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U.S. retailers posted November same- store sales that trailed analysts’ estimates as superstorm Sandy depressed traffic early in the month, overwhelming gains from the start of holiday shopping.
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(Updated, 4 p.m.) CVS Caremark Corp. has commenced cash tender offers for any and all 6.6 percent senior notes due 2019 as well as for 6.125 percent senior notes due 2016 and 5.75 percent senior notes due 2017.
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By PBN Staff
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Online retailers are poised for a record $43.4 billion holiday sales season as shoppers increasingly rely on social networks and mobile devices to find and buy merchandise.
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By Danielle Kucera |
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Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is warning Rhode Islanders to protect their identities on Cyber Monday, Nov. 26, and offering tips, including making sure their anti-virus software is up to date.
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By PBN Staff
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 1 cent this week, marking the seventh consecutive week of decline, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Saturday, Nov. 24 will be the third annual “Small Business Saturday.”
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By PBN Staff
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Target Corp. took some flak for opening stores on Thanksgiving because doing so would give employees less celebrating time with their families. Still, the earlier start attracted more parents and their kids.
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By Matt Townsend |
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As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Black Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 5 cents this week, marking the sixth consecutive week of decline, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island Mall, which has been vacant since April 2011, has new owners: Winstanley Enterprises LLC of Concord, Mass. and New York-based Surrey Equities LLC.
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By PBN Staff
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