Starbucks’ North America President Rossann Williams said the pay raises not only support workers but will enhance recruitment efforts in a challenging labor market. The company said it’s the third time in 24 months that it has raised workers’ pay.
The trade group said Wednesday that it predicts that sales for the November and December period will grow between 8.5% and 10.5%.
Because of bottlenecks in the global supply chain, many stores like Pigg’s are scrambling to try to get all the inventory they can ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season.
Procter & Gamble, the maker of Pampers diapers, Tide detergent and Crest toothpaste, said it’s raising prices on a range of goods as higher commodity and freight costs are set to take a bite out of its profits.
The cash deal will add 22 stores and 500 employees to Signet Jewelers Ltd.’s network. Diamonds Direct has one store in Indianapolis.
About 100,000 seasonal workers will be hired nationwide, the retailer said Thursday, about 30,000 less than last year. Many of those workers will be offered jobs beyond the holiday season.
Analysts say they expect supply-chain issues to cause widespread shortages, less selection and higher prices for a number of popular holiday gifts, including gaming consoles, TVs, toys and sneakers.
This will be Rise’n Roll’s fifth Indianapolis-area location, in addition to stores in Broad Ripple, Fishers, Greenwood and Avon.
Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its employees in a fiercely competitive job market.
Expected to debut by the end of September, The Beerded Swine is intended to be a sister shop to The Savory Swine in downtown Columbus.
The Marion County Health Department forced the Baskin-Robbins in Broad Ripple to close last week because of a malfunctioning air conditioner. The shop’s owner said he has no plans to reopen.
The 112-store chain sells gear for hunting, fishing, boating, camping and other outdoor activities. The Indy-area store will be the its second Indiana location.
The outpost near the heart of Fountain Square’s business district would be the second-largest of 19 stores in the chain. Two local groups have opposed it, and its hearing for a state liquor permit is set for next month.
L. Fish, which has operated a furniture superstore on the east side of Indianapolis for decades, traces its roots to a now-defunct Chicago-based parent company that opened its first store in 1858.
The new iteration of an age-old retail concept is gaining traction, particularly with younger consumers, and a growing number of central Indiana retailers are adding the payment option to their websites.
Total Wine & More, a Maryland-based chain of liquor superstores, opened its first Indianapolis location late last year in Nora after winning a high-profile court battle.
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. is among Authentic Brands Group’s largest shareholders.
Retail workers, drained from the pandemic and empowered by a strengthening job market, are leaving jobs like never before.
Sports apparel retail chain Rally House has opened its first Indiana store and is planning to add three additional stores in the Indianapolis-area market by the end of the year.
Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods.
