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Despite high interest rates, people still sign up for department credit cards

by Erika Beras
Dec 11, 2017
Department store credit cards, which tend to have high interest rates, have fallen out of fashion. But for some with bad credit, they are the only option.
Credit cards are pictured, on February 5, 2013 in Rennes, western France.
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What happens when a town loses its only grocery store?

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 6, 2017
You may think of food deserts as an urban phenomenon. But they exist in rural towns too.
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The U.K. imported Black Friday in its full glory — fights included

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 24, 2017
British shoppers enjoy Black Friday deals … without Thanksgiving.
A sign for Black Friday deals is displayed in a shop window on Oxford Street on November 22, 2016 in London, England.
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In holiday shopping season, brick and mortar stores have Santa advantage

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 23, 2017
Macy’s flagship store in New York’s Herald Square now requires an online reservation for visits with Santa. “Santa’s a popular guy,” goes the explanation. Some 250,000 visitors come to Macy’s “Santaland” each year, according to the company. Santa visits are a big draw and can translate into big sales for retailers. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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A tale of two Thanksgivings: one spent at work, one spent with family

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 23, 2017
With Black Friday sales starting at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, some retail workers lose out on time with their families.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a few of the biggest shopping days of the year.
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Black Friday may not be best day for deals

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 22, 2017
More than half the respondents in a survey by WalletHub said Black Friday no longer offers the best deals of the year. The personal finance website analyzed ads from major retailers and found that there are a lot of deals on the day after Thanksgiving, but you have to know where to find them.  Click […]
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Holiday jobs changing to keep up with online demand

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 21, 2017
As brick-and-mortar retail shrinks, some of the employment slack is taken up by online commerce.
Amazon's 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.
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It's back-to-school season all year

by Adriene Hill
Jul 17, 2017
The shopping ritual, like Christmas in summer for retailers of the past, is now an ongoing affair.
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Nearly 13 years of Amazon Prime and we still have no idea how many members it has

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 11, 2017
Let’s do the numbers on the online giant’s subscription service.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Macy’s tries another strategy to hang in the retail game

by Reema Khrais
Jun 14, 2017
Macy’s, like so many other department giants, is reeling from falling sales. Dozens of it stores have shut down as it loses foot traffic to online competition. To reboot itself, Macy’s says it has a new strategy: It plans to offer more exclusive lines. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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