Read more retailers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34138/retailers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetail jobs are expected to be in short supply even as the holiday shopping season approaches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 40% of retail chains surveyed say they plan to hire fewer workers this year than they did last year when the recession forced many to cut staffing levels....http://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 1:22:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are getting a big break on the price of food, as the recession drives down the cost of wheat, milk, and other staples, and supermarkets fight feverishly for sales. After a year of dramatic increases, commodities are way down—the price of corn, for instance, is down 56% since...http://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 7:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66350/michelle-inspires-shoppers-all-the-way-to-the-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichelle Obama’s taste for off-the-rack clothes has been a boon for retailers—but occasionally hairy for shoppers. The $169 sleeveless rose-print Talbots dress Obama donned for her Essence magazine cover shoot has become the struggling retailer's best-selling item, the Boston Herald reports. And so anxious was one Dallas shopper to...http://www.newser.com/story/66350/michelle-inspires-shoppers-all-the-way-to-the-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 11:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66083/wal-mart-guns-for-girl-scouts-with-knockoff-cookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWal-Mart appears to be rolling out cheap knockoffs—well, “Great Value” replicas—of Girl Scout cookies, and that has one former “Cookie Mom” hopping mad. “The exclusivity of Girl Scout cookies is what makes the cookies really sell,” CV Harquail writes on Authentic Organizations. And now Wal-Mart is hawking “almost-as-good...http://www.newser.com/story/66083/wal-mart-guns-for-girl-scouts-with-knockoff-cookies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63245/wal-mart-backs-plan-to-make-employers-provide-coverage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has a big new supporter in his push for health-care reform: Wal-Mart. The nation's largest private employer reversed course today and told the White House it supports the idea of requiring large employers to provide health insurance to workers. Most large corporations, along with the US Chamber of...http://www.newser.com/story/63245/wal-mart-backs-plan-to-make-employers-provide-coverage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 21:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61977/retail-exodus-speeds-detroits-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe auto industry's woes have sped up the long decline of retail in Detroit, the Wall Street Journal reports. America's 11th-largest city now lacks a single outlet from any national grocery chain downtown. Starbucks has just four stores in the city of 900,000, and as of last week, Motor...http://www.newser.com/story/61977/retail-exodus-speeds-detroits-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 5:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53327/retail-giants-likely-to-shrink-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetailers are fighting to survive in 2009, some more successfully than others. Some 73,000 stores could close their doors by year’s end. Forbes breaks down which chains are shrinking the fastest: Ann Taylor: Catering to working women isn’t so great when unemployment’s at 8.1%. Expected sales drop: 17....http://www.newser.com/story/53327/retail-giants-likely-to-shrink-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 11:15:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53325/wal-mart-crushing-target.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn theory, Target should be thriving in the recession because it's a discount retailer. In reality, it's in a funk, even as rival Wal-Mart flourishes, reports Time . The difference? Target is viewed as a place to buy nice clothes at nicer prices—and right now, nice clothes seem like a...http://www.newser.com/story/53325/wal-mart-crushing-target.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 11:18:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47685/a-rash-of-retailers-about-to-go-bankrupt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLook for a wave of retailers going bankrupt in the months ahead, reports the Wall Street Journal, as dismal holiday sales take their toll on a business sector that's weak from expanding too fast and taking on too much debt. Lenders who traditionally have supported the segment are pulling back,...http://www.newser.com/story/47685/a-rash-of-retailers-about-to-go-bankrupt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 8:36:00 CST