Nation Sep 29 As retailers close stores due to shoplifting, are the concerns real or overblown? By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Jun 17 California police examine video in fatal Costco shooting The confrontation between an off-duty Los Angeles police officer and a man described by family as mentally disabled ended in a shooting in a Costco store that killed the man and critically wounded his parents. By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
Health May 23 What is mechanical tenderizing, and why is it hazardous to your steak? A new label on some of the steaks in your grocery store highlights a production process you may have never heard of: mechanical tenderizing. By Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News
Nation Sep 01 The high cost of labor efficiency — and the ‘Good Jobs’ alternative What do Costco, Trader Joe's, QuickTrip and Spanish supermarket Mercadona have in common? They treat labor as assets, says Zeynep Ton, author of "The Good Jobs Strategy," and therefore, avoid even bigger costs than labor. By Zeynep Ton
Economy Nov 28 Watch Retailers Look to Holiday Season for Needed Sales Boost Amid the shopping frenzy of "Black Friday" -- the traditional after-Thanksgiving kick off to the holiday shopping season -- retailers are looking to holiday sales to boost their sagging balance books. Jeffrey Brown talks to analysts about how the retail…