Shoppers are leaving jarred peanut butter off their grocery lists, according to sales figures, even though familiar brands have not been affected by the salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds and led to one of the largest product recalls in U.S. history. ...more

February 10, 2009

After Netflix received customer complaints that its DVDs weren't arriving, the postal service started an investigation. ...more

February 3, 2009

Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores, one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy. ...more

January 9, 2009

U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years. ...more

December 30, 2008

She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside. ...more

December 26, 2008

A local family foundation will match donations up to $15,000 made on Christmas Eve to The Salvation Army's Red Kettles. ...more

December 23, 2008

A local family foundation will match donations up to $15,000 made on Christmas Eve to The Salvation Army's Red Kettles. ...more

December 22, 2008

Without fanfare or marketing, the bedding industry has been raising the altitude of its products, satisfying customer preferences for ever-thicker mattresses. Yet that preference is creating a hazard for a tall bed's shortest occupant: the dog. ...more

December 13, 2008

The Secret Is Out A Wal-Mart employee in Uniondale, N.Y., told The Associated Press on Monday that the store will start selling Apple's iPhone, confirming media reports over the weekend. The employee, who would not give his name, did not know when the phones would go on sale. ...more

December 9, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. ...more

November 30, 2008