retail
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PublishedOctober 6, 2022
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.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
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.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
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.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
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.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
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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PublishedMay 17, 2022
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.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
JCPenney owners offer $8.6 billion for Kohl’s
Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management are offering to acquire retailer Kohl's Corp. in a deal that would be worth more than $8.6 billion, according to a report in the New York Post.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Maine businesses pitching in to support Ukraine
The Retail Association of Maine is seeking donations from its members and the public, L.L. Bean is sending $300,000 in money and goods, and One Longfellow Square is holding a benefit concert.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
L.L. Bean sales grow 14% during 2nd year of pandemic; workers get 12% cash bonus
Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues boost the Freeport-based retailer's sales.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Legislature moving to curb ‘dark store theory’ tax assessments
The challenges to assessments of large retail operations can cost communities million in property tax collections.
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