Hyatt to double its international resorts with $2.7 billion Apple Leisure Group purchase
Hyatt will acquire Apple Leisure Group’s resort management company, AMResorts, which expects to have more than 33,000 rooms at 102 hotels by the end of...
United Airlines giving extra vacation days to flight attendants who get COVID-19 vaccine
The Association of Flight Attendants and United want to get flight attendants vaccinated “as quickly as possible,” both for the health benefits and to be...
Barnes & Noble owner to buy Paper Source out of bankruptcy
The owner of Barnes & Noble is purchasing Paper Source. Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management said it entered an agreement to buy the greeting cards...
Paper Source files for bankruptcy; stores to stay open while greeting card retailer pursues sale
Paper Source, a retailer of greeting cards and gifts that had been expanding rapidly before the pandemic, became the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection...
Retailers expand options for returns as they brace for avalanche of unwanted holiday gifts
Online sales have exploded this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and retailers are preparing multiple approaches to cope as gifts add to the already...
Will COVID-19 cancel Halloween?
CHICAGO — This year’s calendar was a Halloween-lover’s dream: Oct. 31 falls on a Saturday, and Chicago’s costume shops, haunted houses and candy companies were...
Job seekers get more options — and competition — as working from home persists
Recruiters say companies are moving away from naming specific locations on job postings, and more employees, who have gotten used to working from home, expect...
Sears’ estate and new owner settle dispute over bankruptcy sale for $18 million
The estate of bankrupt Sears Holdings has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the $5.2 billion sale of its Sears and Kmart chains to former...
Retailers online have been competing over fast, convenient delivery for years. Next up? Returns.
Companies like Amazon already have been giving customers options ranging from a traditional visit to the post office to dropping off a boxed-up return at...