Retail

Target hikes pay to $24 per hour for some employees

The Minneapolis-based retailer announced Monday that its starting wages will now range from $15 to $24 for team members across its stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations.

Estée Lauder fires executive John Demsey

Estée Lauder Cos. has fired John Demsey, a senior executive who last week posted a meme on his personal Instagram account that contained a racial slur and a joke about Covid-19.

Lowe's becomes Instacart's first home retail partner

Lowe's and Instacart announced their partnership Wednesday, which will first focus on delivering items in as fast as one hour in two markets before expanding to other areas in the coming months.

5G will 'change everything': Verizon exec

TJ Fox, SVP of Industrial IoT and Automotive for Verizon Business, and Filip Brabec, SVP of product management at Audi of America, discuss the collaboration to bring 5G to the automaker’s U.S. lineup, expected to begin with select 2024 models. 

American gun sales continue to surge, new research finds

American gun sales remained strong in 2021, with nearly 19 million firearms sold legally in the U.S., the second highest total over the past two decades, according to new research from the home and personal safety group SafeHome.