“Downton Abbey” inspires retail line
The hit show is launching furniture, clothes, beauty products and more
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:57 PM UTCEntertainment Downton Abbey, Fashion, clothes
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Entertainment Downton Abbey, Fashion, clothes
Amazon sells out its small retailers
Merchants who hawk their wares on Amazon say their businesses suffer when the company makes empty delivery promises
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 12:00 PM UTCTechnology the daily dot, amazon, Business
Suspected employee thefts tracked on vast retailer databases
Database entries, often based on no more than suspicion, can have a worker banned from the industry
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 6:25 PM UTCTechnology theft, Retail, database, employees
Why are stores charging customers to browse?
Two very different retailers take heat for -- really -- asking customers to pay to shop
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 7:12 PM UTC 58Life Consumerism, Retail, Vera Wang
How many book sales equal an Amazon bestseller?
Publisher's Weekly says it may not be that many
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 7:31 PM UTCTechnology Books, Business, amazon, Retail
Is PDA ever OK?
A gay couple says they were kicked out of a mall for doing what everyone else does there: Smooching and shopping
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 9:08 PM UTC 27Business LGBT, Retail, Homophobia, tolerance
A new doom for magazines: Smartphones
Hey you there, standing in line at the grocery store checking Twitter? You are a bad person
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 3:35 PM UTCTechnology smartphones, magazine sales
Target locks in graveyard shift workers at night
25 janitors say they were regularly locked indoors while cleaning stores
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 11News Target, Retail, Labor Rights
The hive mind goes shopping
Here's how to find the ideal stroller or kickass camera: Tap into the greatest "word of mouth" network ever built
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 16Technology shopping, shopping apps, Arrow
Drake does not own YOLO
Still, the singer wants credit -- and cash -- for popularizing the most annoying phrase of the year
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 8:15 PM UTCEntertainment yolo, Twitter, drake, Consumerism
6 ways retailers trick you into buying more crap
Follow these holiday shopping guidelines and you just may be able to afford a vacation in the new year
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 10Life AlterNet, shopping, Retail
Wal-Mart wouldn’t pay for Bangladeshi factory safety improvements
Before a factory fire that killed 112, the retailer had decided supplier fire safety was too expensive to cover
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 6:20 PM UTCNews Wal-Mart, Bangladesh, Gap
Have an uncrazy Christmas!
As the holidays begin, it's OK to spend a season away from the mall and celebrate just as you want
Friday, Nov 23, 2012 10:00 PM UTCLife Christmas, Consumerism
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