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U.S. consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the...

Uncategorized 09/26/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated...

U.S. consumer confidence wanes with prices still high, signs of a...

Business Services 08/29/2023

Americans are feeling less confident financially as summer comes to a close and high prices and interest rates weigh on their willingness to spend. There...

UPS reaches tentative contract with 340K unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous...

Business Services 07/25/2023

NEW YORK (AP) – UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person-strong union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt logistics nationwide...

A PERFECT LINK: FlorLink Inc. CEO Mark Barnes poses with the company’s SmartHub system, a platform that collects, connects and routes live data and information.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

FlorLink provides a hub to help retailers

Business Services 09/30/2022

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 TECHNOLOGY: FlorLink Inc. KEEPING TEAMS CONNECTED on the sales floor is the key behind Newport-based FlorLink Inc. and its SmartHub technology suite. The...

U.S. retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a...

Business Services 08/17/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many...

SOME OBSERVERS say the differences in sales-tax policies among the states create a burden on retailers that have to navigate the varied tax requirements when they do business in other states. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Cross-border differences in sales-tax policy create headaches

Government 01/15/2021

The rise of interstate e-commerce is magnifying long-standing differences in sales-tax laws among various states, forcing retailers with far-flung customers to adhere to 50...

’TIS THE SEASON: Holiday knick-knacks are displayed at a Macy’s department store on Oct. 1 in Denver. Stores are trying to attract earlier holiday shoppers as a way to reduce crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic. / AP PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever

Coronavirus 10/09/2020

NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the...