Economics Three Key Numbers From the May Jobs Report Retail, construction, and health care post particularly strong employment gains. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice Why Congress Is Close to Gutting a Key Provision of the ADA Retail lobbyists are pushing through a law that will limit equal access for disabled Americans in commercial spaces. David M. Perry
Economics More Evidence That Black Shoppers Are Subject to Racism In a survey, 80 percent of African Americans reported experiencing racial stigma and stereotypes in stores. Tom Jacobs
Features Issue #60: November 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Underwear of Uncertain Origin On the strange afterlife of the goods we return to the store. Andy Kroll
News in Brief Popular Trade Show, Outdoor Retailer, to Set Up Shop in Denver The biannual event earned its former home a whopping $45 million. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief This Chart Shows How Much the Economy Has Changed in Recent Years The auto industry is no longer king. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The Long and Painful Decline of the Retail Store Big-box retailers around the country are shuttering their storefronts. What does that mean for American workers? Dwyer Gunn
Economics The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, as Told Through Its Patents The patents track the store's shift from selling gear to selling an image and lifestyle, a strategy that's common to many modern apparel brands. Francie Diep
Economics American Shopping Malls Are Still Disappearing Shopping malls are shuttering their doors at a rapid rate. Is there any hope on the horizon? Kate Wheeling