Saturday, November 16, 2024

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

NEW YORK (AP) — When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income well into his retirement years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

NEW YORK (AP) — When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income well into his retirement years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

NEW YORK (AP) — When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income well into his retirement years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon

NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon

NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon

NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and CEO of MyPillow, who amplified President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud, said a backlash against his company has begun after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and CEO of MyPillow, who amplified President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud, said a backlash against his company has begun after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Poshmark's shares soar in debut to public markets

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Poshmark Inc. more than doubled in their debut trading in the public markets Thursday, a testament to the strength of the online marketplace for second-hand goods even during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Target continues to thrive in whirlwind retail environment

NEW YORK (AP) — Target's strong sales streak extended through a pandemic-shrouded holiday season after a hard push online and an increased effort to provide alternatives to customers who are trying to minimize risk.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sephora to fight against racial bias with an action plan

NEW YORK (AP) — Beauty products retailer Sephora said Wednesday that it will bolster the number of Black-owned brands, scale back on third-party security guards and offer more inclusive marketing as part of a plan to combat racial bias at its stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Airbnb to block, cancel DC bookings ahead of inauguration

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Wednesday it will be blocking and canceling all reservations in the Washington, D.C., area during the week of the presidential inauguration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sephora to fight against racial bias with an action plan

NEW YORK (AP) — Beauty products retailer Sephora said Wednesday that it will bolster the number of Black-owned brands, scale back on third-party security guards and offer more inclusive marketing as part of a plan to combat racial bias at its stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Airbnb to block, cancel DC bookings ahead of inauguration

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Wednesday it will be blocking and canceling all reservations in the Washington, D.C., area during the week of the presidential inauguration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Airbnb to block, cancel reservations in D.C next week

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb says it will be blocking and cancelling reservations in the Washington, D.C. area during the week of the presidential inauguration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Target continues to thrive in whirlwind retail environment

NEW YORK (AP) — Target's strong sales streak extended through a pandemic-shrouded holiday season after a hard push online and an increased effort to provide alternatives to customers who are trying to minimize risk.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Tiffany posts holiday sales gain helped by China, online

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany & Co. on Tuesday reported a 2% gain in preliminary holiday sales, helped by strong sales in China and online.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Tiffany posts holiday sales gain helped by China, online

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany & Co. on Tuesday reported a 2% gain in preliminary holiday sales, helped by strong sales in China and online.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping

NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping

NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping

NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping

NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday, accusing it of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis by pressuring its pharmacies to fill even potentially suspicious prescriptions for the powerful painkillers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday, accusing it of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis by pressuring its pharmacies to fill even potentially suspicious prescriptions for the powerful painkillers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday, accusing it of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis by pressuring its pharmacies to fill even potentially suspicious prescriptions for the powerful painkillers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

The holidays could make or break struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Clothing stores and specialty retailers are offering big discounts and heavily promoting curbside pickup in hopes of rescuing a lackluster holiday shopping season in which surging coronavirus cases have kept many shoppers at home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

The holidays could make or break struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Clothing stores and specialty retailers are offering big discounts and heavily promoting curbside pickup in hopes of rescuing a lackluster holiday shopping season in which surging coronavirus cases have kept many shoppers at home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

NEW YORK (AP) — A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Walmart to give 4th round of bonuses to workers since virus

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says for the fourth time during the pandemic it will be giving its 1.5 million U.S. part-time and full-time employees additional cash bonuses for their work.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Walmart to give 4th round of bonuses to workers since virus

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says for the fourth time during the pandemic it will be giving its 1.5 million U.S. part-time and full-time employees additional cash bonuses for their work.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mastercard SpendingPulse: November holiday sales up 5.1%

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales rose 5.1% in November, as spending on home furnishings and consumer electronics helped offset a drop in sales of clothing and at department stores, a widely watched industry gauge shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members' online orders

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sephora to take over cosmetics in Kohl's stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Sephora will be replacing all cosmetics areas at Kohl's with 2,500 square foot shops, starting with 200 locations in the fall of year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members' online orders

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members' online orders

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sephora to take over cosmetics in Kohl's stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Sephora will be replacing all cosmetics areas at Kohl's with 2,500 square foot shops, starting with 200 locations in the fall of year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In pandemic era's isolation, meaning of 'self-care' evolves

NEW YORK (AP) — These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like:
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In pandemic era's isolation, meaning of 'self-care' evolves

NEW YORK (AP) — These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like:
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Victoria's Secret reshuffles executive ranks before holidays

Victoria's Secret reshuffled its executive ranks Wednesday, including the position of CEO, as it tries to revive the struggling lingerie brand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Victoria's Secret reshuffles executive ranks before holidays

Victoria's Secret reshuffled its executive ranks Wednesday, including the position of CEO, as it tries to revive the struggling lingerie brand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Best Buy reports 3Q results that exceed Wall Street views

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts' expectations as the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In pandemic era's isolation, meaning of 'self-care' evolves

NEW YORK (AP) — These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like:
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Best Buy reports 3Q results that exceed Wall Street views

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts' expectations as the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In pandemic era's isolation, meaning of 'self-care' evolves

NEW YORK (AP) — These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like:
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retail trade group sees solid holiday sales despite pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, expects that holiday sales could actually exceed growth seen in prior seasons, despite all the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retail trade group sees solid holiday sales despite pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, expects that holiday sales could actually exceed growth seen in prior seasons, despite all the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Macy's loses money in 3Q; virus surges into holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's swung to a quarterly loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggled to bring shoppers back to stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Macy's loses money in 3Q; virus surges into holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's swung to a quarterly loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggled to bring shoppers back to stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

3Q loss for Macy's, but early holiday kickoff eases pain

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's swung to a loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggled to bring shoppers back to stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Macy posts 3Q loss but early holiday shopping season helps

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's swung to a loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggles to bring shoppers back in a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Target gains steam heading into crucial holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is the latest big box U.S. retailer to show that it's prospering during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for toilet paper? Good luck.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Target gains steam heading into crucial holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is the latest big box U.S. retailer to show that it's prospering during the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for toilet paper? Good luck.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Another booming quarter for Walmart, but sales are slowing

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for toilet paper? Good luck.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Another booming quarter for Walmart, but sales are slowing

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Walmart grows stronger in pandemic; quarterly sales up 5.3%

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Ulta to open beauty shops at 100 Target stores in 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Online shopping surge could lead to holiday delivery delays

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Online shopping surge could lead to holiday delivery delays

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ulta to open beauty shops at 100 Target stores in 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Online shopping surge could lead to holiday delivery delays

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ulta to open beauty shops at 100 Target stores in 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

U.S. bankruptcy court approves sales of J.C. Penney

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ulta to open beauty shops at 100 Target stores in 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart agrees to sell its business in Argentina

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart agrees to sell its business in Argentina

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart agrees to sell its business in Argentina

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart agrees to sell its business in Argentina

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart returns guns and ammunition to US store displays

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart removes guns, ammunition on display at U.S. stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest" in some areas.
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Walmart removes guns, ammunition on display at U.S. stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest" in some areas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Landlords are getting squeezed between tenants and lenders

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to sympathetic figures, landlords aren't exactly at the top of the list. But they, too, have fallen on hard times, demonstrating how the coronavirus outbreak spares almost no one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Landlords are getting squeezed between tenants and lenders

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to sympathetic figures, landlords aren't exactly at the top of the list. But they, too, have fallen on hard times, demonstrating how the coronavirus outbreak spares almost no one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Landlords are getting squeezed between tenants and lenders

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to sympathetic figures, landlords aren't exactly at the top of the list. But they, too, have fallen on hard times, demonstrating how the coronavirus outbreak spares almost no one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day

Walmart will close its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs on Thanksgiving Day this year, saying that it wants to have its employees spend time with their families during the coronavirus
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List of national retail chains requiring masks is growing

Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets on Thursday joined the growing list of major retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike
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Walmart latest to require masks in stores

Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements
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Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores

Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages

CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages

CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages

CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that his friend sews into face masks.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Panic buying leaves retailers scrambling to restock

NEW YORK (AP) — Grocers big and small are hiring more workers, paying overtime and limiting purchases on certain high demand items as they scramble to restock shelves that have been wiped out by panic shopping in response to the global viral pandemic.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

NEW YORK (AP) — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

NEW YORK (AP) — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

NEW YORK (AP) — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus could weigh on toy shopping starting this summer

NEW YORK (AP) — From Baby Yoda to eco-friendly stacking rings, toymakers displayed an array of goods last week that they hope will be on kids' wish lists for the holiday 2020 season.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Target offers solid profit outlook despite virus uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. offered a solid annual profit outlook on Tuesday and said that it hasn't seen anything related to the spreading new virus so far that would affect its financial targets.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Fewer antibiotics, more room to roam

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Half-million of Walmart's U.S. workers to get pay raises

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart Stores Inc. is hoping its decision to boost workers' paychecks will help it boost its bottom line.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Is shopping fatigue setting in?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Good news for bargain hunters

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Toy makers' new darlings

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

In a spending mood?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Wal-Mart to increase holiday hiring by 10 percent

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retailers take on Silicon Valley

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Target falls on shopper caution

NEW YORK - Target Corp. on Wednesday became the latest in a string of companies that have lowered their business expectations as they contend with an uncertain economy.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Spending still sluggish

WASHINGTON - Bleaker outlooks at retailers like Wal-Mart and Macy's are raising doubts that consumers will spend enough in coming months to lift the still-subpar U.S. economy.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Retailers see slow start to back-to-school season

NEW YORK - Shoppers are holding off on back-to-school shopping, and those who delay long enough might be rewarded with some steep discounts from desperate retailers.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Hudson's Bay buying Saks for $2.4 billion

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Retailers report strong June gains

NEW YORK - June sales heated up for stores, in a sign that Americans likely will continue to spend during the important back-to-school shopping season.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Penney CEO's challenge: Can it be fixed?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Is home where the profit is?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Anybody buying this trend?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Wal-Mart: We'll fix U.S. economy

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Feeling stronger every day

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Retailers report best sales growth since March

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Target raises profit outlook on solid sales

NEW YORK - Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap-chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue that showed healthy spending in food, beauty, fashion and other items.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Economy appears weaker as retail sales slump

WASHINGTON - The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Walmart first quarter profit up 10.1 percent

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Americans remain confident in April

NEW YORK - Americans' confidence in the economy was resilient in April despite rising job cuts and falling home values.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Consumer confidence holds steady

NEW YORK - Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Americans feeling better about economic recovery

NEW YORK - Americans are feeling better about the economy again, but will it last this time?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sears shedding stores, reports loss

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Permanent markdown

NEW YORK - J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Discounts crimp retailers' profits

NEW YORK - The 2011 holiday shopping season will go down in the record books as the year the Grinch stole stores' profits.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Doubling up for savings

NEW YORK - The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Consumer confidence index surges in December

NEW YORK - Americans are gaining faith that the economy is on the upswing.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Holiday shopping season is strong

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Take that back!

NEW YORK - Ah, the warm feelings of the holidays: Comfort and joy. Good cheer.
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Consumer confidence surges

NEW YORK - Americans are beginning to feel more confident about the U.S. economy just as the all-important Christmas shopping season begins. But their optimism may be short-lived.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Big stakes on Black Friday

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Just in time for the holidays, a bad economic mood

NEW YORK - Americans say they feel worse about the economy than they have since the depths of the Great Recession. And it's a bad time for a bad mood because households are starting to make their holiday budgets.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Price matters for 2011 holiday season

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Wal-Mart trims health care coverage for some

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Retailers getting desperate

NEW YORK - Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they're willing to lose money to get you to spend yours.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Wal-Mart brings back layaway for holiday shoppers

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart is bringing back something its customers have been asking for since the Great Recession: layaway.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Consumers gloomy? Spending says otherwise

WASHINGTON - Economists have advice for anyone worried that consumers are too fearful to keep spending: Look at what they're doing, not what they're saying.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Higher prices: the big trend for back-to-school

NEW YORK - Stores are trying everything they can think of to disguise the fact that you're going to pay more for clothes this fall.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Shoppers lift economy but will they keep spending?

WASHINGTON - The economy might not be on the brink of another recession after all.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Duke pushes to keep Wal-Mart growing

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a $15 billion share buyback program Friday as it hammered home its message to shareholders at its annual meeting that the world's largest retailer will keep growing.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Malone's Barnes & Noble bid a bet on the Nook

NEW YORK - Why buy a bookstore?
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Strong holiday for retail sales

NEW YORK - The holiday shopping season was the best since 2006, as a strong November more than offset spending that tapered off in late December.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

After holiday spree, economic doubts linger

NEW YORK - Holiday spending surged this year, but Americans still have their doubts about the economy.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Holiday shoppers came out to spend in November

NEW YORK - Shoppers had retailers' registers ringing in November, getting the holiday season off to a roaring start.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

What recession?

For one day at least, you could almost imagine the recession never happened. Millions of the nation's shoppers braved rain and cold to crowd stores while others grabbed online bargains on what could be the busiest Black Friday ever.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holiday shopping battle begins

NEW YORK - From free shipping from Walmart to Sears stores open on Thanksgiving for the first time, the battle for holiday shoppers' dollars has begun in earnest.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Disney Store opens in Times Square

NEW YORK - With fireworks, fanfare and fairy dust, The Walt Disney Co. officially opened its largest store in North America in Manhattan's Times Square Tuesday, touting it as the crown jewel among approximately 360 worldwide.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Economy recovering, but recession's shadow is long

NEW YORK - Layaway, once the province of the poor, has gone mainstream. At the Mall of America in Minnesota, shoppers dart in for just one or two things. In New York, socialites do the unthinkable: They wear the same ball gown twice.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Midnight grocery runs capture desperation

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Once a month, just after midnight, the beeping checkout scanners at a Walmart just off Interstate 95 come alive in a chorus of financial desperation.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save

NEW YORK - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Retail sales post strongest gains since late 2007

NEW YORK - Shoppers returned to the nation's malls last month, buying a surprising amount of spring clothing and other items and helping stores post the strongest retail sales since November 2007, a month before the recession began.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO