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E-commerce research firm Marketplace Pulse examined 23,000 products and found that shoppers aren't more inclined to buy Amazon brands even when the company elevates them...
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean enjoyed a small increase in sales in the past year, enough so that it's restoring bonuses for its 5,400...
Dick’s will strip firearms and other hunting products from 125 of its stores and replace the merchandise with batting cages, ski apparel and other sports...
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. said on Tuesday that it will stop selling hunting rifles and ammunition at 125 of its stores, replacing...
The leasing landscape has changed dramatically in three years. If your lease is up, and the latest lease prices seem too high, you might need...
Entry-level workers will see another dollar an hour, and supervisors will also get a raise — but it's unclear who else at the retailer will...
The proposal marks the most ambitious and aggressive effort targeting the tech industry offered by any Democratic contender for the White House, and it could...
Melting Pot employees in Queen Anne say they lost thousands of dollars after the local franchise paid them less than minimum wage despite announcing a...
Thousands of vendors are being affected, consultants say, as the company pushes suppliers onto its marketplace rather than selling products itself.
