Target steps up investment in store staffing, cuts about 500 other roles

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Target said Monday that it’s stepping up store staffing, but eliminating about 500 jobs at distribution centers and regional offices as it tries to win back shoppers who have complained about sloppier shelves, out-of-stock items and longer checkout lines. In an internal employee memo obtained by CNBC, the big-box retailer said it’s making changes to […]


Store openings and closures 2026: Dollar General, Aldi, GameStop

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Dollar General and Aldi logos. Reuters Store openings in the U.S. are expected to rise and store closures fall this year compared to 2025, with value retailers leading the growth as they continue to attract more of consumers’ dollars, according to an analysis by Coresight Research. Overall, Coresight projects that U.S. retailers will close about […]


Texas chain beats out food giants such as Costco and Trader Joe’s as America’s top grocery store

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A Texas-based chain has once again been named America’s top grocery store, beating out major competitors, including Amazon, Costco and Trader Joe’s. San Antonio-based H-E-B was ranked the No. 1 grocery retailer in the US for the fifth time in nine years, according to Dunnhumby’s latest annual ranking of grocery stores. The family-owned company, which […]


Target faces protests after ICE detains US citizen employees at Minnesota store

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Target has come under pressure from protesters and pols in its home state of Minnesota after ICE agents detained two employees of the big box retailer who were US citizens. Federal immigration agents detained the workers inside a Richfield, Minn., store on Jan. 8 after a confrontation that began in the parking lot and spilled […]


Bed Bath & Beyond relaunches first store in Nashville

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Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond is back — kind of.  The bankrupt home goods chain is being resurrected by the owners and licensees of its intellectual property, which […]


Apple’s bid to pause App Store order denied in feud against ‘Fortnite’ maker

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Apple has failed to persuade a US appeals court to pause key parts of a federal judge’s order requiring the iPhone maker to immediately open its lucrative App Store to more competition. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Apple’s request to put the provisions on hold as the tech company appeals the judge’s order, […]


Trump tariffs sour opening of NYC candy store by Zabar scion

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The chaos caused by President Trump’s tariffs have been a bitter pill to swallow for those planning to open a restaurant in the Big Apple – including a sweets shop from the scion of the famed Zabar family. For now the candy prices are stable and comparable to other hotspots as foodie entrepreneurs appear to […]


Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store

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A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Apple must loosen its grip on its App Store and stop collecting a commission on some app sales, capping a five-year antitrust case brought by Epic Games that aimed to change the power that Apple wields over a large slice of the digital economy. The judge, Yvonne Gonzalez […]


As TikTok faces U.S. ban, China’sr RedNote tops Apple app store

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U.S., Chinese flags, TikTok logo and gavel are seen in this illustration taken Jan. 8, 2025.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters Chinese social media app RedNote has skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S. RedNote, or Xiaohongshu as it’s known in China, is […]


Luxury department store Printemps moves up US debut at One Wall Street, developer says

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Printemps, the French luxury department store, will open its first US location in March, One Wall Street developer Harry Macklowe says. The eagerly awaited launch – previously reported as happening in the spring — might be the most momentous debut ever in the retail-deprived FiDi neighborhood. French luxury department store Printemps will open its first […]