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The SolDias ice cream stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area noticed some customers were downsizing their orders this summer. The chain is exploring ways to cut costs to keep prices in reach.

Economy

These are some of the ways inflation is changing Americans' spending habits

5:01am August 21, 2022

by Scott Horsley

From Walmart to the neighborhood supermarket, retailers across the country are having to adjust as Americans watch their pennies in the face of high inflation.

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Halloween is one more thing being upended by the pandemic. Federal guidelines advise against traditional trick or treating, but parents across the country are trying to make the holiday special for their children anyway.

Health & Safety

No Trick Or Treat: Americans Get Creative To Celebrate Halloween Safely

1:58pm September 24, 2020

by Adedayo Akala

The CDC is advising against the door-to-door candy quest during the pandemic. So parents are coming up with alternative ways to bring the spooky season to life. How about sending candy down a chute?

Target said it relied on its physical stores to fill 80% of online sales in the past three months.

Target's Average Day In April Was Bigger Than Cyber Monday

10:43am May 20, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Though its stores remained open, Target saw its online sales jump 141% in the past three months, with 5 million shopping on the retailer chain's website for the first time.

A Walmart store in Maryland seeks new workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The big retailer says it hired 235,000 new staffers to keep up with demand.

Economy

Walmart Hires Almost A Quarter-Million Workers As Sales Soar

11:44am May 19, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The retailer says it hired 235,000 staffers to keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Its online sales jumped 74%. Shoppers visited stores less frequently but spent more on each trip.

The remains of a J.C. Penney store are seen at an abandoned shopping mall in North Carolina. The department store chain is filing for bankruptcy as coronavirus lockdowns shatter its plans for recovery.

Economy

J.C. Penney Files For Bankruptcy As Lockdowns Take Their Toll

9:07pm May 15, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

J.C. Penney began 2020 with hopes of yet another turnaround. Instead, the coronavirus shutdowns across the country have forced the department store and mall mainstay into bankruptcy.

J.Crew said it hopes the bankruptcy filing will help it get its finances in order while it keeps running, though for now under COVID-19 restrictions.

J.Crew Bankruptcy Filing May Not Be The Last For Retailers Slammed By Pandemic

4:07pm May 04, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The clothing retailer's troubles predate the health crisis. Other stores, like J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus, are also struggling to survive extended closures.

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Retail sales plunged a record 8.7% last month as the coronavirus pandemic shut down economic activity around the country.

Economy

Retail Spending Just Fell Off A Cliff

2:04pm April 15, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Americans are still spending a fair amount on food and online deliveries, but the shutdowns of stores, malls and restaurants led to a record 8.7% sales drop in March.

News

Online Retailers Will Soon Pay North Carolina Sales Tax

4:45pm August 08, 2018

by Associated Press

North Carolina's Revenue Department is telling major online retailers to charge, and turn over, sales tax.

The state will be one of the first to collect sales tax on online purchases.