Walmart and Target signal more cracks in consumer spending

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Whether things get better or worse for households in the coming months, as long as people are still shopping, a lot of them will likely be shopping at Walmart.

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Shoppers like having items behind locked glass says Target, even as hundreds complain online

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A view down an aisle of locked-up beauty products inside Target.

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Target CEO signals a halt to revenge spending and delays in impulse buys

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Target plans to offer more of what people want to buy, at prices they can afford to buy more of.

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Best Buy Plans to Rid Itself of All DVDs

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Mark another notch in the slow demise of physical media. On Friday, massive electronics store chain Best Buy confirmed that it will stop selling all DVDs and Blu-Rays starting in the new year.

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Target says it's closing 9 locations over crime, but New York City crime stats surrounding its East Harlem store tell another story

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Target said it would close this location on 117th Street in New York, along with eight other US stores.

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Retailers appear to be facing a self-checkout reckoning

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A Doral, Florida, Walmart store with an associate helping out with self-checkout.

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Former Target vice-chairman says the internet is 'like a flea market on steroids' for getting rid of stolen products

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Target is widely regarded as a great place to work, but current and former employees say there's more to the story

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I visited one of the 9 Target stores about to close. I found sad customers, many of whom blamed theft, and throngs of students hanging out in the aisles.

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The East Harlem Target slated to close is located in the East River Plaza shopping center.

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The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

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Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.

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Target to close 9 stores across 4 states, citing retail crime. See the full list.

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Target is closing nine stores in four states. It says theft and organized retail crime are threatening safety.

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