20 Sep Kohl’s kicks off holiday hiring season
Kohl's will bring on 50,000 workers nationwide this season to handle in-person retail and online fulfillment. ...
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10 Sep Amazon lobbies heavily for Internet sales tax
One sign of the bill's priority for Amazon in this Congress is the company's visibly stepped-up presence on Capitol Hill. The company has spent $1.7...
24 Aug Campaign aims to make retail careers trendy
This is Retail campaign's goal is to get people to get serious about retail as a career, not just a hobby or means to get...
12 Aug Retailers keeping tabs on consumers’ return habits – Watch groups raise concerns
Consumer advocates are raising transparency issues about the practice of having companies collect information on consumers and create "return profiles" of customers at big-name stores...
14 Jul Nike, footwear industry to watch trade talks closely
Tariffs for footwear imported to the U.S., not just from Vietnam, are complicated and arcane, crafted in the 1930s and taking into account the type...
12 Jul 17 States Plan Sales Tax Holidays For 2013
At least 17 states have tax-free periods planned for 2013, mostly for school-related spending. ...
12 Jul June retail sales rise 4.1%; biggest jump since January
A welcome trinity of factors - perkier job prospects, summer temperatures and more affordable prices - helped retail sales in June beat expectations....
25 Jun Earlier back-to-school sales help parents, retailers
Schools let their students out for the summer just two weeks ago, so the time has come, believe it or not, to get ready for...
21 Jun Internet sales tax bill faces House showdown
House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has not said whether or when he intends to take up the bill, but he is expected to...
06 Apr Colorful sole: Minnesota cobbler rethinks classic footwear
In his workshop, Pomazi has four minutes to pour the liquid rubber from the mixing bowl into the mold before it starts to harden. Ninety...