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Worker productivity is among the most critical measurements used when evaluating businesses and national economies. One way to measure productivity…
Toys”R”Us will add 45,000 temporary jobs for the holidays. As retailers usually announce, some of these people may get full-time…
From October through December last year, U.S. retail payrolls added 660,200 workers according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.…
Breaking with its past practice, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said today that it plans to hire about 50,000 seasonal…
In a move no doubt designed to stop supporting one of its main online rivals, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)…
The number of U.S. smartphone owners who use either their mobile browser or a dedicated app to visit a retail…
Traditionally, consumers have either saved up for Christmas and holiday gift spending or added balances to their credit cards. That…
In 2010, U.S. firms hired an estimated 627,000 temporary workers to help meet demand for customer service, package handling and…
According to today’s report from the U.S. Census Bureau, retail and food services sales in August rose 0.9% month-over-month and…
courtesy NintendoAfter more than a year since the product’s introduction, the Nintendo Wii U game controller finally has pricing, shipping…
Digital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for…
A JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) analyst speculated that sales of the new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 could…
Consumers boosted their spending in July by a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, according to the latest Commerce Department data. That was…
Several retailers are announcing August same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. The good results are pushing share…
Troubled retailer Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), which was formed by a 2005 merger of Sears and Kmart, was thrown out of the…
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