Retail workers feel disruption from shifting shopper habits
With new options and conveniences, there's never been a better time for shoppers. As for workers ... well, not always.
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Shoppers are ready spend. But can retailers deliver when they have one fewer day in the Christmas season?
With Christmas on a Monday, most retailers have one less day to get packages delivered on time. Some are pushing up their deadlines for standard delivery or free shipping.
Calendar quirk, Amazon, put pressure on retailers to deliver
With Christmas on a Monday, most retailers have one less day to get packages delivered on time.
After weeks of deals, stores aim to draw Black Friday crowds
Retailers are hoping deals and excitement bring shoppers to stores and to their sites for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
Shoppers mobilize on Thanksgiving, as retailers branch out
Shoppers are hitting the stores on Thanksgiving as retailers under pressure look for ways to poach shoppers from their rivals.
Amazon or Walmart? Some retailers are choosing alliances
Store chains feeling the upheaval in retail are making strategic alliances — and that can mean picking sides.
Target to offer shoppers a breather after Thanksgiving
Target is offering shoppers a breather after holiday shopping on Thanksgiving.
Retailers try to step up their game heading into holidays
Department store chain Kohl's is hoping to woo new customers by emphasizing the exact amount people can save by stacking coupons and other deals. It's also opening at 5 p.m....
Best Buy expands after-school tech program
The Minneapolis-based chain said last week the number of tech centers will grow to 60 from 11 over the next three years. The centers, hosted by nonprofit organizations with strong...
Target joins other retailers in offering voice shopping
Target is jumping into voice-activated shopping as it deepens its relationship with Google, offering thousands of items found in the store except for perishables like fruit and milk.