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America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
Target and CVS call them criminal masterminds. Most are homeless or mentally ill.
Amy Martyn
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It's a tough time in retail — and CEO heads keep rolling
Nike's John Donahoe is the latest CEO to get the chop amid a difficult environment for retail and c…
Mary Hanbury
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Retailers are highlighting two very different realities emerging among squeezed US shoppers
While Walmart, T.J. Maxx, and Nordstrom say middle-income shoppers are still spending, Dollar Gener…
Alex Bitter
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Patagonia lays off staff and launches a 'business transformation' to set it up for the next 50 years
Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert told staff in an internal email that the company was not immune from the…
Polly Thompson
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Intel is having a meme-stock moment. 4 retail investors explain why they're betting on the chipmaker.
Members of Reddit's WallStreetBets are exchanging Intel memes and say they've taken stakes in the c…
Theron Mohamed
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Ikea was losing 60,000 employees a year. Here's how the retailer worked to fix its staff turnover problem.
Ikea tackled high employee turnover rates by increasing wages and offering workers more flexibility…
Erin Snodgrass
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Retail investors are back – and they're a lot savvier than they were in their YOLO days
Net purchases of equities by retail investors hit a year-to-date peak in February, but trading volu…
Aruni Soni
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Mary Meisenzahl
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I'm a retail worker whose coworkers and boss are out sick with COVID-19. The store is chaotic, messy, and stressful.
"It's exhausting. I'm so tired. I'm scared of being at work," a 22-year-old retail worker in Texas …
Fortesa Latifi
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How the owner of a family-run candy shop used TikTok to supercharge its popularity and save the struggling business
When sales began to slump at Australian candy store Sticky, the owner and his daughter turned to Ti…
Zahra Tayeb
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Flooded Thai restaurant becomes a hit with local diners, who dodge waves from passing boats while eating their meals
The flood-hit Chao Phraya Antique Café in Thailand's Nonthaburi City has attracted locals for its w…
Zahra Tayeb
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NYC business owners react to the new vaccine rule: 'They should compensate us to do the government's job'
Cafe owner Tyler Hollinger says getting the vaccine should be a personal choice and the mandate put…
Jamie Killin
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NYC restaurant owner says business has plummeted by up to 70% as Omicron deters diners
Almost a fifth of all NYC coronavirus cases since the pandemic started were reported in December 20…
Grace Dean
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A young manager says his restaurant is mostly empty since lockdown ended - and glowing reviews may not be enough to save it
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected business at The Tartan Rooster, leaving its owner stru…
Zahra Tayeb
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Restaurant owner begs public to help his business stay open after bookings dwindle, despite 5-star reviews
After lockdown restrictions eased, customers didn't return to the Tartan Rooster restaurant. Its ow…
Zahra Tayeb
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Canadian government offers up to $20 million in relief funds to small businesses affected by trucker protests
Small businesses in Ottawa will be able to apply for up to $10,000 in funds, the Federal Economic D…