Business
Merchandise: New tenants and new owners have reawakened the three top clothing and design marts in Los Angeles.
Oct. 31, 2000
Behind Monday’s announcement that once-venerable Broadway Stores will be acquired by Federated Department Stores looms a question that has vexed the retail world for the last five years: Can the full-scale department store survive?
Aug. 16, 1995
So-called minilabs--those bulky machines in one-hour photo stores that take a roll of exposed but undeveloped film at one end and turn out prints at the other within a few minutes--have enjoyed spectacular commercial success during the past eight years while consistently making film processing industry experts look foolish.
Aug. 15, 1988
The retail giant that sank five-and-dimes was a role model for its surviving competitors.
Jan. 25, 2002
In a merger that is either the mating of dinosaurs or the creation of a new force in American retailing, the once-elegant department store chains of Federated Department Stores and R.H.
July 17, 1994
California
Zimmerman protests: Wal-Mart shoppers recall chaos, trashed store
July 16, 2013
Shoppers at a Wal-Mart on Crenshaw Boulevard described a scene of chaos and mayhem Monday night as unruly protesters stormed the store, tossing merchandise and trying to loot jewelry cases.
In 1983, fearing that his Wal-Mart discount empire was on the verge of a disappointing year, Sam M.
April 6, 1992
Sales accelerated a bit in March for the nation’s major retailers, which said Thursday that they benefited from an earlier Easter and warmer weather.
April 11, 1986
Thousands have been hurt and some killed by falling lumber, detergent boxes and other items. Stores have been sued for millions, but the toll continues to mount.
Aug. 16, 2000