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Byline: AP Retail Writer

20 Feb

Those ‘Today’ show deals? Read the fine print before you buy

published on February 20, 2019 - 12:39 PM

(AP) – About twice a month, the “Today” show looks like a home-shopping program. TV personality Jill Martin comes out

18 Feb

Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores

published on February 18, 2019 - 12:37 PM

(AP) – Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a

11 Feb

Toys R US plans second act under new name

published on February 11, 2019 - 1:26 PM

(AP) – Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this

06 Feb

J.C. Penney to drop major appliances after a three-year run

published on February 6, 2019 - 1:22 PM

(AP) – J.C. Penney will no longer be selling major appliances, ending its three-year run. The Plano, Texas-based department store

14 Jan

Win or lose, Sears’ chairman may still come out on top

published on January 14, 2019 - 1:12 PM

(AP) – As Sears teeters on the brink of collapse, one man stands at the center of the fight for

08 Jan

Sears gets another reprieve from liquidation

published on January 8, 2019 - 12:53 PM

(AP) – Sears received another lifeline Tuesday when the company’s chairman and largest shareholder promised to line up the necessary

03 Jan

Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot delivery

published on January 3, 2019 - 12:47 PM

(AP) – Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students. The chip and

21 Nov

Retailers aim to pick up business from defunct, dying rivals

published on November 21, 2018 - 12:58 PM

(AP) – Toys R Us and Bon-Ton may be gone but they haven’t been forgotten. Companies like Target and online

20 Nov

Former Toys R Us workers to get $20M in hardship fund

published on November 20, 2018 - 1:26 PM

(AP) – Two private equity owners of the iconic Toys R Us toy chain will be handing over a $20

13 Nov

Amazon opens new outposts in New York, northern Virginia

published on November 13, 2018 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – Amazon, which is growing too big for its Seattle hometown, is spreading out to the East Coast. The

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