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These Retail Workers Make Your Holiday Shopping Spree Possible
It’s the busiest time of year in the retail and logistics industries. Here’s how employees at four of the biggest…
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The Store Where Christmas Started in September
A little before noon on Oct. 5, Richard Morrison was hanging a glass ornament that resembled a head of garlic…
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Bob Contant, Dedicated Bohemian Bookseller, Dies at 80
A founder of the St. Mark’s Bookshop in the East Village, he prided himself on stocking titles that were not…
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Starbucks Workers Plan Walkout During Red Cup Giveaway Day
Unionized employees say promotional events like Thursday’s exacerbate staffing and scheduling problems at the chain’s stores.
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Shoplifting Surges in U.K., Putting Workers in Scary Situations
As people try to walk away with goods, it’s “like the Wild West,” says one store owner, whose employees have…
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Rite Aid Is Closing 154 Stores as It Starts to Shed Debt
The pharmacy chain, once the largest in the United States, detailed a batch of store closures in a bankruptcy court…
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Staking the Future on a Stretch of Sidewalk in Brooklyn
On a recent Sunday, Oliver Hernandez jumped out of the van driven by his partner. It was 6 a.m. The…
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How to Revive a Dying Main Street? One U.K. Landlord Offered Free Rent.
For two decades, Steven Wyatt was in a cycle of drug addiction and rehab. In 2006, during a stint at…
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4 Die in Fire That Began at E-Bike Shop Near Chinatown
The blaze, which left two others in critical condition, began on the first floor of a building at 80 Madison…
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Starbucks Union Strikes at Dozens of Stores as Talks Stall
Workers are pressing for a contract and accuse the company of anti-labor tactics. Management blames the union for the lack…
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