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Twenty-five retailers including Hennes & Mauritz AB and Inditex SA pledged at least $60 million over five years to monitor safety in Bangladesh factories ahead of a midnight deadline to sign the accord after a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people.
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Retailers that want the Republican-led U.S. House to pass legislation letting states collect sales taxes from out-of-state sellers have some skillful lobbyists on their side: Republican governors.
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The end of tax-free Internet shopping isn’t here yet.
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Retail sales in the U.S. holiday shopping season may rise 3.8 percent to a record $469.1 billion, higher than an earlier forecast, helped by strong traffic on Black Friday, the National Retail Federation said.
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Employment by retailers slumped the most in more than a year last month, hurting growth in the U.S. job market, as higher payroll taxes and concern fiscal policies will reduce consumer spending prompt companies to trim costs.
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The $1.3 trillion U.S. health-care system overhaul is getting more expensive and will initially accomplish less than intended.
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The $1.3 trillion U.S. health-care system overhaul is getting more expensive and will initially accomplish less than intended.
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The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a new labor contract, ending 11 months of negotiations and eliminating the risk of the first Eastern port shutdown since 1977.
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Brick-and-mortar retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. see an opportunity to claim victory in a lobbying duel against online companies that don’t collect sales tax from their customers.
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For years, publishers could count on bored shoppers waiting in the checkout line to pick up a magazine, get engrossed in an article, and toss it into their cart alongside the milk and eggs. Then came “mobile blinders.”
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