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Toys R Us and Target make a holiday deal

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 8, 2019
The toy store's creditors — basically a bunch of banks — are trying to figure out how to make money from the brand.
Black Friday 2015, better days for Toys R Us.
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When the mall "anchor" is a medical center

by Amy Scott
Sep 13, 2019
More shopping centers are turning to non-retail tenants.
A Forever 21 store in Chicago in 2014.
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What happens when retailers pass along tariff costs to customers?

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 5, 2019
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
The Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book several times a year. Above, the Fed building in Washington, D.C., in 2008.
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Why REI is embracing "re-commerce"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 1, 2019
Consumers today are "less interested in buying stuff and accumulating more things," said REI CEO Eric Artz.
As part of environmental stewardship efforts and changing consumer preferences, outdoor gear retailer R.E.I is doubling down on rentals and used gear sales.
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A Montana mall faces back-to-school shopping ... without department stores

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jul 23, 2019
Butte Plaza Mall in Montana has diversified its tenants in order to survive, which might mean it loses out on seasonal shopping spikes.
The interior of a mall in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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Uber partners with Cargo to sell luggage, makeup and electronics

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 17, 2019
It's an old marketing technique: selling to a captive audience.
An Uber car waits for a client in Manhattan in 2017.
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Retail spending rose in May. Here's what folks are buying.

by Justin Ho
Jun 14, 2019
Sales rose, and many of the gains were in discretionary categories.
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Unpredictable schedules are part of the retail gig but new policies could change that

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 13, 2019
But there are budding efforts to give hourly workers in those fields more dependable hours.
Many retail and service workers have to work night shifts and then return to work the next morning, dubbed "clopening."
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Walmart wants to deliver groceries straight into your fridge

by Jack Stewart
Jun 10, 2019
The retailer says its associates will do the shopping for you, from its aisles to your kitchen.
Walmart plans to start offering in-fridge deliveries for select customers.
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Cash-back shopping savings, but at what price?

by Rachel del Valle
May 24, 2019
Between the tendency to spend what’s recouped and the surrender of personal data, it’s worth thinking about the quid pro quo.
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