This year, in a shortened, especially desperate season for retailers, stores are giving shoppers reason to desert their families on Thanksgiving before dessert is served.
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Walmart’s ‘Black Friday’ Sales Will Begin Earlier Thursday
It’s just the latest announcement from retailers hoping to capitalize on the bargain-hunting Thanksgiving shoppers
The Hottest Holiday Toy Is Not What You Think
Last year, there was no standout must-have holiday toy—no equivalent to the Tickle Me Elmo or the Cabbage Patch doll. For 2013, it doesn’t look like there will be a mad rush to buy any particular toy either. Are the days of the …
Walmart and Protestors Clash Over Wages
Update: 9:15 p.m. EST on October 23, 2013
On Wednesday, OUR Walmart, a union-backed workers’ group held a press conference in Washington, D.C. protesting Walmart’s wages. In the conference, a representative from the group …
Hey, Thanksgiving Shoppers: Macy’s Isn’t the Only One to Blame for Ruining the Holiday
Macy’s has been getting a lot of grief for announcing that the store will open its doors to shoppers on Thanksgiving for the first time ever. But because its retail competitors are doing the same — and because our …
The Grocery Store May Be on Its Death Bed
So-called ‘click and collect’ may be the future of shopping for groceries
Superman the Sellout? Man of Steel Has Over 100 Promotional Partners
Movie fans are surely excited by the soon-to-be-released Superman reboot, Man of Steel. But the film might be even more eagerly anticipated by its 100-plus corporate promotional partners, which are using the movie to help sell razors, cell phones, fast-food burgers, Twizzlers, a career in the armed forces and more.
How Walmart Plans to Bring Back ‘Made in America’
Walmart doesn’t make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. with its promise to buy $50 billion more U.S. made goods over the next decade for its Walmart …
The Trouble Lurking on Walmart’s Empty Shelves
And according to recent reports, Walmart has cut employee hours so deeply that it doesn’t have enough associates on hand to get stuff from back-of-the-store staging areas to the shelves.