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If you couldn’t get your hands on a PS5 for the holidays, or clicked the “buy” button seconds too late to score a pair of Yeezys, you may have felt like the market is rigged against you. And you were right. With computer bots able to find and buy items faster than a human can search, and resale networks motivated...

Urban Outfitters shares tumbled after the apparel retailer reported disappointing holiday sales and announced its current chief executive is set to depart.

If you’ve found yourself coping with the stress of the past year by racking up your online shopping charges, you’re not alone. But did you know that you can get the dopamine kick of shopping without spending a cent? Here’s how to get your retail therapy without the guilt.

The coronavirus decimated the retail industry in 2020 — but also fueled dramatic advances in new technology. From Walmart’s self-driving delivery trucks to American Eagle’s virtual stores, the retail industry has advanced several years in just nine months, experts say.

Only 2% of workers in the fashion industry earn a living wage. The CEOs of two competing fashion brands, Nisolo and Able, realized that the best way to shed light on the industry’s worst labor practices is to ask a single question: What’s your lowest wage? They teamed up to start the #LowestWageChallenge — asking fashion brands to share the...

Are you scrambling to buy your last-minute holiday presents? NerdWallet’s personal finance expert Kimberly Palmer stopped by LX News to share last-minute gift ideas for procrastinators who don’t want to break their bank accounts.

The coronavirus crisis has caused serious challenges for many retailers but experts say there are reasons to be positive ahead of the holiday shopping season.

There’s always at least one hard-to-please person on your holiday gift list. To help, CNBC Make It compiled a list of 15 new and creative gift ideas under $50.

Fake and vegan leather are becoming more popular than the real thing, and don’t result in harm to animals. Aunyea Lachelle speaks with Christie Grays about the trend.

Your Black Friday experience may not look or feel the same this year, but experts say retailers are still offering deals for shoppers this holiday season. 

How did Black Friday become America’s biggest shopping day of the year? It may surprise you to learn that the way it started had nothing to do with shopping at all. NBCLX’s Janine Doyon traced the history of Black Friday from its origins in 1960 to the nearly week-long celebration of consumerism it is today.

Black Friday is the nation’s biggest shopping day and its impact on the environment is equally huge. But it’s possible to take advantage of those giant Black Friday sales while keeping your environmental impact low. Here are three tips to make your discount shopping more environmentally-friendly.

After opening all your Black Friday orders, you can just gather all that packaging on the floor and take it to the recycling bin, right? Not so fast — it’s not that simple. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado talked to a recycling expert about exactly what packaging can get recycled, and what is still destined for the landfill.

Before you check out on your favorite retailer’s website this holiday season, read these 10 ways to protect yourself from cyber criminals.

The acceleration of coronavirus cases is causing an existential crisis for America’s retailers and spooking their customers just as the critically important holiday shopping season nears

Walmart beginning Saturday is starting to monitor and count the number of customers entering its stores, again, as Covid cases surge in the U.S.

Most shoppers who traditionally rush to Black Friday sales will instead be crowding online checkouts this year.

Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, Amazon wasn’t able to have Prime Day in July this year, but from midnight pacific time on Tuesday, Oct. 13 through Wednesday, Oct. 14, the sale is on with exclusive discounts for Amazon Prime members.  According consumer psychology expert Kelly Haws, like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, the idea with Prime Day is that Amazon “tries...

After scheduling and rescheduling, Amazon announced that Prime Day, its annual global sale event, will take place October 13 and 14. We spoke with DealNews.com consumer analyst Michael Bonebright, who offered tips about how to get the most out of Amazon Prime Day 2020.

There is something for everyone from clothing to candles to gifts to face masks at the Pink Daisy in Yardley, Bucks County. Shop owner Linda Tabas tells NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante how she has adjusted to reach her customers amid coronavirus.