Tag: Retail industry
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has history of opposing unions
A pro-union poster is seen on a lamp pole outside Starbucks' Broadway and Denny location in Seattle's Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood on March 22, [...]
Target tiptoes back into resale with new ThredUp deal
Target ThredUp websiteSource: TargetTarget is tiptoeing back into secondhand sales through a deal with resale company, ThredUp.The big-box retailer co [...]
Walmart says it is raising pay for truck drivers, starting training program
A Walmart truck departs the company's distribution center in Washington, Utah.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWalmart said Thursday it is raising [...]
Walgreens expands medical-care offerings in major California markets
Walgreens is opening more Health Corner locations through a deal with Blue Shield of California. At the dedicated spaces, it can provide medical care [...]
Homebuilders turn to mixed-use districts, master-planned communities
Americans who are short on cash to make rent may need to face an uncomfortable reality: Conditions will likely get worse before they get better.U.S. h [...]
Teens spend on Nike and Lululemon despite concerns about U.S. economy
Athletic apparel sits on display inside a Lululemon Athletica store.Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTeens are spending more and shifting their [...]
Starbucks stock falls as CEO Howard Schultz suspends share buybacks
Howard Schultz, Chairman of Starbucks at the grand opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, China on Dec. 5th, 2017.Justin Solomon | CNB [...]
Walmart saved millions from elder gift card scams
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTechnology developed by Walmart [...]
Tiger Woods turns up at August National in FootJoy golf shoes, not Nike
A detail of the shoes of Tiger Woods of the United States as he warms up in the practice area prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Ap [...]
Restaurants are getting creative with menus to counter soaring food costs
Long Beach Fish Grill's menu boardSource: Jessica DinglasanJessica Dinglasan, owner of Long Beach Fish Grill in Long Beach, California, never used to [...]
Starbucks’ New York City Reserve Roastery becomes the 9th cafe to unionize
Employees serve customers at a newly opened Starbucks' Reserve Roasteries in the Meatpacking District on on December 14, 2018 in New York City.Spencer [...]
Why ‘free’ shipping isn’t free
The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for "free.""People like free ship [...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q2 2022 earnings
A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWalgreens [...]
$3 billion arena, hotel and casino project planned
Las Vegas' sports scene is about to get more crowded.Sports executive and entrepreneur Tim Leiweke's Oak View Group, one of the largest stadium and ar [...]
Lizzo launches Yitty shapewear brand in tie-up with Fabletics
As a young girl, Lizzo tried intensely to, literally, fit in.The now-superstar would wear body girdles and skin-tight corsets to school, contorting th [...]