An abundance of holiday shopping choices might lead consumers to believe the supply chain is in OK shape again. Wrong!
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Posted inBusiness, Food
Dine-and-shop: The trend of restaurants with retail markets comes to Portland
A growing number of local restaurants are incorporating small retail markets where they sell prepared foods, home goods and gifts. Or is it the other way around? Retail stores with a restaurant on the side? Either way, the combination is a winning one.
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Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Ho, ho, hum: Maine shoppers, stores predict a so-so holiday season
Amid the pandemic, the past two holiday gift-buying sprees have been boon times for retailers. This year, perhaps not so much.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. retail sales stagnate as inflation, rates hit consumers
Consumers are feeling a bigger pinch from rampant price pressures.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season
The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Iconic Goodwill stores get serious with online treasures for thrifters
GoodwillFinds, a newly incorporated shopping venture, is making roughly 100,000 donated items available for purchase online and expanding Goodwill’s internet presence.
Posted inBusiness, News
Gap slashes 500 corporate jobs in cost-cutting move
The job cuts follow years of struggle at the San Francisco-based retailer, which operates its namesake stores as well as the Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta chains.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Here and everywhere, cashiers should be allowed to take a seat
American supermarket and retail workers deserve better than the standard – standing – American check stand.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Augusta considers new use for former Kmart building as demand for self-storage rises
A proposal to covert the former big-box store on Western Avenue into a self-storage facility has prompted conversations about how to reuse large, empty retail spaces.
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Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience
The increase was driven by greater sales of cars, electronics, and at restaurants, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.