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This Thursday, May 27, 2021, photo shows the closed Sears in Buena Park Mall in Buena Park, Calif. California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big-box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web. A possible answer in crowded California cities is to build housing on these sites, which already have ample parking and are close to existing neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

By Adam Beam May. 31, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize

Feb. 17, 2021 04:04 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as the global...

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, a woman wearing a face mask walks past mannequins wearing face masks in the window of a temporarily closed branch of the Topshop women's clothing chain in London. Online retail company ASOS, confirmed Monday Feb. 1, 2021, it has sealed the takeover of Topshop and three other brands from the collapse of the Arcadia retail empire, buying the brand names but not the high street retail space. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
UK online fashion retailer buys Topshop, three other brands

Feb. 01, 2021 06:52 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, Jeffrey Katzenberg poses for a portrait to promote "Quibi" at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Less than a year ago, Quibi launched a splashy Super Bowl ad that posed the question “What’s a Quibi?” People may still be scratching their heads. The service struggled to reach viewers, as short videos abound on the internet and the coronavirus pandemic kept many people at home. It announced it was shutting down in October, just six months after its April launch. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

By Barbara Ortutay And Mae Anderson Dec. 28, 2020 09:58 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2020 03:47 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 2 The Advocate on National Football League...

Amanda Perrone shops for Christmas decorations on Black Friday, at Corky's Garden Path Greenhouse in Scott Twp., Pa. on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)
VIRUS TODAY: Black Friday shoppers stay home

By The Associated Press Nov. 27, 2020 02:15 PM EST

Black Friday shoppers wait in line to enter the Nike store along Fifth Avenue, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

By Alexandra Olson, Anne D'innocenzio And Joseph Pisani Nov. 27, 2020 12:01 AM EST

A KidiZoom Creator Cam by VTech is displayed at the Toy Fair, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in New York. The digital camera comes with a green screen and animated backgrounds allowing kids to go to outer space, get chased by T-Rex, or make things disappear. The camera comes with a tabletop tripod, which can also be used as a selfie stick. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

By Joseph Pisani And Anne D’innocenzio Nov. 26, 2020 10:06 AM EST

The Notre Dame cathedral is reflected in a window of the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Iconic Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Co. has launched a support appeal to its readers after its owners say that coronavirus-linked losses, and a crippling months-long lockdown, have left the future of the veritable institution in doubt. "We've been minus 80 percent since the first confinement in March, so at this point we've used all our savings," Sylvia Whitman, daughter of the shop's co-founder George Whitman, told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

By Thomas Adamson Nov. 06, 2020 03:07 AM EST

FedEx posted $1.25B profit as business deliveries improved

By Cathy Bussewitz Sep. 15, 2020 05:05 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx earned $1.25 billion in its latest quarter, as online shopping remained popular among customers avoiding stores and shipments between...

A child wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus looks at soap bubbles at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asia Today: South Korea sees most new cases in 3 weeks

Jun. 19, 2020 10:15 PM EDT

World shares mostly lower ... France calls US withdrawal from tech tax talks ‘provocation’ ...Bank of England to unveil another stimulus

Jun. 18, 2020 06:35 AM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly lower today. European benchmarks lost ground, with Germany's DAX down less than 0.1% while the CAC 40 in Paris gave up 0...

Attendees wear masks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus before the ceremony to mark the listing of JD.com on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the JD.com headquarters in Beijing on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com's stock jumped nearly 6% on its debut in Hong Kong on Thursday after the firm raised $3.9 billion in a share sale. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest

By Zen Soo Jun. 18, 2020 03:16 AM EDT

A passer-by holding a mobile device walks past a store window, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. According to the Commerce Department U.S. retail sales jumped by a record 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down businesses, flattened the economy and paralyzed consumers during the previous two months. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
US shoppers returned with vigor in May in partial rebound

By Josh Boak And Anne D'innocenzio Jun. 16, 2020 08:38 AM EDT

This photo shows Melissa Jean Footlick, 42, of San Diego, with rubber chickens from a game she purchased online. Footlick is among millions who have helped online retail sales surge as consumer spending fell off rapidly when businesses shut down. (Melissa Jean Footlick via AP)
Worry, haste, retail therapy: What have we bought and why?

By Leanne Italie May. 26, 2020 10:14 AM EDT