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Dollar General store review and closures dent fourth-quarter earnings

As part of the reevaluation, the dollar-store chain said it will close 96 Dollar General stores and 45 Popshelf stores and will convert six other locations.

CNBC - Mar. 13

Rangers cap with vulgarity taken off team's store

A hat was pulled from the Rangers and MLB online stores after a mashup of the team's cap and jersey logos created the appearance of a vulgar word in Spanish.

ESPN - Mar. 11

Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes

Google is pushing back against other major technology companies' efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Joann is no longer accepting store gift cards as it closes locations

Shoppers are frustrated that their gift cards can no longer be redeemed at Joann stores closing nationwide.

CBS News - Mar. 13

Samsung offers 80/20 revenue share for games on the Galaxy Store

Samsung Electronics announced that it will share 80% of revenues and keep 20% for itself for games on the Samsung Galaxy Store.

VentureBeat - Mar. 13

Nintendo Announces New Store That Will Be Open After Switch 2 Reveal

While Nintendo fans eagerly await the April 2 Nintendo Switch 2 broadcast , the Mario company made a different announcement today. Nintendo will open an official Nintendo store in San Francisco ...

GameSpot - Mar. 13

At least 8 injured as customer rams into CarMax store in California

At least eight people were injured when a customer rammed into a CarMax store in Inglewood, California, Saturday afternoon, according to the Inglewood Police Department.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Take a look inside French luxury retailer Printemps' first U.S. store

Printemps opened a 55,000-square-foot store in New York City with luxury brands and food concepts, including a restaurant and a café with French pastries.

CNBC - 13h

Free Games On Epic Game Store Mobile Now Available Weekly, Here's What's Available Now

For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a ...

GameSpot - 2d

7-Eleven and Circle K owners line up US stores carve-out as part of $47bn takeover bid

Seven & i and Couche-Tard plan talks with private equity over sale of 2,000 stores to address antitrust concerns

Financial Times - 2d

Prepare To Die And Try Again With This Week's Epic Games Store Freebie

The Epic Games Store continues to give away a free game each week, and this week is another nice find with a price that can't be beaten. Every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers at least ...

GameSpot - Mar. 13

Lithuania says Russian military intelligence was behind an arson attack at an IKEA store in Vilnius

Lithuanian authorities have accused Russian military intelligence of being behind an arson attack at an IKEA store in the Lithuanian capital last year

ABC News - 5d

What happens to gift cards when a chain like Forever 21 or Joann closes stores? Here’s what shoppers can do.

Fabrics giant Joann is closing, and the store has stopped taking gift cards — upsetting many customers. Here’s what shoppers should know.

MarketWatch - 4d

Kohl's stopping Amazon returns at some stores as a test

The retailer is reportedly testing the suspension of the service, but it's unclear for how long.

The Hill - 4d

Printemps, the Luxury French Department Store, Opens in NYC

With a new location in Lower Manhattan — its first in America — Printemps is aiming to conquer an area where other luxury emporiums have recently failed.

The New York Times - 12h

Arctic air brings freeze to UK as weather warning issued

Temperatures have plummeted. What's in store for the rest of the week?

BBC News - Mar. 12

Sales of US goods 'rapidly dropping' at Canadian grocery stores

Canadians are buying fewer products made in the U.S. in an effort to brace for the impact of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which are set to cause prices to skyrocket across a range of ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Lithuania accuses Russia over Ikea store fire in its capital city

Nato allies believe Russia is running sabotage operations to undermine European support for Ukraine.

BBC News - 5d

Russia behind arson attack on Ikea store in Lithuanian capital, says prosecutor

People suspected of involvement in 2024 Vilnius attack also accused of links to crimes in Poland. Lithuanian prosecutors have blamed the Russian military intelligence service for being behind an ...

The Guardian - 5d

Lithuania says Russia was behind fire at IKEA furniture store

Yahoo News - 5d

Tesco to trial giving away expiring food to shoppers

Giving away food will be trialled in some Express stores in an effort to cut waste.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Cowboys will reportedly sign ex-Broncos RB Javonte Williams: Is another backfield move in store?

The move is almost certainly not the last by the Cowboys to upgrade a running game that ranked 27th in total yards last season.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10

Forever 21 expected to close all U.S. stores, blames Shein and Temu for demise

Forever 21 blamed its second bankruptcy on rising competition from upstarts like Shein and Temu and their use of the de minimis exemption, a trade law loophole.

CNBC - 5d

Discount retailer Ollie’s adds Big Lots stores, and a jewelry seller retreats from malls

Retailers have responded to a long period of inflation with a renewed emphasis on value over less essential products.

MarketWatch - 3d

Poland charges Belarusian with sabotage on behalf of Russia

Prosecutors accuse suspect of trying to burn down a large retail store in Warsaw last year

Financial Times - Mar. 12

New York Giants' Chauncey Golston has no position preference: 'Prefer to be on the field'

Chauncey Golston doesn't care what role the New York Giants have in store for him so long as he's on the field.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Forever 21 files for bankruptcy in the US

US stores will remain open as Forever 21's operating company "begins its process of "winding down".

BBC News - 5d

Larry Bell’s Vast Collection of 12-String Acoustic Guitars

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.

The New York Times - 5d

Is AI coming for art fairs? This android artist has a proposal — with a twist

Doku, the digital avatar of Chinese artist Lu Yang, is hosting a pop-up store at Art Basel Hong Kong

Financial Times - 2d

Darden Restaurants sales disappoint, but Olive Garden parent sees consumers continuing to spend

Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse reported weaker-than-expected same-store sales growth in Darden's latest quarter.

CNBC - 2d

Is today the day you get your 'T' shirt? March Madness merch begins arriving in Knoxville

The NCAA basketball tournament just started, but one Knoxville store already has March Madness merchandise for Tennessee Volunteers fans.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Macy’s Signals Rocky Year Ahead as Retailers Reckon With Trade War

The largest department store chain in the United States, like many other retailers, has warned that shoppers may be more cautious in the months ahead.

The New York Times - Mar. 6

Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: 'They always say that'

Trump and his aides warned amid the tariff controversy that Americans could be in store for some temporary economic strain — including higher prices.

CNBC - Mar. 10

These New Era baseball caps yanked from shelf now selling on eBay because they are risqué

A trio of New Era baseball caps for the Angels, Astros and Rangers pulled from stores are selling on eBay for big bucks because of their mistakes.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

The Climate Fix: Nuclear Waste Finds Its Forever Home

Finland may soon become the first country to develop a permanent way to store spent nuclear fuel by burying it in tunnels deep underground.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

Forever 21 set to shut down its U.S. operations as it files for bankruptcy

Forever 21, once a leader in youth fashion retail, is set to permanently close all its U.S. stores as it files for bankruptcy for a second time.

NBC News - 5d

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to Social Security records

A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing millions of Americans’ personal data stored by the Social Security ...

The Hill - 2d

Book excerpt: "The Antidote" by Karen Russell

The bestselling author of "Swamplandia!" and "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" returns with a Nebraska Dust Bowl-era tale of a prairie witch, who stores the memories that townsfolk don't want to carry.

CBS News - Mar. 9

The Last Of Us Showrunner Hints At Big Changes To The Story For Season 2

The Last of Us Season 2 is almost here, and the showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are assuring fans that they have plenty of surprises in store. Season 1 of the show expanded certain ...

GameSpot - Mar. 10

Balance of power: Loch Ness hydro storage schemes fuel local anxiety

As energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics worry about fluctuations in the depth of the loch. Brian Shaw stood at the edge of Loch Ness and pointed to a band of glistening ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

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