Features By Sally Herships
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Retailers curb online shopping with in-store deals
Brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy, Target, and JC Penney, have an idea to compete with online rivals like Amazon. They are going to match their prices during the holiday shopping season.
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'Old-fashioned' has lost its chic for Wendy's
The hamburger chain is updating its logo and look for the first time in 30 years, trying to rise above its fast-food competitors when fast food has lost some of its appeal.
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Walmart workers stage unprecedented strike
Walmart workers protest against unfair labor practices as a small number of store workers walk off the job, a first for the retailer.
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New test in New York means new test prep
New York is revising the gifted and talented student test that pre-schoolers take. The new standardized test means sleepless nights for parents -- and a new demand for test prep.
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Earnings under spotlight as economy slows
Third-quarter earnings season begins this week, with some analysts predicting the first decline in S&P 500 profits since 2009.
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Grocery stores squeezed by new competition
For the past 30 years Thompson shopped at her local grocery, a Keyfood that sat just a couple of blocks away. It was an easy walk -- but in June the Keyfood closed.
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Where everything goes when 'Everything Must Go'
The East Coast discount retailer Daffy's is going out of business, giving us a look at the ecosystem that sprouts up when a company has to sell everything from shoes to shelves.
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Lego builds big profits on new girls' toys line
Despite criticism for perpetuating gender stereotypes, the Danish toy maker's first half-year sales were up 24 percent.
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Pandora seeks lower royalties for musicians
To boost profits, the music streaming service is pushing a bill in the House of Representatives that would cut payments to musicians. A coalition representing recording artists plans to fight back with an anti-Pandora PR campaign.
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Marriages fail, but there'll always be wedding dresses
Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice's proposal to buy David’s Bridal for $1.05 billion is a reminder that wedding wear is still a big retail business.
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