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April 13, 2019

Fashion brand 'FUCT' seeks trademark help from Supreme Court

Erik Brunetti's four-letter fashion brand starts with an "F'' and rhymes with "duct." The federal government calls it ...

April 12, 2019

As cashless stores grow, so does the backlash

Hembert Figueroa just wanted a taco. So he was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros ...

April 11, 2019

Bezos, hunting for big wins, is comfortable with big fails

Amazon's Jeff Bezos challenged other retailers to raise wages and improve benefits for their employees, saying the ...

March 06, 2019

Dollar Tree to close up to 390 Family Dollar stores

Dollar Tree Inc. is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree ...

March 05, 2019

Holiday season defines winners and losers in retail

The 2018 holiday season turned out to be a mixed bag for retailers, with some of them defying a gloomy government report in ...

March 05, 2019

Target hits on all cylinders in the fourth quarter

Target's expanded online delivery options, new brands and updated stores helped drive shoppers to spend more during the ...

March 01, 2019

After 'botch,' Walmart moves to keep disabled greeters

Walmart endured more than a week's worth of bad publicity before announcing publicly that it was making "every effort" to ...

February 28, 2019

Walmart is getting rid of greeters; disabled workers worried

As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill ...

February 27, 2019

A very merry Christmas at Best Buy with sales booming

Best Buy put up some big holiday sales numbers Wednesday, more evidence that Americans are willing and able to spend on ...

February 22, 2019

Disabled greeter meets with Walmart about job; no resolution

A beloved, longtime Walmart greeter with cerebral palsy met with store management in Pennsylvania on Friday in a bid to keep ...

February 19, 2019

Walmart flexes in the fourth quarter, beats all expectations

Walmart defied a gloomy government retail sales report for December, delivering fiscal fourth-quarter profits and sales that ...

February 14, 2019

Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct in December

U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last ...

February 11, 2019

Toys R Us plans second act by holiday season

Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this holiday season. Richard Barry, a former ...

February 08, 2019

Correction: Sears-Survival story

In a story Feb. 7 about Sears staying in business, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of a popular American ...

February 05, 2019

Amazon adds Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to board

Amazon says it has named Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to its board, making her the second black woman to ever sit on ...

January 18, 2019

Sears creditors challenge hedge fund chairman's winning bid

A group of Sears creditors are challenging Chairman Eddie Lampert's hedge fund's winning $5.2 billion bid to buy the business ...

January 16, 2019

Sears survives a near-death experience, but for how long?

Sears will live on — at least for now. Its chairman and biggest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, won tentative approval for a $5 ...

December 21, 2018

Toys R Us closure hits Toys for Tots hard

When Toys R Us closed, Toys for Tots felt the loss. The toy giant's decision to close its stores this year left some huge ...

December 13, 2018

With OK from Congress, US hemp market set to boom

Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of ...