The Container Store Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Container Store has filed for bankruptcy, the latest of several major retail chains to make that decision, following similar announcements from Party City, Big Lots, True Value and Rite Aid. The storage and organization brand, which has 102 locations, plans to remain open through the approximately 35-day process to obtain Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according […]
North Carolina police officer shot, killed inside grocery store
A North Carolina police officer was killed Monday morning when an armed man opened fire inside a Greensboro Food Lion grocery store. Officer Michael Horan, 44, of the Greensboro Police Department was the first to arrive at the store after receiving a 911 call about a suspicious man who may be armed inside the store. […]
The Container Store files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The Container Store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retail chain is feeling the pinch as inflation-weary shoppers cut back on discretionary home improvement spending. The storage and organization supplies retailer, which has about 100 stores nationwide, has seen sales slump due to soaring prices and rising mortgage interest rates, and demand has plummeted […]
Convenience Store Employee Disarms Alleged Armed Robber
A convenience store employee in Salt Lake City, Utah, disarmed an armed robbery suspect around or shortly after midnight Sunday. FOX 13 Now reported Jimmy Gallegos, 19, and Odalys Garcia, 18, entered the store and “began looking at the merchandise,” police said. Garcia allegedly left the store and parked his car in a spot where […]
Booze and bullets: NYC liquor store owner accused of shooting alleged shoplifter
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Despite Fed cuts, many store credit cards are still charging extreme interest rates to customers – NBC News
Many credit cards offered by major retailers continue to charge exorbitant annual percentage rates (APRs) despite moves by the Federal Reserve to lower economic interest rates. In a report released Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that 19% of retail cards had an annual interest rate of more than 35%, which is less than […]
Walmart tests body cameras for store employees as retail crime surges
Walmart employees have begun wearing body cameras amid growing concerns about crime and shoplifting. The Arkansas-based retail giant recently launched a pilot test across multiple Dallas-area stores to address an alarming increase in unruly customer conflicts, the initiative said. A person familiar with the matter told The Post. “While we do not provide specifics on […]
Stupid crooks smash flatbed truck through store doors, try stealing ATM using cable attached to truck — and fail miserably
Two men with brain cells in Washington state drove a flatbed truck through the double doors of a Walgreens store and tried to steal an ATM inside the store using a cable attached to the truck, but their plan failed miserably. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, a commercial burglary alert was activated at […]
Beauty store owner killed while trying to defend business from shoplifters
A Florida mother and business owner was murdered while trying to stop a shoplifter at her beauty supply store, leaving behind two daughters and a husband just weeks before Christmas. Il-Sung Miriam Kim, 64, was trying to stop two robbers at her Beauty Max store in Jacksonville, Florida, on the evening of December 6th when […]
MTA’s pop-up store sells MetroCard machines and other strange items — but buyers have to act fast
Stand away from clearance racks. The MTA's annual New York City Transit Authority inventory-turned-memorabilia yard sale is back. No reservations are required this time. The MTA's annual yard sale is once again an event where decommissioned New York City transit inventory is purged of memorabilia. MTA This month's sale celebrates the MTA's fourth annual pop-up. […]