Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first week

NEW YORK — Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling…

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed…

Former Abercrombie CEO’s partner pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges, is freed on bond

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Matthew Smith, the partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries,…

Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set record on biggest day for online shopping

Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to…

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record

NEW YORK — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of…

Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?

Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help,…

Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit or contraband Asian goods, pledges a nationwide crackdown

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities raided a massive complex of stores selling counterfeit Chinese and other…

Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers

NEW YORK — Retailers in the U.S. rewarded shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday with…

SunFed recalls cucumbers in US, Canada due to potential salmonella contamination

Cucumbers shipped to 13 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and organic eggs sold in 25…

Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

NEW YORK — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and…