Lehigh Valley adds 1,300 jobs in December
More than 12,600 people pledged to boycott online retailer Amazon.com this holiday season to protest "sweatshop" working conditions at its Lehigh Valley warehouses, according to the union advocacy...
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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters (Reuters)—Groupon and its compatriots in the much-hyped daily deals business were supposed to change the very nature of small-business...
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In Christmases past, if you were hot for the hottest holiday gifts, you had to plow your way through store doors in the morning blackness of Black Friday. Then came Cyber Monday, when you could land an...
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After scouring the Internet, wandering through stores and poking through catalogs for my annual gift guide, I was drawn to innovative toys more than anything. Beds, collars, leads, bowls and sweaters...
View ArticleAmazon warehouse workers fight for unemployment benefits
Months after she suffered heat exhaustion and lost her job in an Amazon.com warehouse in Breinigsville, Rosemarie Fritchman sat in a small conference room pleading for unemployment benefits of about...
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That last Christmas gift you ordered never seems to arrive on your doorstep quick enough. You hear the delivery truck rumble around the corner, but it just blows on past, several times a day. Jiminy...
View ArticleAmazon, other retailers recall Nap Nanny baby recliners
Four national retailers agreed to recall more than 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners after at least five infant deaths and dozens of reports of children nearly falling out of the recliners, the Consumer...
View ArticleLehigh Valley adds 1,300 jobs in December
More than 12,600 people pledged to boycott online retailer Amazon.com this holiday season to protest "sweatshop" working conditions at its Lehigh Valley warehouses, according to the union advocacy...
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WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. states could collect millions of dollars in online sales taxes, with members of both parties in Congress sponsoring legislation on Thursday that would resolve...
View ArticleRetail demands change with the economy
While local business experts see slight improvement in the economy this year, recovery will be a bit of a climb for the Valley's retailers. They'll have to keep pace with the changing demands of a...
View ArticleAlmost 13,000 join boycott against Amazon.com
More than 12,600 people pledged to boycott online retailer Amazon.com this holiday season to protest "sweatshop" working conditions at its Lehigh Valley warehouses, according to the union advocacy...
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Justine Frantz has spent $1,483.31 over the past several years buying gifts for her grandchildren from online retailer Amazon.com. But the Lower Macungie resident said she won't give the Seattle...
View ArticleBefore you file, check your online sales tax
Pennsylvania misses out on an estimated $300 million a year in unreported sales tax on cyber and out-of-state purchases. But that is changing, thanks to an emphasis on collections that prompted 101...
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