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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
on Tue Dec 26, 2023 at 08:59 PM PST
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Gift cards make � great stocking stuffers � — just as long as you don't stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays.
Americans are expected to spend � nearly $30 billion on ...
by Associated Press
on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM PST
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
London shops do it up for the holidays. Here’s a look.
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by samanthab
on Thu Nov 30, 2023 at 07:30 AM PST
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
As usual, NYC department store windows have gone full on maximalist for the holidays. Here’s a look.
by samanthab
on Mon Nov 27, 2023 at 07:30 AM PST
with 23 Recommends
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Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart has a successful history of serving less-populated US communities, whatever’s said at times about its politics, personnel policies, quality, or supplier relations and sources. With nearly 4,000...
by mettle fatigue
on Thu Jan 28, 2021 at 03:42 PM PST
with 16 Recommends
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Educator Lillian White says she was fired from the Great Hearts Western Hills charter school in San Antonio, Texas, about one week before students returned to school. Why? According to the former art teacher, she received requests from the school...
by Marissa Higgins
on Thu Sep 24, 2020 at 09:52 AM PDT
with 55 Recommends
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On Tuesday, a 17-year-old worker in Pennsylvania reportedly suffered a displaced jaw that will require surgery after asking a couple to wear masks. According to NBC News, the teen was working at Sesame Place theme park located...
by Walter Einenkel
on Tue Aug 11, 2020 at 01:56 PM PDT
with 251 Recommends
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Retail stores and major businesses across the country are enforcing safety regulations amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Joining Costco, Starbucks, and Best Buy, Walmart issued a statement Wednesday that all customers will be required to wear masks...
by Aysha Qamar
on Wed Jul 15, 2020 at 03:04 PM PDT
with 112 Recommends
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My wife has spent the last 15 years working for a well-known department store as an ambassador for an equally well-known high-end cosmetics brand. Essentially, she’s a makeup artist and skin care specialist, working for a good hourly rate + commission....
by DPear
on Wed Jul 15, 2020 at 01:52 PM PDT
with 12 Recommends
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On Thursday, retail giant Macy’s announced new “restructuring” plans to “address sales impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.” According to Macy’s, the company—like most retail businesses—is facing steep declines in profits as a result of the current...
by Walter Einenkel
on Thu Jun 25, 2020 at 08:08 AM PDT
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If there’s a little baby in your life that’s 3 to 24 months old, and if you’re a racist Trump supporter, have I got news for you! The Trump/Pence campaign is selling some super cute “Baby Lives Matter” onesies for those little tykes you are hoping will...
by Walter Einenkel
on Thu Jun 11, 2020 at 11:36 AM PDT
with 92 Recommends
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This is a re-post of a story I posted several hours ago. I am re-posting because a number of readers thought my introductory summary wasn’t sufficiently clear to provide a reason to click through to the article itself. For that I apologize. For those...
by tblock46
on Sat May 16, 2020 at 07:06 PM PDT
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J.C. Penney's bankruptcy declaration had a special meaning for me. Not because I was a loyal customer but because of the special relationship my family, and specifically my father, had with the company. This sad day for Penney shoppers, moved me to...
by tblock46
on Sat May 16, 2020 at 03:22 PM PDT
with 6 Recommends
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The little Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour in Mashpee, Massachusetts tried to do the right thing amid this pandemic, but they ran into a problem called “entitlement.” Following careful guidelines issued by the governor, the small Cape Cod ice cream shop...
by Dartagnan
on Mon May 11, 2020 at 12:16 PM PDT
with 676 Recommends
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As retail stores close nationwide due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, corporations have begun to lay off workers by the thousands. Those who are not being laid off potentially face time off without pay, coupled with the uncertainty of when they will...
by Aysha Qamar
on Mon Mar 30, 2020 at 04:01 PM PDT
with 132 Recommends
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A week and a half ago I was, among a couple other jobs, a part-time, low pay, grunt worker in a retail store. My plan had been to work through Christmas and then, since I am approaching retirement age, applying to start my Social Security benefits. And...
by the one who knows
on Thu Mar 26, 2020 at 02:45 PM PDT
with 20 Recommends
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Very few official reports are available to show the impact of Trump’s economic policies on poverty. The annual homeless assessment report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DHUD) is about the only one. Homelessness is one of four...
by Alan Austin
on Mon Mar 23, 2020 at 11:36 AM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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On March 19, founder and owner of Hobby Lobby and Mardel stores David Green sent around a letter explaining executives’ decision to keep their store open. It turns out, God, speaking through David Green’s wife, Barbara, told him that the stores should...
by Walter Einenkel
on Mon Mar 23, 2020 at 10:15 AM PDT
with 279 Recommends
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We’ve all seen the images of bare store shelves as our herd has an obsessive need to acquire a lifetime supply of rolls of soft narrow paper and a bottled substance that is safely and reliably available in most every home or business. As a result...
by dyna
on Sat Mar 14, 2020 at 08:43 AM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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The retail blast of Black Friday has increasingly expanded into Thanksgiving itself, to the point where major retail chains that don’t open on Thanksgiving are noteworthy. Giving workers a ...
by Laura Clawson
on Fri Nov 15, 2019 at 07:30 PM PST
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