Justine Griffin/Tampa Bay Times – A sea of blue shirts swarmed inside the Best Buy store on Dale Mabry Highway early Saturday morning as more than 90 sales associates, shelf stockers, managers and Geek Squad agents were drilled in preparation for the store’s busiest day of the year: Black Friday. Best Buy employees studied maps […]
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Looking for a deal? You might want to skip the outlet mall
Debbie Carlson/Chicago Tribune- The fall shopping season is here, but where are the best deals — at the outlet mall or at a traditional store during a great sale? Generally, the answer is to be patient and wait for a sale, several shopping experts said. The biggest reason, they said, is that outlet stores overall […]
6 Reasons Holiday Shopping May Be Lackluster
Georgea Kovanis/Detroit Free Press- For shoppers looking for nonstop deals and lots of excitement, this holiday season is shaping up to be a bit of a dud. The bargain buzz and early-season discounts that were already in place this time last year are virtually nonexistent. Meanwhile, spending is expected to be up only marginally — the […]
Expect less presents under the Christmas tree this year
Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post – Expect a little less ho-ho-ho in the holidays this year. US consumers will likely reel in spending in November and December, dialing down to a 3.7 percent rise in retail sales, according to a new report. Sales gained 4.0 percent in 2014. “We are in a deflationary retail environment,” […]
In Focus: Co-Working Spaces Shaping a New Generation of Emerging Urban Landscapes
Jeff Green and Jerry Hoffman / Area Development – A new, alternative workspace is emerging where freelancers, entrepreneurs, contract workers, and small businesses collaborate and create a business community — a space where professionals reserve a desk, room, or “hot seat” at a table without the fixed financial strings attached. It’s a cheaper office space […]
As more shop online, demand for holiday retail workers expected to be flat
Justine Griffin / Tampa Bay Times – As more people shop online, retail companies don’t anticipate hiring as many seasonal workers this winter to get them through the busiest shopping season of the year. Walmart, Macy’s, Target and dozens of other retailers are gearing up to hire thousands of seasonal workers in the coming weeks […]
