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E-commerce has city"s warehouse market booming as retail slows: report

As , warehouse space is booming in the five boroughs.  Sales volume for industrial buildings is already up 145% from this time in 2016, with total sales expected to reach $2.4 billion this year... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkNov 8th, 2019

Amazon’s strategy to win over congressional critics: Tours of its giant warehouses

For years, Amazon’s critics have chided the company for underpaying and overworking warehouse employees. The online retail giant has launched a campaign to try to turn the tide — particularly as regulators take a closer look......»»

Category: topSource: washpostAug 21st, 2019

Amazon workers plan Prime Day strike despite wage pledge

Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 8th, 2019

Amazon workers plan Prime Day strike despite wage pledge

Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 8th, 2019

Amazon workers plan Prime Day strike despite $15-an-hour pledge

Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 8th, 2019

Amazon workers plan Prime Day strike despite $15-an-hour pledge

Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer’s summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 8th, 2019

Atlanta Fed Raises Q-1 GDP Outlook to 2.8%, President Trump’s Policies Working

$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: President Trump’s policies are working, America’s consumes are confident. The US economy expanded at a 2.8% annualized rate in Q-1 based on data that showed domestic retail sales grew at their st.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsApr 18th, 2019

Minnesota Amazon workers seek better workplace improvements

A group of East African employees is asking retail giant Amazon to improve working conditions at its warehouse in eastern Minnesota......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 5th, 2018

Why the Economy Is Booming and Etsy Is a Stock to Watch | Free Lunch

Ryan McQueeney discusses the latest news from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, as well as today's Initial Jobless Claims and Retail Sales reports. Later, he highligh.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJun 14th, 2018

A Record Number Of 85-Year-Old Americans Are Still Working

As we saw with Friday's jobs report, the booming US economy has continued to draw in workers from "the sidelines" - ie.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJul 7th, 2018

Target Posts Its Best Quarterly Results in More Than a Decade

The retailer’s performance was buoyed by its efforts to improve its stores and e-commerce capabilities as well as by a booming economy that has helped lift sales across the retail industry......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjAug 22nd, 2018

Hard lessons (thanks, Amazon) breathe new life into retail stores

Sales are booming at major chains that have taken cues from their giant online rival — signs of a revival in a $3.5 trillion industry......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 3rd, 2018

Hard lessons (thanks, Amazon) breathe new life into retail stores

Sales are booming at major chains that have taken cues from their giant online rival — signs of a revival in a $3.5 trillion industry......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 3rd, 2018

"Broken" economics for preschool workers, child care sector

A dire workforce crisis in a booming U.S. economy is prompting the child care industry to turn to business tactics more closely resembling Wall Street than "Sesame Street.".....»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsSep 8th, 2018

Walmart Posts Strong Sales Gains Ahead of Holidays

Walmart posted higher quarterly sales, continuing a run of solid growth as the world’s largest retailer taps into online shopping and a robust U.S. economy ahead of the busy holiday season......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjNov 15th, 2018

Walmart says customers starting to shop like normal again as the US economy continues to re-open

Buying behavior is returning to normal as people resume traveling, socializing, and working from offices, the retailer said Tuesday. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Walmart sales hit $138.3 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 2.7% over the .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 18th, 2021

The CDC"s new mask guidance is confusing for frontline retail workers and turns them into the "vaccination police," a leading union says

The UFCW said the CDC guidance, allowing vaccinated people indoors without masks, could turn frontline staff into the "vaccination police." A woman wearing a mask moves her shopping cart December 3, 2020 in a Trader Joe's supermark.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 14th, 2021

PBJ Power Breakfast: The highs and lows of Oregon"s cannabis industry

It has been a wild ride for Oregon's cannabis industry. And the road ahead remains uncertain. The adult-use recreational market came online in 2015 and since then sales have climbed. Retail sales in 2020 rose nearly 40%, to $1.1 billion, and wholes.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 28th, 2021

Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with Alabama vote

The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, but a university .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 19th, 2021

Union alleges Amazon pressured workers as it seeks to set aside warehouse vote

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union accused Amazon of intimidating staff to persuade them to reject unionization at an Alabama warehouse......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 19th, 2021