Retail Jobs News

Gloomy labor statistics show that the retail apocalypse was worse than we thought  Danbury News TimesThe specter of the retail apocalypse still hangs over the whole industry. And the latest gloomy numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that it's not ... […]

Target and 3 Other Retail Stocks to Buy Today  Yahoo FinanceTarget TGT reported a solid quarter and raised guidance. Its year on year revenue increase of 3.6% to $18.42 billion was in line with the Zacks Consensus ... […]

Here's where Amazon is expanding, adding jobs next  Fox BusinessThe Seattle-based company announced plans to add a combined 1200 more jobs between two facilities this week. […]

UP jobless rates edge up slightly in July  UpperMichigansSource.comTwelve of the 15 U.P. counties saw jobless rate increases during July, ranging from +0.1 percentage points in Baraga, Chippewa, Marquette, and Mackinac to ... […]

BLS removes half million jobs from official stats in jobs reports  Washington TimesIn an unusually large revision, government statisticians have erased a half a million jobs from the supercharged economic recovery that has occurred since ... […]

Wild Rose announces partnership with DraftKings | News, Sports, Jobs  Fort Dodge MessengerWild Rose Entertainment announced today a partnership with DraftKings to offer sports betting at its casinos in Clinton, Emmetsburg and Jefferson. In the agr. […]

Update: 400 jobs at risk as Morrisons closes four stores  Retail GazetteMorrisons has confirmed plans to close down four of its stores, putting around 400 staff at risk of losing their jobs. The Big 4 grocer said the closures are part of a ... […]

The US economy created half a million fewer jobs last year than previously thought  CNNThe nation's job market is strong -- just not quite a strong as previously believed. […]

New Walmart opens at the Pen Centre  Newstalk 610 CKTB (iHeartRadio)After months of construction, St. Catharines' newest Walmart opens today. […]

Walmart's Fire Suit May 'Spook' Solar Customers Tesla Wants  Claims JournalWalmart Inc.'s lawsuit against Tesla Inc. over fires at more than a half-dozen stores threatens to undermine the automaker's latest bid to reboot its. […]

Police news – Aug. 22 | News, Sports, Jobs  Lock Haven ExpressVandals damage van, campers MILL HALL — A 1995 Chevrolet conversion van on the lot of Miller Brothers Auto Sales, South Water Street, Mill Hall, was ... […]

Threat clears Walmart | News, Sports, Jobs  Morning Journal NewsSALEM—Walmart was evacuated for over two hours late Tuesday night after officers responded to a possible bomb threat. Police responded to the East State ... […]

Old Raymondville Walmart to be converted into shelter for undocumented children  KGBT-TVThe city of Raymondville will soon be the sight of a new detention facility, one that's expected to bring in a number of jobs to the county. By the end of this year, ... […]

Former Target transforms into temporary school in Council Bluffs  WOWTThe Council Bluffs Community School District has transformed a Target store into a middle school — just in time for classes. […]

There is enough economic data for the Fed to warrant a rate cut, Jim Cramer says  CNBCCNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday insisted that there is enough economic data that warrant the Federal Reserve to “take preemptive action here and cut interest ... […]

Target and 3 Other Retail Stocks to Buy Today  Yahoo FinanceTarget TGT reported a solid quarter and raised guidance. Its year on year revenue increase of 3.6% to $18.42 billion was in line with the Zacks Consensus ... […]

How MLMs Sell the American Dream and Steal Your Money  Business.comMLMs target would-be business owners, promising them lucrative careers on their own terms, but many are pyramid scams. Here's how they recruit. […]

US STOCKS-S&P 500 stalls as U.S. employment, manufacturing data offset  Yahoo FinanceThe benchmark S&P 500 struggled for direction on Thursday as strong results from Nordstrom Inc and a fall in U.S. jobless claims offset data showing a ... […]

What Does a Value Portfolio Look Like?  Yahoo FinanceAll investors have to start somewhere. Here are 4 tips for building a value portfolio. […]

Sonja Macys: Ask the president to walk his talk and fully fund the land and water conservation fund  Steamboat Pilot & TodayCongress rarely reaches bipartisan agreement these days, but in March, they came together to pass the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and ... […]

Analysis | The Finance 202: The Fed is divided over how to deal with economic headwinds  Washington PostTHE TICKER. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh). President Trump isn't the only leader wrestling with internal conflict over the ... […]

Bear of the Day: Dillard's, Inc. (DDS)  Yahoo FinanceDillard's (DDS) posted worse-than-projected second-quarter results on August 15 as the department store chain's struggles to adapt to the e-commerce and ... […]

Is a recession coming? Here's how to tell  WFMZ AllentownWarning bells are going off about a possible recession in America, perhaps in time for the 2020 election. The key to whether the US economy keeps growing or ... […]

Peebles to become off-price clothing store in 2020  New Castle NewsPeebles, a department and clothing store in Field Club Commons in Neshannock Township, is expected to close next year. […]

Stock markets on edge ahead of big speeches by RBA and Federal Reserve bosses  ABC NewsAs Wall Street struggled for direction and European markets fell into a sea of red, President Donald Trump put further pressure on the US Federal Reserve to cut ... […]

US STOCKS-S&P 500 stalls as U.S. employment, manufacturing data offset  Yahoo FinanceThe benchmark S&P 500 struggled for direction on Thursday as strong results from Nordstrom Inc and a fall in U.S. jobless claims offset data showing a ... […]

How Amazon is fighting back against workers' increasing efforts to unionize  CNBCMomentum to organize has picked up among some of Amazon's 650000 worldwide employees, but unionizing efforts haven't come very far. Amazon increased ... […]

The US economy created half a million fewer jobs last year than previously thought  CNNThe nation's job market is strong -- just not quite a strong as previously believed. […]

'Bluff City Law' transforms iconic Memphis store into sound stage: A visit to the set  The Commercial AppealAn iconic Memphis skating rink-turned-catalog showroom on Summer Avenue has been transformed into a sound stage and courtroom set for "Bluff City Law," ... […]

Corporate earnings show trade war straining US economy as companies lean on shoppers to prop up profits  CNBCCorporate profits posted modest growth in the second quarter as companies brace for slowing global growth. […]

UK high street sales fall at fastest rate since 2008  The GuardianSentiment 'crumbling' as shop owners grapple with rising costs and Brexit uncertainty. […]

UK – Retailers starting to hire seasonal workers for Christmas earlier than usual  Staffing Industry AnalystsDespite the fact that the last Bank Holiday of the year is still ahead, recruiters are already hiring for Christmas part-timers, according to recruitment website ... […]

Silverdale Sears store’s closing sale foretells a shuttered future  Kitsap Daily NewsClosing sale signs at the Silverdale Sears indicate that the venerable department store is nearing its final closure. The local Sears store has been a part of the ... […]

Retailers' results show sharp divide between losers, winners | News, Sports, Jobs  Lock Haven ExpressBy ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — The divide between retail winners and losers is widening. That became even more evident ... […]

Physical stores fight Amazon with tech makeover  Financial TimesStart-ups are helping shops offer customers a better choice and experience. […]

BAME in work: 'The surname Khan made me feel conscious'  BBC NewsJaffrin Khan changed her name when applying for a job as she was worried recruiters would have a "conscious or unconscious bias about who I was, based on ... […]

BAME positive discrimination 'needed when hiring for jobs'  BBC NewsPositive discrimination in favour of black and ethnic minority women applying for jobs is needed in Wales, a union boss has said. Figures suggest black and ... […]

UK and Korea to sign trade continuity deal to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit  GOV.UKThe UK and Korea will today (Thursday 22 August) sign a continuity Free Trade Agreement that will allow businesses to keep trading freely after Brexit on ... […]

New Uber Hub To Create 3K New Jobs In Texas  pymnts.comTexas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Uber will receive $24 million from the state to establish a new U.S. General and Administrative Hub in Dallas. […]

Disgraced Oakland businessman charged in $110 million immigration scam  The Mercury NewsOAKLAND — He was once the proud owner of the landmark Tribune Tower who promised to create jobs during the economic downturn and bring a grocery ... […]

Technology companies drive a broad rally | News, Sports, Jobs  The Daily TimesTech companies pushed stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Monday afternoon as the market added to solid gains from a rally late last week. The surge in ... […]

Planet Fitness, Five Below and Ross coming to Burlington  Cherry Hill Courier PostPlanet Fitness will move into the former Acme market site and Ross Dress for Less into what was a Toy "R Us in LIberty Square, Burlington Twp., NJ. […]

JCPenney halves losses, will begin selling used clothing | News, Sports, Jobs  Lewistown SentinelShares of J.C. Penney surged after the ailing department store cut its quarterly losses in half and announced that it would begin selling used clothing to staun. […]

Magisterial district judges | News, Sports, Jobs  Altoona MirrorFiled before California Avenue Magisterial District Judge Steven D. Jackson: Garrett J. Bowser, 23, 94 Adams Lane, Duncansville, charged by Allegheny ... […]

Peebles Stores in Moundsville and New Martinsville To Become Gordmans  Wheeling IntelligencerMOUNDSVILLE — The Peebles stores in Moundsville and New Martinsville aren't closing, but they will get a new name next year. Both stores will be converted. […]

Retail stocks surge after tariffs for clothing, footwear delayed  CNBCShares of retailers jumped Tuesday after the U.S. Trade Representative announced it is delaying proposed tariffs on clothing, footwear and a number of other ... […]

Cheap hoodies in shabby stores: House of Fraser after a year of Ashley  The GuardianMike Ashley claimed great ambitions for the store chain, but its image has slipped from smart to decidedly dowdy in the 12 months since he bought it. […]

Department stores suffer in worst July retail sales on record  Financial TimesRetail sales growth in July slowed to the lowest rate on record for the month despite favourable weather conditions, according to industry data, with department ... […]