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A shopper searches her purse outside a Dollar Tree store in Encinitas, Calif.

Business

‘Going to impact customers’: Retailers brace for Trump’s new tariffs

James Langford -

May 30, 2019 9:49 pm

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Congress takes on robocalls

Grant Gross -

April 12, 2019 4:00 am

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer stands next to a line of trucks entering from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Cargo Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., on May 23. (David Maung/Bloomberg)

Business

Retailers argue US border closure is 'self-inflicted' economic wound

James Langford -

April 4, 2019 12:23 pm

Customers leave the Williams-Sonoma store in Plaza Frontenac shopping mall in Frontenac, Mo., just west of St. Louis Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. The upscale mall is the home to the area's Neiman-Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue , Sam Cavato and a number of other shops.

Business

Tinier tax refunds hurt ritzy shops more than discounters

James Langford -

April 1, 2019 5:50 pm

Horizontal shot of an olive oil bottle and a little glass bowl filled with green olives on rustic wood table.

Op-Eds

It’s hard to find good olive oil, and the USDA is making it harder

Ross Marchand -

March 11, 2019 2:39 pm

Customers walk into a Hobby Lobby Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Dallas.

Beltway Confidential

The retail culture wars are only going to get worse

Stephen Kent -

March 5, 2019 5:46 pm

This photo shows Clifford Goff, a bezel assembler, transferring a front end of a General Motors Chevrolet Cruze during assembly at Jamestown Industries, in Youngstown, Ohio on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

Economy

Auto tariffs would cost up to 367,000 jobs, research group says

Sean Higgins -

February 15, 2019 10:07 pm

Discount placards stand in the window of a clothing store as last-minute shoppers finish up their Christmas gift lists.

Business

Retailers respond to State of the Union with plea to end trade war

James Langford -

February 6, 2019 3:42 am

Business

For government, Job No. 1 is stay out of economy’s way, retailers say

James Langford -

February 5, 2019 5:15 pm

Business

Retailers look to promote ‘experiences’ to survive the industry’s apocalypse

James Langford -

February 1, 2019 5:00 am

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Tag: Consumers

‘Going to impact customers’: Retailers brace for Trump’s new tariffs

Congress takes on robocalls

Retailers argue US border closure is 'self-inflicted' economic wound

Tinier tax refunds hurt ritzy shops more than discounters

It’s hard to find good olive oil, and the USDA is making it harder

The retail culture wars are only going to get worse

Auto tariffs would cost up to 367,000 jobs, research group says

Retailers respond to State of the Union with plea to end trade war

For government, Job No. 1 is stay out of economy’s way, retailers say

Retailers look to promote ‘experiences’ to survive the industry’s apocalypse

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