Retailers are expanding their own private-label food and beverage offerings, attracting customers looking for less expensive options.
Category: Shopping and Retail
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Goodwill Tries to Figure Out Online Commerce
The nonprofit retailer helps provide jobs and training to those in need. But it needs revenue from online sales to help fund its charitable aims.
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Retailers’ Seasonal Hiring Plans Signal a Cooling Labor Market
After scrambling to fill out work forces in recent years, many companies are reporting more modest goals for temporary employment.
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At U-Mall in NYC, Vintage Treasures Are Sold Out of a Moving Truck
Colorful glassware, a chrome-legged couch and Japanese pants were some of the items being resold at U-Mall, a sort of outdoor-market-meets-stoop-sale.
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From LSD to I.P.O.
Once the symbol of the counter culture, lately the darlings of the fashion world, Birkenstock went public in New York.
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In China Businesses Cut Prices as Consumers Spend Less
Beijing hopes spending can spur growth, which has been dragged down by slowing real estate sales and exports. But shoppers are gravitating to discounts.
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Lewis the Ghoul is Taking Over Halloween Décor
The towering decoration from Target, which has become a must-have among Halloween fans, will sass you.
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Behind the Closing of Shen Beauty, a Brooklyn Boutique
An airy boutique for salves and cosmetics was a Brooklyn hot spot for more than a decade. But many employees described an ugly workplace.
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Toys ‘R’ Us Plans New Flagship Stores
WHP Global, the parent company of Toys “R” Us, said on Friday it would open up to two dozen flagship stores starting next year, along with shops in airport and cruise ships.
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Small-Business Owners in D.C. Area Fear Federal Shutdown
Once again, the florists, bars, gyms, cafes, dry cleaners and other small businesses that serve federal employees in the District of Columbia and its suburbs are bracing for an economic blow.
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Lina Khan vs. Jeff Bezos: This Is Big Tech’s Real Cage Match
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission wants to disrupt Amazon, whose founder built a trillion-dollar firm by disrupting retail.