More From Joanna Ramey
Wal-Mart Disputes Class-Action Filing
The $285 billion retailer might be liable for billions of dollars in penalties should it lose at trial in the…
No Time to Shop?
Consumers are trying to find ways to stretch their disposable time even more than their disposable dollars.
In The Scanning Booth: The Search For a Decent Pair of Jeans
"We thought women would be larger in Dallas, but that's not what we found," a Levi Strauss & Co. employee…
Report: West Coast Ports Overburdened With Goods
U.S. ports, railroads and highways are ill-equipped to handle increasing demand to transport goods arriving…
Nordstrom Announces Stock Split
The announcement came during the annual shareholders meeting at the downtown flagship here and after…
Wal-Mart, Justice Settle Immigrant Worker Case
In the settlement announced Friday, Wal-Mart was found to not have had procedures to review the work status…
Government Criticized on Wal-Mart Settlement
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration came under fire from a Connecticut congresswoman Thursday, who accused…
Textile Caucus Pushing for China Action
WASHINGTON — House members from textile-producing states are stepping up pressure on the Bush administration…
Beauty Beat: CTFA Names Bailey President and CEO … LVMH Taps Houel to Head New Fragrances
WASHINGTON — The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association on Monday announced it tapped the chief…
Pondering the Price of Port Security
Importers are tangling with government officials over how to pay the $5.4 billion cost of making U.S. ports…
Subsidy Trade Bill Reintroduced in Congress
WASHINGTON — A bill that would target imports from China and other nonmarket economies that produce goods…
Senate Passes Bankruptcy Bill
Retailers and credit card companies scored a major victory with legislation to reform the nation's bankruptcy…
Minimum Wage Bills Fail
Competing GOP and Democratic bills seeking a minimum wage increase both failed in the Senate, while keeping a…
WTO Ruling Finds Cotton Subsidies to Be in Violation
Millions of dollars in subsidies to U.S. cotton growers and yarn spinners could be threatened by a WTO ruling…
Beauty Beat: Kavanaugh Ready to Call It a Career
WASHINGTON — Ed Kavanaugh is proof that beauty and politics needn’t be odd bedfellows.
Kavanaugh is set to…