Costco extends special senior shopping hours indefinitely due to COVID spike
Customers eligible for the special operating hours include those who are 60 years or older, and those with disabilities or who are immunocompromised. Guests will not be admitted.
Clean energy drink company announces partnership with Joe Rogan for limited edition flavor
There’s nothing like drinking an energy drink and then listening to a three-hour podcast.
Walmart launches holiday drone light show
Walmart and Intel have partnered to launch a drone light show this holiday season.
Barnes & Noble’s new boss tries to save the chain — and traditional bookselling
The struggling bookseller has laid off once-powerful managers and overturned relationships with publishers in favor of a more local approach.
Walmart holiday drone light show launches in 8 U.S. cities for the holidays
Walmart is launching an outdoor drone light show for the holidays making seasons brighter.
First-time gun buyers projected to top 8M: Smith & Wesson
Background checks, a metric for gun sales, are hitting an all-time high in 2020, and nearly half of the purchases being made this year are by first-time firearm owners, firearm manufacturer Smith & Wesson said Thursday.
Cheesecake Factory settles SEC claims of misleading investors about coronavirus fallout
The case is the first from the Securities and Exchange Commission charging a publicly traded company with misleading investors about the financial effects of the pandemic.
Pandemic-induced furniture shortage drives up demand for pre-furnished homes
The pandemic-induced furniture shortage is driving demand for pre-furnished homes.
Petco plans IPO as pet adoption rates soar
After going private in 2016, Petco plans to return to the public markets. Here's why.
November jobs report: Here’s who is hiring
Panel on November jobs report
Clothing chain Francesca's files bankruptcy to sell itself
Houston-based Francesca's said in November that it would close roughly 140 of its boutiques--which sell apparel, jewelry, accessories and gifts--by the end of January, leaving about 560 in operation.
Bankrupt Stein Mart saved by company that's relaunching namesake brands as online-only
National discount department store chain Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy in August after 112 years in business.
Amid strong retail numbers, helping small businesses is key: Wealth manager
Panel on markets, retail
Lands' End posts higher profit, growth in e-commerce
The clothing maker posted revenue of $360M in the period.
Coronavirus stockpiling coming back, grocery store CEO Stew Leonard says
As coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. grocery store CEO Stew Leonard says "you're seeing people stockpiling a little bit."
Michaels Cos. profit, sales rise, will pay $10M in special holiday bonuses
On a per-share basis, the Irving, Texas-based company said it had profit of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 86 cents per share.
US needs to re-examine all trade with China: Gordon Chang
Gordan Chang on the impact of the Chinese Communist Party
Walmart's Flipkart to spin off digital payments business
PhonePe competes with Alibaba-backed home-grown payments pioneer Paytm and Google Pay
Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh died without a will, family says
His family is asking a judge to name Hsieh’s father and brother as special administrators of his estate
Costco logs more than $42B in quarterly sales
Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday reported $42.35 billion in sales for the first quarter, reflecting heightened consumer demand for the chain's food products and other merchandise as the coronavirus continued to spread this fall.



















