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Grocery stores feel pressure to adapt
Food shopping is one of those menial tasks that everyone must do, so it seems that in the land of grocery retail, profits and expansion should always be steady. But […]
Wal-Mart rolls out new payment app in Maryland
Wal-Mart released a new mobile payment app for Maryland shoppers today. The app, Wal-Mart Pay, allows customers to check out by simply using their phone camera to scan a picture […]
Shop while you tweet
Twitter is testing a way to let users go shopping or make charitable contributions between tweets.
Holiday sales rise on discounts, online shopping
NEW YORK — Holiday shoppers were more than willing to spend during the holiday season, if they saw big discounts or were shopping online. Sales rose 3.8 percent from last […]
Marathon to finish: Stores stay open as holiday shopping hits wire
NEW YORK — Some stores are ending the holiday shopping season the same way they began it — with round-the-clock, marathon shopping hours. Kohl’s for the first time is staying […]
Shopping for a living
What is it about colored shoelaces that could lead to a consumer revolution? Ask Rebecca Klein.
A household name? Small Business Saturday becomes better known
More shoppers know about growing consumer holiday.
More and more, Thanksgiving becomes another shopping day
NEW YORK — Last Thanksgiving Day, Kimberly Mudge Via’s mother, sister and nieces left in the middle of their meals to head for the mall. Now, Via says she’ll never […]
iPads face toughest holiday competition yet
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook believes Santa’s sleigh will be loaded with iPads this Christmas, but a variety of competing tablets are sure to be along for the […]
UPS sees busier, intense holiday shopping season
ATLANTA — UPS expects this holiday season to be busier than last, thanks to the growing popularity of online shopping. And more intense, thanks to the calendar. The world’s biggest […]
D.C. no help to retailers already skittish about holidays
NEW YORK — Will Washington be the Grinch who stole Christmas? After weeks of bickering between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a […]
Retail sales rise slight 0.2 percent in August
WASHINGTON — Americans boosted their spending at retail businesses only modestly in August, indicating that economic growth remains sluggish. Consumers bought more cars, furniture and electronics last month but held […]
