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Retailing

Sylvia Whitman, proprietor of the English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, checks her messages on her phone in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.
Books
A new law in France aims to protect indie bookshops against outsized Amazon competition
Two computers with scanners are set up on a counter in a convenience store, surrounded by packaged snacks and rows of gum and mints.
Business, Finance & Economics
Will automated convenience stores put South Koreans out of work?
Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London November 28, 2014.
Business
Black Friday bargains — and brawls — aren’t just for Americans anymore
Women wearing "No Walmart" head bands at a protest outside Walmart India offices in Gurgaon, India.
Economics
India’s street vendors are hanging on, but malls and supermarkets are closing in
Delma Yerro, 53, and her granddaughter Heavenly at their sari-sari store in Tacloban, Philippines.
Business, Economics and Jobs
After Haiyan, Filipinos try to rebuild a cherished local link in the retail chain
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday? Around the world, bargain hunting takes many other forms
The Prudential Center Food Court
Lifestyle & Belief
After the attack in Nairobi, will going to the mall ever feel the same?
Arts, Culture & Media
Want a Warhol for your wall? Go to Costco
Business, Economics and Jobs
Small town in New York reveling in new, community-owned department store
Health & Medicine
Finding healthy foods in a food desert
Business, Economics and Jobs
L.A.’s loneliest farmer’s market
Business, Economics and Jobs
Closing the health food gap
Business, Economics and Jobs
Affordable Washing Detergent for the Poor in Chile
Business, Economics and Jobs
Chinese Consumers Willing to Pay More for American-Made Goods
Global Politics
India Strikes Over Retail Reforms
After a Big Black Friday, Retail Sales Drop
Can Holiday Shopping Save the Economy?
Shoppers Prepare for Black Friday
Black Friday at ‘The Community Store’
Global Politics
Do You Trust Produce From China?
Business, Economics and Jobs
How Britain is Making it Easy for Chinese Tourists to Spend Money
The Heroes on the Street: Food Vendors
Conflict & Justice
Protecting small businesses in Spain
Motor Show Visits Motor City
Sociology of Shopping
Retrofitting America’s Malls
Norway Bans Big Malls
Porch Sales
Natural Foods Gain Ground
Socially Responsible Shopping
Green Shopping
Almanac: Yard Sales
Business, Economics and Jobs
Outsmarting Black Friday marketing
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday: super shoppers and super cynics
Development & Education
Store shelves empty? Blame shrinking cargo space
Business, Economics and Jobs
A quart of milk, a loaf of bread … and childhood obesity?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday shopping tips from ‘Tightwad Tod’
Business, Economics and Jobs
Shop(lift)ing for the holidays
Business, Economics and Jobs
Bleak numbers for European car industry
Environment
Closing the Health Food Gap in Low-Income Neighborhoods