Big stores see how we spend. Here are 4 things they say about the economy Retailers have dropped a flurry of financial reports. They paint a messy and conflicting picture about our consumer economy. WEKU · Mar 4, 2023
Shipping is causing a carbon nightmare Eighteen U.S. companies’ cargo ships are causing an "onslaught of pollution,” report finds. Salon · Mar 3, 2023
Best Buy reports lower holiday revenues, sales as yearly profits fall Fewer laptops and earbuds were under the Christmas tree this past holiday season, leading to electronics retailer Best Buy having its most lackluster end-of-year season of the last few years. Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023
Target beats expectations with latest quarterly earnings despite plunging profits Retailer Target surprised Wall Street on Tuesday morning with an earnings report that beat expectations from both analysts and the company's own leaders. Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023
Target issues tepid outlook after a 43% profit drop in 4Q Target has reported a 43% drop in profits and a slight uptick in sales for the holiday quarter The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023
Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame? Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in? The Walrus · Feb 24, 2023
Little Village groups want answers from City Hall, Ald. Rodriguez after Hilco report A previously secret watchdog report accuses city officials of being negligent and incompetent before the Crawford plant implosion coated the community in dust in 2020. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023
Target to invest $100 million in sorting centers that make order delivery faster, cheaper MINNEAPOLIS — The next Target online order that ends up at your door might come from a new type of shipping facility aimed at making deliveries cheaper and faster. Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023
Woman's open letter to judgy stranger who 'mum shamed' her at Target A woman has taken to Reddit to share how she was 'mum shamed' by a complete stranger when taking her two-year-old and one-month-old shopping at Target in a resurfaced post Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023
Presidents Day sales 2023: gaming deals for PS5, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Whether you're looking for a new gaming setup or just want a new title to occupy your time, get it at a discount this Presidents Day. Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023
Have you heard of Temu? App that lets you ‘shop like a billionaire’ is now the most downloaded in the U.S. surpassing Amazon, Target and Walmart Coupons, 90% off sales and student discount -Temu is taking the bargain e-commerce world by storm. Fortune · Feb 20, 2023
'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' Preorder Bonuses, Editions, Prices, and amiibo Details 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' is coming this spring. Here's how to secure your copy with as much swag as possible. Inverse · Feb 15, 2023
‘Significant earnings’: Kmart cashes in as shoppers hunt low prices amid cost-of-living crisis Australian shoppers are flocking to discount chain Kmart as the cost of living crisis bites, with the company unveiling a big result. The New Daily · Feb 15, 2023
Kmart and Bunnings help fuel bumper Wesfarmers result Kmart and Bunnings owner Wesfarmers has hiked its dividend by 10 per cent after delivering $1.38 billion in profit on $22.6b in revenue. AAP · Feb 15, 2023
The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023 US inflation eases again for seventh consecutive month Falling prices are welcome news, but latest reading is still far higher than the Federal Reserve’s annual target rate of 2% inflation
Fortune · Feb 13, 2023 Too few retail execs have the chops to be CEO anymore Retail boards are struggling with fewer prospects to fill the corner office.
Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023 The ‘Buy Black’ movement in Dallas-Fort Worth is gaining momentum but still falls short Yolanda Bledsoe and Deidra Keener were deliberate about who they hired to build out their DeSoto bakery, 2 Sisters Sweet Creations. They signed on Black contractors for a majority of the shop’s needs, from flooring, to establishing their LLC, to their uniforms.
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023 Shooting at Nebraska Target highlights gaps in gun laws The man who entered an Omaha Target with an AR-15-style rifle and began firing before he was killed by police had been repeatedly sent to psychiatric hospitals because of his schizophrenia
Fortune · Feb 6, 2023 The iconic industrial designer behind some of your favorite household goods is trying to design new ways to live longer How would you design a longer life? Industrial designer Ayse Birsel answered that question in her new book, Design the Long Life You Love.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves
Fortune · Feb 3, 2023 H&R Block's CEO is banking on small business and gig workers for growth H&R Block's CEO is jumping back into the tax preparer wars as he looks to claw back market share.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Armed man shot inside Target got rifle 4 days earlier Police say the man who was fatally shot by police after entering a Target store in Omaha, Nebraska, armed with an AR-15-style rifle had obtained the weapon just four days earlier at a sporting goods store
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Chilling photo of heavily armed gunman who opened fire in Target store No injuries reported as gunman opens fire inside retail store
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023 Police gun down man with rifle who fired rounds in supermarket carrying 'plenty of ammo' Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said the man entered Target with an AR-15-style rifle and ammo, and appears to have fired multiple rounds, though didn't hit anyone
The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023 Man shot dead by police after opening fire with AR-15 in Target store in Omaha Police responded with deadly force against 30-year-old white man with semi-automatic rifle ‘and plenty of ammunition’