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Omicron’s Economic Toll: Missing Workers, More Uncertainty and Higher Inflation (Maybe)

Covid-related absences are creating headaches for businesses that were struggling to hire workers even before Omicron. Restaurants and retail stores have cut back hours....

Workers at REI Store in Manhattan Seek to Form Retailer’s Only Union

Employees at an REI store in Manhattan filed for a union election on Friday, making the outdoor equipment and apparel retailer the latest prominent...

Kohl’s Receives $9 Billion Offer Backed by Activist Investor

The department store Kohl’s has received a roughly $9 billion offer to go private in a deal with an investment consortium backed by the...

N95, KN95 or KF94? How to Find the Right Covid Mask

Mr. Collins may be best known for his list of children’s masks. While there is no N95 mask for kids approved in the United...

Towers Rise Over London’s Brick Lane, Clouding Its Future

LONDON — Ornate English and Bengali typography adorns the signs of Taj Stores, one of the oldest Bangladeshi-run supermarkets in the Brick Lane neighborhood...

Retail Sales Fell in December, a Slowdown in a Robust Holiday Shopping Season

Retail sales fell 1.9 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, reflecting a slowdown during an otherwise robust holiday shopping season that...

How I Quit Prime and Survived

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.I quit Prime. And it’s fine.As I noted in...

Amazon Prime: Loved at Almost Any Price

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.An estimated 150 million Americans are members of Amazon...

For Retail Workers, Omicron’s Impact Isn’t Just About Health

Long checkout lines. Closed fitting rooms. Empty shelves. Shortened store hours.Plus the dread of contracting the coronavirus and yet another season of skirmishes with...

That Expensive Bourbon You Bought May Be a Fake

“I saw one collection that was in its entirety fake, and it had all been gathered 20 to 30 years ago,” she said. “There...

Parents Face Long Waits for Car Seats and Other Baby Items

Almost as soon as Eryn Yates made it through her first trimester of pregnancy last spring, she started shopping for her dream nursery.But getting...

Economy Candy, a New York Sweet Shop Out of Childhood Dreams

In this series for T, the author Reggie Nadelson revisits New York institutions that have defined cool for decades, from time-honored restaurants to unsung...

Supply Chain Problems Mean Buying a Car Sometimes Takes a Plane Ride

When Rachael Kasper started shopping for a new car in August, she had her heart set on a Ford Escape plug-in hybrid. The problem...

Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year

The warnings started to stream in early this fall: Shop early or you may not get your gifts on time.Global supply chain problems that...

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