Tag: Retail and wholesale
Walgreens lays out plan to shutter 1,200 drugstores
Walgreens plans to close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround its struggling U.S. business.The...
Eggnog before Thanksgiving? Shoppers eager for a new season scramble retail calendars
NEW YORK -- After sipping pumpkin spiced lattes in August and putting up Halloween decorations in late September, Samantha Kowalczyk already looks forward...
Next Week: United Airlines earnings, retail sales, housing starts
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week.SPOTLIGHT ON UNITEDUnited Airlines delivers its latest quarterly report...
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in sign that price pressures slowing
WASHINGTON -- Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to...
The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike...
Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season
Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help...