Business
A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy
When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products…
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Politics
Companies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit
More companies are starting to warn that they will have to pass on higher costs to American consumers, raising prices for products like…
Politics
Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends De Minimis Tariff Loophole
A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and…
Politics
West Coast Ports Brace for China Tariffs to Dent Import Volume Within Days
Census Bureau data released on Tuesday showed a surge in U.S. imports starting last fall, from $268 billion at the end of October to $343…
Business
Tariff Uncertainty and Recession Fears Fuel the ‘No Buy’ Movement
With many Americans concerned that President Trump’s tariffs will make most products more expensive and possibly tip the United States…
Business
Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices for Little Plastic Bricks
It’s one Lego kit, a collection of small plastic bricks and related accessories. What could it cost? The answer, it turns out, could be…
News
Trade War Forces Tough Question for Retailers: Raise Prices or Eat the Cost?
Vivian Hoffman has worked in retail for a half-century, including 25 years as a buyer for Century 21 and the last eight running Whim, a…
Politics
How Will Trump’s China Tariffs Affect Prices? Here’s What Could Get More Expensive.
The tariff whiplash continued on Wednesday, with President Trump pausing “reciprocal” tariffs on most countries for 90 days while imposing…
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A Frenzy at Trader Joe’s: ‘Everyone’s Here for the Tote Bags’
For the second year in a row, Trader Joe’s has brought a Black Friday-like frenzy to its stores. But instead of lining up for a new video…
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New England’s King of Couches Relinquishes His Crown
Bostonians like to brag about their celebrities with big personalities — David Ortiz, Mindy Kaling, Mark Wahlberg, to name a few. And then…
Politics
Tempted by Trump’s Tariffs to Panic-Buy? Don’t.
I went to Costco on a tariff run, and did not stock up on anything. It was tempting. Mark Cuban was on social media telling people it was…
Politics
Trump’s De Minimis Order Could Raise Costs on Clothes and Goods From China
President Trump on Wednesday ordered the closure of a loophole that allows retailers to directly send clothes and other goods from China…
Politics
Specter of Auto Tariffs Spurs Some Car Buyers to Rush Purchases
Ziggy Duchnowski spent Saturday morning car shopping along Northern Boulevard in Queens with two goals in mind. He wanted to find a new…
Business
Dollar Tree Is Selling Family Dollar for $1 Billion
Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar brand to two private capital firms for just over $1 billion, the company announced on Wednesday…
Business
Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores
Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer that has supplied quilters, seamstresses and school projects for 80 years, announced that it would…
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When They Stop Selling Your Favorite Thing
For 15 years, Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson used a matte lip pencil in a shade of red called Dragon Girl. In her view, it was “one of the…
Business
Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, said on Thursday that strong holiday sales propelled its revenue to another annual…
News
Should Tulips Replace Roses for Valentine’s Day? Florists Think So.
For the past five years, Molly Culver, owner of Molly Oliver Flowers in Brooklyn, has mounted a quiet battle against the goliath of…
Business
Joann Customers React to Store Closings and Bankruptcy
Crafters, quilters, knitters and makers across the country received bleak news on Wednesday when they learned that Joann, the…
Politics
Trump Allows Low-Cost Chinese Products to Enter U.S. Without Tariffs, for Now
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that will temporarily allow low-cost products from China to continue coming into the…
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Brooklyn’s Outlandish Hosts Black History Month Hike
On the surface, hiking can seem as if it has a low barrier to entry. How hard is it to get up and go outside? Dig deeper and you will find…
Politics
How Trump Scrapping the De Minimis Rule Could Affect Consumers and Retailers
President Trump’s executive orders on Saturday imposing broad tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners also scrapped a…
Culture
Sundance Made Park City the It Town. Now, It’s Moving.
Amid all the talk of films, fires and the state of the Oscar race, one question has dominated Sundance 2025: Where will the festival move?…
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New CVS App Lets Customers Unlock Cabinets to Pick Up Products
Customers at some CVS stores will no longer have to push a button and wait for a clerk to unlock one of those glass cabinets to get the…