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Members-only retailers are a status symbol in China

by Jennifer Pak
Sep 18, 2023
While regular supermarkets are struggling in China, aspirational consumers keep Sam’s Club, Costco and its Chinese competitor Freshippo X expanding.
A shopper walks out with a full shopping cart from a Sam's Club in Shanghai. Membership retailers are expanding in China despite traditional supermarkets struggling.
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Labor unions face increasing challenges in 2020

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 3, 2020
The Trump administration wants to make organizing more difficult.
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How to grow a union in an anti-union state

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 26, 2018
In the South, where people are “ashamed to tell their neighbors that they are in a union,” one labor organization is turning things around.
Demonstrators rally in front of city hall in solidarity with union workers across the country on February 26, 2011 in New York City.
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Restoration Hardware — a classier way to discount?

by Adriene Hill
Mar 29, 2016
Is the chain's new "Grey Card" a pitch to exclusivity or just more discounting?
Restoration Hardware is offering discounts on customers' purchases through a new membership program.
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Communities, money and membership

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
May 29, 2015
How did a community affect your life? Have you paid to be a member of a club?
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Your Wallet: Can you buy exclusivity?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
May 14, 2015
What does exclusivity mean for your personal finances?
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