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May 17, 2022
A Macy's executive helped create a dress collection inspired by Black sororities that is projected to hit $10 million in…
February 1, 2022
The high-end retailer Saks comes under fire on social media for hawking a small, brass Afro pick online as an…
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September 23, 2021
Target will hire fewer seasonal workers as it navigates a tight labor market, instead offering more hours and flexibility to…
April 11, 2021
The union push was the biggest in Amazon’s history, only the second time that an organizing effort from within the…
February 14, 2021
If organizers succeed in Bessemer, Alabama, it could set off a chain reaction among workers across Amazon’s operations nationwide.
February 13, 2021
TheGrio assembled a list of gifts from Black-owned enterprises that are perfect to show love to friends, family and significant…
January 30, 2021
The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt…
December 27, 2020
The increase fell short of National Retail Federation predictions, which had expected sales to rise between 3.6% and 5.2% this…
November 29, 2020
Consumers spent about $9 billion on U.S. retail websites on Black Friday, up 22% from 2019, as visits to brick-and-mortar…
Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America
July 13, 2020
Costco employees make a stand after some were sent home for wearing Black Lives Matter masks becuase they were deemed…
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June 30, 2020
Walmart says that it will remove All Lives Matter merchandise from their stores as they realize it's used to diminish…
May 25, 2019
Mary Winston, Bed, Bath & Beyond's new interim CEO, is a black woman. She previously worked for Family Dollar Stores,…
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May 5, 2018
Amazon asked people to take part in their new project to scan your body.
December 17, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Fox TV's "Empire" was a proven success, before any product licensing deals were signed, at…
June 22, 2015
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — For 15 years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to consider removing the Confederate flag from Statehouse…
October 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Clothing retailer The Gap has pulled a controversial shirt from store shelves and offline after outraged consumers…
March 7, 2011
VIDEO - In February the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent - with strong job gains in manufacturing, business, services,…
November 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate, measured by a separate survey of households, remained stuck at 9.6 percent for the…
August 16, 2010
VIDEO - This week investors weigh data on Q2 earnings from retailers and leading economic indicators against Federal Reserve predictions…
July 2, 2010
VIDEO - With the economic downturn, purse strings are tightening and onetime shoe fanatics, or sneaker-heads, aren't buying high-end kicks…