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Facing the first increase in the federal minimum wage rate in a decade, retailers are scrambling to manage…
House OKs Minimum Wage Bill
The House voted Thursday night to pass the first hourly federal minimum wage increase in 10 years as part of…
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U.S. and Chinese officials completed two days of economic talks here Wednesday without a breakthrough on the…
Immigration Deal Faces Key Hurdles
Business and labor groups reacted with caution to a new immigration deal brokered between the White House and…
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Five senators, signaling their dissatisfaction with a compromise trade policy agreement, said they would push…
Industry Lobbyists Hit Capital For NRF Leadership Meeting
Executives from Federated Department Stores Inc., Gap Inc., J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Neiman Marcus fanned out…
Democrats Rewriting the Agenda
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If the fashion industry were deciding the presidential election right now, there would be a second President…
Industry Execs’ Contributions Lean Towards Democrats
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Report Sees China Counterfeiting Worsen
Counterfeiting of apparel, footwear and accessories in China worsened last year, despite pressure from the…