Groceries

Wal-Mart's profit, sales disappoint

2013-05-16 06:25:30

It was a tough quarter for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up slightly, but the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business. The company, based in Bentonville,...

Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster

2013-05-06 15:03:00

Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach. So says a new JAMA Internal Medicine study from two members of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, where researchers...

Midtown Shopping Center to see improvements after land sale

2013-05-02 05:00:00

The owner of a mid-Los Angeles shopping center that was destroyed by rioters in the 1990s and then rebuilt has acquired more land and seeks to expand and upgrade the mall. Plans call for making the Midtown Shopping Center a more family-friendly meeting...

In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom

2013-04-12 23:30:00

Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...

Starbucks to cut list price for packaged coffee

2013-04-12 08:55:00

Starbucks is knocking down the suggested retail price for its packaged grounds. The discounts, set to begin May 10, will cover the Seattle coffee giant's packaged coffee in U.S. grocery stores and other retailers, but not at its ever-present coffee...

Portrait studios suddenly close in Sears, some Wal-Marts

2013-04-05 16:35:00

Portrait studios at Sears and some Wal-Mart stores — the scenes of innumerable family photos — have unexpectedly closed as their operator, CPI Corp., goes out of business. The portrait provider said in a statement on its website that all...

Retail Boom: LA's shopping scene is picking up again

2012-11-25 00:00:00

As the postprandial fatigue of the Thanksgiving meal gives way to the adrenaline rush of the holiday shopping season, those hitting the streets are likely to notice a whole new crop of bricks-and-mortar stores that weren't there during the last candy-...

Shopping like a Parisian in L.A.

2013-02-09 00:00:00

In L.A., grocery shopping is an extreme sport. Weekly, I threaten my husband that I'm going to start keeping a log detailing how many miles and how much time I spend shopping. I can tell you right now the carbon footprint is not pretty. When I was a...

UFCW union will stop Wal-Mart protests -- for now

2013-01-31 11:47:00

The United Food and Commercial Workers union has promised “not to engage in any picketing or confrontational conduct” at Wal-Mart facilities for at least two months, according to a government agency. The giant retailer filed a complaint...

U.S. official calls for probe of deadly factory fire in Bangladesh

2012-11-30 06:00:00

A Bangladesh garment factory fire that killed 112 people has pushed Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to call for an investigation into the tragic incident. The fire, which started late Saturday night, swept through a facility outside the city of Dhaka...

Retail sales up a weak 1.6% in November due in part to Sandy

2012-11-29 09:15:00

Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...

Wal-Mart puts iPhone 5 on sale for $127; are iPhone sales dragging?

2012-12-14 10:31:00

Wal-Mart has put various Apple products on sale, including the iPhone 5, marked down to $127. The retailer normally sells the smartphone for about $190, and the sale price is $72 less than the $199 price set by Apple and its carrier partners when...

A woman trudges through a flooded parking lot to get to her car while other shoppers wait to make a break for it at Publix in Oakland Park on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Dr. May Cao, left, and Lynn Cline, billing manager, show some of the food items collected for Advanced Chiropractic Care's Thanks-4-Giving food drive to benefit the New Hope Shelter in Waynesboro, Pa.

2012-11-15 04:50:00

The RedPlum insert contains a coupon for $2 off one bag of Purina OneBeyond cat food or dog food, 3 pounds or larger.

2012-10-27 10:20:00