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Retailers rethink physical stores as online shopping grows

by Aaron Schrank
Dec 19, 2017
Retailers are shrinking stores and making them more interactive to make them more attractive to customers.
Nordstrom Local opened in Oct. on Melrose Place in West Hollywood, California. 
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Holiday catalogs boost online sales

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 12, 2017
Most of us do our holiday shopping online, but those catalogs keep coming. That’s because stores see a role for the glossy catalogs. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
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Despite high interest rates, people still sign up for department credit cards

by Erika Beras
Dec 11, 2017
Department store credit cards, which tend to have high interest rates, have fallen out of fashion. But for some with bad credit, they are the only option.
Credit cards are pictured, on February 5, 2013 in Rennes, western France.
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Is 18 to 34 still the most coveted demographic?

by Ryan Kailath
Dec 8, 2017
Our reporter confronts his fears of aging out of the most valuable advertising demographic.
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What happens when a town loses its only grocery store?

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 6, 2017
You may think of food deserts as an urban phenomenon. But they exist in rural towns too.
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Claire’s looks for some sparkle in its third-quarter earnings

by Molly Wood
Dec 6, 2017
A drop in mall foot traffic has the retailer on the ropes.
 People pass a Claire's store on January 12, 2010 in the Hollywood community of Los Angeles, California. 
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Big Lots reports earnings as stores get a makeover

by Renata Sago
Dec 1, 2017
There’s competition for shoppers who want a greater variety of cheaply priced goods.
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Sears’ strategy: Everything on sale, all month

by Jed Kim
Nov 24, 2017
The holiday season is here, and for Americans, it’s all about sales. One company in particular has an unusual strategy this year. Sears Holdings began sales on Nov. 1, and it’s offering discounts on everything in its Sears and Kmart stores. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
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The U.K. imported Black Friday in its full glory — fights included

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 24, 2017
British shoppers enjoy Black Friday deals … without Thanksgiving.
A sign for Black Friday deals is displayed in a shop window on Oxford Street on November 22, 2016 in London, England.
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Online shoppers can't escape all the holiday crowds

by Andy Uhler
Nov 23, 2017
According to the latest holiday shopping survey from Deloitte, 91 percent of the people who said they’d be shopping this holiday weekend are going to do at least some of it online. These online shoppers skip the crowds at the brick-mortar stores, but they still experience delays and frustration when the online retail sites can’t […]
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