Tag: Retailers
U.S. employers added just 143K jobs last month, jobless rate slips...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised...
U.S. retail sales rose modestly last month amid solid holiday shopping
Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to...
Retailers offer big deals for Black Friday but will shoppers spend?
NEW YORK (AP) – Stores stepped up discounts and other enticements on Black Friday to entice shoppers holding out for the best deals. But retailers...
R.I. cannabis commission schedules public ‘listening sessions’
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission wants to hear from you.
The newly formed, three-person panel has scheduled four public “listening sessions” across the...
Another month of solid U.S. hiring suggests more big Fed hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on...
Stores kick off Black Friday but pandemic woes linger
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last...
Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever
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...
Malls are not dead but retailers bracing for survival of fittest
The good news for local malls is their long-predicted demise, like Mark Twain’s prematurely reported death, has been exaggerated. The bad news is the...
New sales tax rules in R.I., Mass.
In the Wayfair v. South Dakota decision in 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for states to collect sales taxes on remote...
E-commerce can’t be winner-take-all
Small businesses are a pillar of capitalism and of a healthy economy. They provide a path into the middle and upper-middle class for people...
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