Retailers go into 2017 with too many stores

One estimate is that 1 billion square feet of retail space will be "rationalized" in coming years as shoppers flock online

• Dec 22, 2016

Walmart pulls 'Black Lives Matter' shirts after cop complaints

Fraternal Order of Police accused retailer of "profiting from racial division" with apparel proclaiming word "Bulletproof"

• Dec 21, 2016

Amazon, Walmart urged to stop selling "spying" doll

Privacy advocates are asking large U.S. retailers to halt sales of a toy that can eavesdrop on children

• Dec 20, 2016

Michael Williamson, escaped S.C. inmate, recaptured

Michael Allen Williamson, 47, was caught about 13 hours after authorities say stabbed a police officer

• Dec 8, 2016

Amazon's newest shopping disruption is a doozy

Its planned Amazon Go grocery stores will let customers buy goods and pay automatically -- no checkout lines needed

• Dec 5, 2016

Retailers are cranking up the holiday markdowns

The ever-fiercer competition for bargain-hunting holiday shoppers is showing up everywhere -- in stores and online

• Dec 5, 2016

Witness: Deadly Walmart crash "like a train came through"

Pella Walmart crash being investigated by Iowa authorities after pickup truck smashes through front doors

• Dec 2, 2016

Malin Akerman talks "Billions" and a good night's sleep

Malin Akerman agrees that her Showtime series "Billions" -- about Wall Street corruption -- could only get more topical heading into 2017

• Nov 30, 2016

For minimum-wage activists, jail time comes with the fight

The four-year-old "Fight for $15" movement has scored important victories, but faces stern test in Trump administration

• Nov 29, 2016

'Tis the season for mobile shopping

Smartphones and tablets become an integral part of the holidays as shoppers increasingly opt for convenience

• Nov 28, 2016

Shopping? Bring these 4 money-saving apps with you

Charge up the smartphone and download these easy price-comparison apps before you head to the mall this weekend

• Nov 25, 2016

Yes, Virginia, there are shopping sites beyond Amazon

Call them the "Amazon Alternatives" -- other sites that you may never turn to for your holiday gifts, but probably should

• Nov 24, 2016

California truck drivers win pay fight with Walmart

Walmart intentionally failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum wage, a federal jury decided, awarding the drivers $54 million in damages

• Nov 23, 2016

Who's open, who's closed for Thanksgiving Day shopping

Thanksgiving is the new Black Friday for retailers from Best Buy to Walmart, while traditionalists wait for Friday to reopen

• Nov 23, 2016

Black Friday discounts: Start your search here

With the holiday shopping season officially kicking off, these stores will be offering the best deals for bargain-hunters

• Nov 22, 2016

At Walmart, Cyber Monday comes on Friday

The retail giant is kicking off its online holiday shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving

• Nov 21, 2016

Target has high hopes for its new tiny stores

The big-box retailer is betting on small, neighborhood stores as part of a strategy to boost its competitiveness

• Nov 18, 2016

What Americans will be buying on Black Friday

Leaked ads and announcements from top retailers hint at the temptations they're preparing for early shoppers

• Nov 14, 2016

Cops: Worker shot after threat over gender transition

Zachary McClimans, 22, is charged with attempted murder

• Nov 4, 2016

Walmart’s big green bet: local produce, “human dignity”

America’s largest retailer pushing locavore values, vowing to ramp up sustainability efforts and ethical treatment of workers

• Nov 4, 2016

Holiday helpers and “theater”: Retailers go big this season

Walmart, Target and others are pulling out all the stops to convince consumers to hit their stores and skip online shopping

• Oct 31, 2016

Ex-pastor charged with choking stranger's baby at Walmart

The New Jersey man allegedly walked up to a woman he didn't know in the checkout line and began choking her four-month-old child

• Oct 20, 2016

Baby choked by stranger at Kansas City-area Walmart, police say

Overland Park police say the man walked up to a woman who was in a checkout lane and began choking her baby as the mother screamed

• Oct 19, 2016

Retailers hold the line on holiday hires -- except one

This year's trend reflects both a tightening labor market and shifts in the types of skills required

• Oct 18, 2016

Can Walmart reinvent how America buys groceries?

It's adding curbside pickup to its online ordering service, but it faces a host of hurdles -- and rivals like Amazon

• Oct 12, 2016

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