Labor & Employment

The new year brought with it higher minimum wages in 18 states and about 20 localities.

The anticipated tax bill could spur retail automation — and slash payrolls.

We have seen many headlines about store closing and vacant malls. Although that’s certainly a big story, another perfect storm is brewing that’s set to blow a big hole in retail P&Ls — and it has to do with mounting labor costs. 

What goes up, must come down – at least most of the time.

Retailers are hunkering down to deal with a flood of returns on January 3, which is informally being called National Returns Day.

President Donald Trump is criticizing Amazon — again.

Dollar General Corp. has announced plans to build its 17th distribution facility.

The National Retail Federation welcomed the recently passed tax measure, saying it will dramatically benefit businesses, workers and consumers.