Will merger affect local discount stores?
Staff
July 31, 2014
Buzzing around on a little road trip recently, I was intrigued by the number of dollar stores occupying prime real estate in the small Midwestern
Buzzing around on a little road trip recently, I was intrigued by the number of dollar stores occupying prime real estate in the small Midwestern
How are we spending our summer vacation? Prepping for back-to-school, Thanksgiving and Christmas, if the displays in retail stores are any indication. Consumers who didn’t
Years ago when I worked in San Diego, I covered a company whose chief executive was truth challenged. So when a fax came across (yes,
Already 2014 is about half over and the Fourth of July holiday is speeding toward us like a runaway locomotive. It’s the make-it or break-it bellwether
The annual salute to dads comes up June 15, and like all traditional and manufactured holidays and observances, marketers are not shy about using it
One of June’s most widespread observances is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, which as this Library of Congress history page notes, commemorates
It’s the peak of springtime and that ringing sound you hear is the peal of wedding bells – and the cha-ching of revenue echoing in
Right in the middle of earnings season, we expect several major retailers to announce quarterly financial results this week, and none bigger than Walmart Stores
With Groupon Inc. set to release earnings May 6, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the evolution of the daily deals /
Earth Day is April 22 and it’s not just for environmental writers. From solid waste to clean energy to careers and more, there’s an ecology
There’s so much happening this month and next for business writers to focus on, but sometimes you need to bow to the forces of nature.
The story merchants wish would go away actually just got bigger, with Target admitting that far more customers than earlier reported had been victims of
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