About 7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are being recalled after reports that at least a dozen children were injured by them, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on […]
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Back to news homeCongress Spotlights Forced Labor Concerns With Chinese Shopping Sites Shein and Temu
Lawmakers are flagging what they say are likely significant violations of U.S. law by Temu, a popular Chinese shopping platform, accusing it of providing an unchecked channel that allows goods […]
Westfield Gives Up San Francisco Mall, Signaling More Pain Ahead
Nordstrom. Old Navy. Anthropologie. H&M. Crate & Barrel.San Francisco’s downtown has seen a mass exodus of retailers in recent months, and this week a mall owner has decided to walk […]
U.S. Food Prices Rose 0.2% in May
Food prices for Americans rose in May, an increase that adds to the pain of consumers pinched by higher prices.Overall food prices rose 0.2 percent in May from the prior […]
How Engagement Rings Explain What’s Happening in the Economy
Aftershocks from the coronavirus pandemic continue to rumble across the U.S. economy, and Signet Jewelers shared a surprising one this week: The company is selling fewer engagement rings this year […]
Will a Dollar General Ruin a Rural Crossroads?
Anne Hartley’s brick house in Ebony, Va., overlooks windswept fields, a Methodist church, a general store and the intersection of two country roads, a pastoral setting that evokes an Edward […]
The Scramble to Take Over What Bed Bath & Beyond Left Behind
Engaged couples are struggling to navigate Bed Bath & Beyond’s faltering wedding registry system. Suppliers are scrambling to cultivate new business partnerships. Landlords are quickly closing deals on leases for […]
The Companies Trying to Make Live Shopping a Thing in the U.S.
On a warm spring evening in New York, dozens of people gathered on a rooftop in Midtown Manhattan to sip fruity cocktails and chat. Shortly after the happy hour began, […]
The U.K. Economy Needs a Pick-Me-Up. Is the Coronation Enough?
Dawn Anchor, who runs a pub in the village of Kings Worthy, about 60 miles southwest of London, has everything she needs: reams of red, white and blue bunting, mini […]
In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved
This time last year, Shanghai — China’s capital of fashion and luxury — was in the throes of a ruthlessly enforced Covid lockdown. The city’s glittering high-end malls and avenues […]