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On Fifth Avenue, vacancy rates spike along with rents

by Ryan Kailath
May 4, 2017
Stores on the world's most expensive retail strip are fleeing high rents.
A retail space is available for rent on Fifth Avenue in New York, where rents and vacancies have spiked.
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Amazon wants to bring more food suppliers on board

by Annie Baxter
Mar 31, 2017
The online retailing behemoth Amazon is reportedly courting big food manufacturers. According to Bloomberg, the retailer is asking the companies to pay a visit to its Seattle headquarters for several days of talks. The point of such a meeting? To try to get companies like General Mills and Mondelez to rely less on big grocery […]
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Retail jobs are giving way to warehouse jobs, but wages aren't any better

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 10, 2017
With online merchants taking an ever-bigger chunk of the retail business, many national chains have announced store closures and thousands of layoffs, including Macy’s, American Apparel, the Limited, Sears and Abercrombie & Fitch. On the other hand, warehouses and distribution centers are seeing growth. In one respect, the new jobs are much like the old. […]
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The nation’s delivery fleet had challenging holiday

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 2, 2017
More online sales means more shipping.
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The high-volume, high-speed world of online luxury sales

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 29, 2016
One company plays a huge role in helping high-end boutiques sell online.
Shoppers walk past the window of a designer clothes shop on Old Bond Street on November 22, 2008, in London.
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Amazon heads for fashion dominance as clothes buyers go for the convenience of online clothes shopping

by Reema Khrais
Oct 26, 2016
The Everything Store is on track to be the nation's largest clothing store next year.
An Amazon distribution center in Saran, France.
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Using data and algorithms to style men

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Sep 19, 2016
Online styling service Stitch Fix launches a men's line.
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Is Amazon getting rid of list prices?

by Andy Uhler
Jul 5, 2016
Online retailers are experimenting with losing list prices to see what motivates consumers.
More than half the products sold on Amazon come from smaller companies.
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Online grocery shopping could add growth to the cart

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 16, 2016
Kroger is expanding its ClickList feature as other retailers experiment, too.
Through Kroger's ClickList service, you can pick up groceries that you ordered online.
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Department stores face an uncertain future

by Mark Garrison
May 12, 2016
To compete, they've got to completely transform themselves.
Pedestrians walk by Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on May 11, 2016 in New York, New York. The retailer faces a second year of sales declines, overall sales fell 7.4 percent to $5.77 billion in the quarter ended April 30.
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