Holiday Sales to Rise 1.0% to 2.6% but over a Longer Period
The traditional November to December holiday shopping season is meaningless this year — and perhaps forever.
That’s according to AlixPartners, whose annual retail holiday sales...
Couple Sentenced in ORC Scheme; Get Prison Time
The couple who admitted selling stolen goods at their Quarkertown Farmer's Market shop were sentenced to time in Bucks County Prison.
On Monday, Michael Gill,...
Bankruptcy: Law Firms Concerned about Retailer’s Unused Gift Cards
Consumer attorneys are trying to help customers get their gift card purchases from stores that have filed for bankruptcy.
Gift cards are a great present...
Livestreaming into a Video-First Future of Retail
Virtually nonexistent three years ago, livestreaming now accounts for 4% of online retail sales in China and about 1% of total retail sales.
Police Chase Down, Fight, Arrest Shoplifter Fleeing with loaded 9 MM, Knife
A shoplifting incident in Allen Park ended with a potentially life and death situation for police and a man who was chased down and...
$300K in Counterfeit Designer Merchandise Seized
A six-month investigation has netted more than $300,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise from a store in South Carolina, state officials said.
South Carolina Secretary of...
Employee Accused of Having It Their Way and Stealing $3K
An employee at Brookville Burger King has been charged after the business discovered over $3,000 in cash missing.
The Director of Operations at the fast-food...
Grocery Store Employee Fired after Stopping Robbery; Recovering Purse
A Vermont grocery store clerk claims that he was fired after he tried to stop a purse thief, according to a WCAX report.
Shedyak, who...
How Coronavirus Has Changed Grocery Trends
Six months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, grocery shoppers are still buying bigger baskets, making fewer trips to the store...
August Retail Sales Figures Show Consumers Are Feeling the Pandemic Pinch
Retail sales rose in August, though not as much as economists hoped. For those concerned about the US’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, the...