize it, but retailers are conditioning us to be our own cashiers.
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Whole Foods Lowers Prices For Amazon Prime Members

Attention Whole Foods shoppers! The supermarket chain is rolling out a slew of discounts — but only for Amazon Prime members.
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Dick's Sporting Goods Is Destroying Its Unsold Assault-Style Rifles

The company pulled assault-style weapons and accessories from their stores in February.
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Steady Hours Boost Retail Worker Productivity And Sales, Study Finds

Gap reaped nearly $3 million in additional revenue from stores participating in the study, but hasn't committed to stable scheduling.
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San Francisco To Become First Major U.S. City To Ban Fur Sales

"We must set the example for other cities across the country and the globe to join us in banning fur apparel.”
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Bankrupt And Struggling In The Digital Era, Toys R Us Plans To Shut Its Doors

Retail giant Toys “R” Us is shutting down after struggles with competition, debt and bankruptcy, and the toy industry may never be the same again.
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We All Need A Break From Consumption. That's Why We'll Close Our Stores On Black Friday

At REI we're asking customers to #OptOutside instead
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