France’s antiterrorism prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into four leading fashion retailers over suspicions that they benefited from and concealed “crimes against humanity” by using forced labor by Uyghurs in China. The investigation by the French prosecutors started last month following accusations that the four companies — Inditex, the […]

© nicholas kamm/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images KEY WORDS Load Error As if mega-toilet-paper rolls and rotisserie chickens weren’t enough to get members through the door, Costco announced Thursday it would raise employees’ base pay from $15 to $16 an hour — prompting shoppers’ calls to support the warehouse retailer. Some 180,000 […]

The coronavirus pandemic is changing how we shop, both for ourselves and our pets. Consumer Reports recently noted that a growing number of pet owners are shopping online for pet supplies. © Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com Pet owners are turning to online shopping both for convenience and better prices, CR […]