Tag: Consumer services
Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay
TOKYO — Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a...
Ulta Beauty pauses Teen Vogue ad spending in editor outcry
NEW YORK — A major advertiser at Teen Vogue, the retailer Ulta Beauty, has paused ad spending at the Conde Nast publication amid a...
Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, makes its debut on NYSE
The biggest IPO in years is rolling out Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange where Coupang, the South Korean equivalent of Amazon in...
Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books
NEW YORK — Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss.
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From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy
WASHINGTON — At first, it was expected to be brief. At least that was the hope.
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Facial recognition company sued by California activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the...
Tire company Bridgestone offers employees $100 to vaccinate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone said Wednesday it will offer its 33,000 U.S. employees $100 payments to get vaccinated against COVID-19, joining a group of...
Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort
NEW YORK — They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes.
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LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...
