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Category: Shopping and Retail
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Some Exclusive Jewelers Are Taking a Winter Holiday
Designers have been following their clients from snowy St. Moritz, to sunny Palm Beach.
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Craftsmanship Moves to the Fore in a Jewelry Shop Renovation
The London designer Jessica McCormack devised a way for clients to see how their jewelry is made.
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Walmart Offers Store Managers Company Stock to Make Them Feel Like ‘Owners’
The retailer has been raising wages for store associates. It’s now turning its attention to improving salaries and benefits for their bosses.
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Macy’s Rejects Takeover Bid, but Remains ‘Open to Opportunities’
The retailer, which has struggled to increase its sales as shoppers cut back, acknowledged that it had received an unsolicited buyout offer, which it said ‘lacks compelling value.’
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Macy’s Plans to Cut 2,350 Jobs and Close 5 Stores
The layoffs, focused on corporate positions, will reduce the retailer’s work force by 3.5 percent as a new chief executive prepares to take the reins.
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Watch Brands Are Part of a ‘Renaissance’ on the Champs-Élysées
As the Paris Olympics near, the famed avenue is getting a makeover, with Panerai, Montblanc and others unveiling new and renovated spaces.
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Lugging Credit Card Debt Into 2024? Now’s the Time to Make a Plan
Most Americans with card debt have not outlined a way to bring it down, a new report says. There are ways to get help.
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Carrefour Drops PepsiCo Products in France Over High Prices
Carrefour, a supermarket chain, said the maker of Pepsi, Lay’s and 7-Up was keeping its food “unacceptably” expensive despite falling inflation.
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Chill in the Housing Market Seeps Into Other Industries
The slowdown in the residential real estate market, a crucial cog in the American economy, is threatening sectors like home improvement and storage.
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Apple Watch Sales to Resume, for Now
The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals court temporarily paused enforcement of that ruling while the legal battle continues.