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Why do grocery stores sell gift cards to other places?

by Andy Uhler
May 25, 2017
All sides get something out of the deal.
That wall of different gift cards hanging on hooks at the end of a drugstore or grocery story aisle actually has a name: the gift card mall.
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Sears’ continuing struggles have its suppliers jittery

by Aaron Schrank
May 25, 2017
The struggle is real for Sears Holdings — the company behind Sears and Kmart. The once-powerful brand warned investors back in March that there was “substantial doubt” about its future. This week, Sears announced it’s pushed back a deadline on a $500 million loan by six months. That’s got Sears vendors even more anxious about […]
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US retail is hurting, and your mall is probably feeling it

by Kai Ryssdal
May 16, 2017
Brick-and-mortar stores are plagued by closures and job loss post-election.
People walk through a nearly empty shopping mall in Waterbury, Connecticut. 
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Store-branded cards are a life raft for sinking retail

by Adam Allington
May 12, 2017
Department stores, those vestiges of the past, just can’t catch a break these days. Yesterday, shares of both Macy’s and Kohl’s plummeted as investors grow more pessimistic about brick-and-mortar retail in an e-commerce world. There is one silver lining: Business from store-branded credit cards is up, but it likely won’t be enough to reverse the […]
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Outlet malls experiment with food and full-price stores to maintain growth

by Aaron Schrank
May 12, 2017
Outlets became part of our shopping lives during the recession. Now they're taking on the trappings of full-price malls.
The latest survey on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan follows news of high inflation earlier in the week.
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Expect retail company struggles to show up in this week’s earnings

by Andy Uhler
May 11, 2017
Retailers galore report their earnings this week amid a string of massive brick-and-mortar store closures, with more shuttered doors expected. What can Kohl’s, J.C. Penney, Nordstrom and others do to hang on? Adapt faster to offer some online shopping perks and tools, or learn the predictive strategies that online retailers have down pat. Click the […]
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US employers add strong 211,000 jobs, with unemployment at 4.4 percent

by Marketplace Contributor
May 5, 2017
The unemployment rate has dipped to its lowest point in a decade.
Job seekers apply for open positions at a career fair in San Francisco.
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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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Plus-size women lose fast fashion option with Lovesick closure

by Marketplace Contributor
May 3, 2017
Originally launched by Torrid, the brand targeted young plus-size women and teens.
The West Covina location for Torrid’s sister store, Lovesick, with closing signs in the window.
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You can relabel Ivanka Trump's fashion line, but you can't hide it

by Aaron Schrank
Apr 27, 2017
The internet will tell.
Ivanka Trump's fashion line was pulled from some stores after the election amid a boycott of Trump-branded products. Above, her shoes are on clearance at the Century 21 department store in New York City.
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