Retailers' holiday hiring was highest in six years

The nation's retailers boosted holiday hiring to the highest level in six years despite worries about the economy, Superstorm Sandy and...

America's disappearing restaurant chains

In the past 10 years, some of America’s biggest food chains have lost more than 50 percent of their sales as they closed hundreds of...

Wal-Mart takes legal action in labor battle 

It's a battle of a big-box retailer and big labor. And as Black Friday - the busiest shopping day of the year - nears, it's starting to...

Discounters turn aggressive for holiday season

The aggressive push by discounters to promote “Black Friday” deals ever earlier reflects a retail industry competing aggressively for...