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Retailers appear to be facing a self-checkout reckoning

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:08

Customers check out at a Walmart store. — A Doral, Florida, Walmart store with an associate helping out with self-checkout.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, Tech Insider, walmart, Costco, Target, Self-Checkout, kroger

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

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 08:13

Outside of Target store with employee — Target is widely regarded as a great place to work, but current and former employees say there's more to the story
Associated Press

Retail, Retail, Target, Crime, trending-uk, retail-crime, organized-retail-crime

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.

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 05:06

the exterior entrance of Target in East Harlem — The East Harlem Target slated to close is located in the East River Plaza shopping center.
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/Insider

Retail, Target, store-closings, harlem, Shopping, east-harlem

The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 17:51

amazon protest nyc 7608 — Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.
Business Insider/Jessica Tyler

Strategy, Careers, Employees, Nordic, Features, labor, Strike

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

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 16:02

Empty shopping cart sits next to empty pens at Target store on Black Friday — Target is closing nine stores in four states. It says theft and organized retail crime are threatening safety.
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Retail, Target, organized-retail-theft, organized-retail-crime, Theft, Shoplifting

The main reasons retailers are posting weaker profits this year have nothing to do with theft

Wed, 09/13/2023 - 11:58

A man walks past shelves of items locked behind a case in a grocery store. — The National Retail Federation estimates shrink topped $94 billion in 2021, which would put this year's figure well north of $100 billion if the rate remains the same or increases.
Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Retail, retail-theft, Shrink, retail-crime, lowe-s, Target, dicks

We met dumpster diving 14 year ago and now make up to $3,000 a month selling our trash treasures

Wed, 09/06/2023 - 12:51

David and Erin Sheffield — David, 35, and Erin, 38, Sheffield met dumpster diving 14 years ago.
David and Erin Sheffield

Retail, Careers, dumpster-diving, Retail, food-waste, walmart, Target

How Best Buy is winning the war against retail theft

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 09:02

A Best Buy employee checks the receipt of a customer leaving the store with a flatscreen TV. — A Best Buy manager checks a customer's receipt. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said theft rates have remained relatively stable over the last few years.
Getty Images/George Frey

Retail, Retail, best-buy, walmart, dollar-tree, Theft, Target

Merch, vinyl, hotels and credit cards: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour helped a bunch of companies – but hurt others

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 05:03

taylor swift eras tour — Taylor Swift on stage on the Eras Tour.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Stocks, taylor-swift, taylor-swift-eras-tour, Concerts

Businesses are pressuring Target to force its employees to return to the office — and it's more evidence that companies can't win in the remote work wars

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:31

Outside of Target store with employee — Small businesses in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, say that the retailer's policy on remote work is hurting them.
Associated Press

Retail, Careers, Retail, Shopping, Target, return-to-office, Stores

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