Labor & Employment

A bill in Illinois to raise the minimum wage from $8.25 to $15/hr is facing little direct opposition. Stronger wage theft protections are also likely to be included in the bill.

Mounting debt and sluggish mall traffic has taken a toll on another specialty apparel retailer.

Sears Holdings Corp.’s unsecured creditors were in bankruptcy court on Monday to protest Eddie Lampert’s last-minute $5.2 billion bid via his ESL Investments firm to keep the struggling company afloat.

Walmart is giving its employees an incentive to show up for work every day.

Consumer sentiment in January fell to its lowest level since Donald Trump was elected president.

The retail industry added jobs in January in a month whose overall job gains surpassed expectations.

Chain Store Age spoke with Ron Prager, COO of Brinco, about how retailers can better manage one of their most critical assets: HVAC systems.

The first woman to be made a director of The Inland Group can now put the letters HOF at the end of her signature.