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Retail
Sales tax holidays: Economic boost or lost state revenue?
by
Gigi Douban
Aug 2, 2013
From Massachusetts to Alabama, sales tax on everything from socks to laptops will be waived. But not every state wants to leave those tax dollars on the table.
Retailers score as judge rules debit card fees are too high
Aug 1, 2013
A judge has ruled the fees banks have been charging retailers for each and every debit-card transaction are too high.
Protests over fast-food wages spread to retail workers
Jul 29, 2013
Retail workers find common cause with fast-food employees demanding more hours and higher wages.
The mall is dead, long live the mall
by
Gigi Douban
Jul 29, 2013
Shopping mall firms struggled during the recession and are still digging out.
Could retail tracking lead to customer discrimination?
by
Molly Wood
Jul 19, 2013
Retail stores have moved beyond Internet cookies to physical tracking, what's the big deal?
The art in Walmart: A painter turns his canvas on store aisles
Jul 16, 2013
Meet Brendan O'Connell, Walmart artist -- or at least the mega retailer is his muse. O'Connell has taken to painting the things you can find the big-box store and the people who roam its aisles.
June retail sales up, but not over
Jul 15, 2013
Retail sales ticked up 0.4 percent in June but came in below analyst expectations.
For public good, not for profit.
Retail stores move beyond Internet cookies to physical tracking
Jul 15, 2013
Cabela's, Benetton, and Mothercare are among national retailers that have tested the idea of tracking people with cellphone signals and video cameras as they shop stores, according to the New York Times.
LEGO my turnaround: When innovation hurts
Jun 25, 2013
LEGO almost went out of business in the early 2000s thanks to an over innovation frenzy. How did the company get back to the brick?
First day of summer means fun and sun...and shopping?
Jun 21, 2013
Retailers create one more excuse for a holiday sale.