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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A glitch stalled checkout lines at Target stores worldwide Saturday, exasperating shoppers and potentially eating into sales at a prime time...
Outdoor Research has made its gloves and other gear in Seattle for more than 30 years. In searching for additional sewing workers, it went to...
PetSmart-controlled Chewy surged in its first day of trading after raising $1.02 billion in an initial public offering, as investors bet that pet owners will...
The service department accounts for half a dealership's profits, on average, so some are trying to keep customers happy with amenities that include fitness center...
NEW YORK (AP) — How much would you be willing to pay to get those diapers within an hour or so? In the latest salvo...
A Vancouver. B.C., store introduced plastic bags with embarrassing messages to persuade customers to bring reusable alternatives. The bags became a surprise hit on social...
Seattle’s luminary chefs Tom Douglas and Ethan Stowell are opening restaurants in New York City this fall, under a partnership with Nordstrom.
Only one Starbucks outpost will be participating in the trial, charging customers 5 pence for disposable cups while offering a reusable one for free.
To compete with Amazon, Waterstones, which gets less than 5% of its revenue from e-commerce, believes the key is to "create bookshops that people want...
