25 Sep Gas prices have been dropping, should fall further
Prices have been falling and should decline further because the summer driving season is over, demand is dropping off and refineries are switching to a...
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17 Sep Teen apparel retailers suffer as consumers get stingier
"This is not good news for retail buying this autumn, and there might be no change in these conditions right into the holiday season --...
24 Jul Lawmaker urges steps to open Japanese markets
Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, proposed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, talks should link the reduction...
19 Jul Trade chief says Pacific trade pact deal “doable” by year’s end but not easy
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman acknowledged at a House hearing that numerous obstacles remain, however, including ensuring that Japan lives up to its commitments to...
17 Jul Gas prices expected to keep rising into mid-August
Nationally, the average price of gas shot up by 14.8 cents in the last week. Gregg Laskoski, a senior petroleum analyst for Gasbuddy.com, said he...
29 Jun Finance Committee Asks Senators to Start Tax Reform Process
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday began a legislative push to simplify the tax code by asking all senators...
29 Jun US consumers feel more confident, but are still cautious
Consumers are spending more but not with gusto, according to the National Retail Federation. In its latest monthly economic outlook, the group said that through...
24 May Legal Experts Debate U.S. Retailers’ Risks of Signing Bangladesh Accord
American retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer...
22 May Retailers highlight service, convenience to fight showrooming
"We embrace showrooming instead of denying it," Daniel Morales, Wal-Mart's director of communications, said in an email. "We're using e-commerce to make a store with...
13 May Retailers counting on service, tech, tax laws to win over web shoppers
A recent study, by Seattle-based group Placed, found 40% of the shoppers participated in showrooming and concluded the threat to retailers may be more serious...