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TJMaxx and Marshalls set to increase minimum wage

Feb 25, 2015
Call it "The Wal-Mart Effect."

Customers loyal to discount brands even as economy recovers

May 15, 2012
We'll know more later this morning with the latest retail sales figures for April. The forecast is for sales to be down after mild weather pushed extra spending into the first three months of the year. But at least one segment of the retail sector has been hanging on to growth.