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Business’ Pushback Against Restrictive Voting Bills Gains Momentum
The pushback against new voting bills and laws in numerous states is growing with dozens of nation's largest corporations and business leaders signing a new statement objecting to “any discriminatory legislation." read more >
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Target Powers Through Pandemic; Sales Growth Explodes in 2020
Target Corp. extended its strong streak through the holiday quarter and sales grew by more than $15 billion in a pandemic year, exceeding the company's annual sales growth over the past 11 years combined. read more >
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Innovation Hub Partners With Best Buy on Teen Tech Center
Winrock International’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock announces a multi-year partnership with Best Buy to open and operate the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in the state. read more >
Orange Is the New Black (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
With apologies to author Piper Kerman, the Netflix comedy-drama’s title sums up this year’s holiday retail experience. read more >
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Walmart, Amazon Offer Early Start on Holiday Shopping
Halloween is still weeks away, but retailers like Walmart and Amazon are hoping you'll start your holiday shopping now. read more >
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Pandemic Pushes Start of Holiday Shopping Earlier Than Ever
Retailers are kicking off the holiday season earlier than ever this year in hopes of avoiding big in-store crowds and shipping bottlenecks in November and December. read more >
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List of National Retail Chains Requiring Masks Is Growing
Two major retailers join the growing list of national chains that will require customers to wear face masks regardless of where cities or states stand on the issue. read more >
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Walmart to Mandate Masks in All Stores Starting Next Week
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville says that, starting Monday, it will require all shoppers to wear face coverings in its stores and clubs. read more >
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The Great Online Price-Match War Escalates
Target Corp. says it will match prices of select online rivals year-round, a move that underscores how physical and online retailing are being meshed together. read more >
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Today in Wal-Mart: Ad Wars, Alternative Stores and Assault Weapons
Checking in with the world's largest retailer, making news on several fronts involving price-matching, new store formats overseas and the sale of assault weapons. read more >
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Report: ‘Showrooming’ Is Real, Could Influence Up to $1.7 Billion in Purchases
The number of shoppers engaging in showrooming during the 2012 holiday season is expected to increase by 134 percent, according to a report by IDC Retail Insights. read more >
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How Competitors Are Responding to Wal-Mart’s New Black Friday Plans
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is upping the ante on the holiday shopping season, planning to open its doors open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than a year ago. So how are competitors responding? read more >
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Wal-Mart Waits While Other Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Match Online Prices
This holiday season, Best Buy and Target Corp. plan to price-match their rivals, including online competitors like Amazon. But Wal-Mart Stores Inc. still hasn't decided what it will do. read more >
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