Alina Selyukh
Stories
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National
Macy's Sees A $1.1 Billion Loss, While Pandemic Lifts 'Essential' Stores Like Walmart
Temporary store closures during the pandemic hammered nonessential retailers, including Kohl's, T.J. Maxx and Victoria's Secret. Shoppers also dramatically cut back on buying clothes.
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Food
'Between Life And Death': McDonald's Worker Says Pandemic Puts Safety In Focus
In his 30 years working at McDonald's, Bartolomé Perez joined several strikes to demand higher wages and better benefits. But the stakes have felt very different during the coronavirus pandemic.
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National
Home-Decor Retailer Pier 1 Looks To Close For Good
Three months after filing for bankruptcy, Pier 1 said it plans to liquidate as soon as it can reopen stores that have been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Business
Walmart Hires Almost A Quarter-Million Workers As Sales Soar
The retailer says it hired 235,000 staffers to keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Its online sales jumped 74%. Shoppers visited stores less frequently, but spent more on each trip.
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Business
J.C. Penney Files For Bankruptcy As Lockdowns Take Their Toll
J.C. Penney began 2020 with hopes of yet another turnaround. Instead, the coronavirus shutdowns across the country have forced the department store and mall mainstay into bankruptcy.
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National
Retail Wipeout: Sales Plunge A Record 16.4% In April
For the second month in a row, retail sales saw their biggest drop on record as people stopped going to restaurants, bars, stores and malls during the coronavirus pandemic.
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National
Will Filing For Unemployment Hurt My Green Card? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid
"What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," one immigration lawyer tells NPR.
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National
J.Crew Bankruptcy Filing May Not Be The Last For Retailers Slammed By Pandemic
The clothing retailer's troubles predate the health crisis. Other stores, like J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus, are also struggling to survive extended closures.
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National
'Hometown Heroes Or Whatever': Low-Wage Workers Want More Than Praise
In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.
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National
Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says
Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR.