/tags/retail Retail en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:07:57 GMT /health/2023-03-29/texas-first-medical-marijuana-retail-store-opens-in-austin Shoppers need a prescription to buy marijuana. The sale is allowed under Texas' Compassionate Use Program. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:07:57 GMT /health/2023-03-29/texas-first-medical-marijuana-retail-store-opens-in-austin Haya Panjwani /transportation/2022-11-25/you-dont-have-to-wait-till-2023-to-get-a-bigger-e-bike-rebate-from-austin-energy The public utility's souped up incentives program is unrelated to a jump in energy bills. Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-11-25/you-dont-have-to-wait-till-2023-to-get-a-bigger-e-bike-rebate-from-austin-energy Nathan Bernier /health/2021-11-25/grocery-workers-suffer-the-mental-health-effects-of-customer-hostility-and-lack-of-safety-in-their-workplace Early in the pandemic, the public celebrated grocery workers. They were hailed as "heroes" who were risking their lives for the benefit of their local communities. But that faded away. Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /health/2021-11-25/grocery-workers-suffer-the-mental-health-effects-of-customer-hostility-and-lack-of-safety-in-their-workplace Brian Mayer, Melissa A. Barnett, Mona Arora, Sabrina V. Helm | The Conversation /texas/2019-02-12/in-rural-and-low-income-communities-dollar-stores-are-a-growing-presence From Texas Standard:You may have noticed a lot more dollar stores than you did just a few years ago. Since 2011, numbers of the discount stores have� Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:59:04 GMT /texas/2019-02-12/in-rural-and-low-income-communities-dollar-stores-are-a-growing-presence Joy Diaz /texas/2017-08-23/big-box-stores-determined-to-lure-home-delivery-customers-away-from-amazon From Texas Standard:Amazon has made online shopping almost too easy: You can buy pretty much anything, from patio furniture to pet food, and have it� Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:04:31 GMT /texas/2017-08-23/big-box-stores-determined-to-lure-home-delivery-customers-away-from-amazon Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-07-06/retail-workers-can-expect-major-job-losses From Texas Standard:The 2016 election campaign featured much concern for the fate of coal miners and auto workers, whose jobs have been swept away by� Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:33:39 GMT /texas/2017-07-06/retail-workers-can-expect-major-job-losses Alexandra Hart /texas/2017-04-18/brick-and-mortar-retailers-are-going-extinct From Texas Standard:New York fashion can often take a while to trickle into the middle of the country. And let's just admit it, some of the styles just� Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:10:55 GMT /texas/2017-04-18/brick-and-mortar-retailers-are-going-extinct Laura Rice /texas/2015-04-22/texas-walmart-stores-close-suddenly-lay-off-workers-due-to-plumbing-problems From Texas Standard:Mega-retailer Walmart has closed five stores across the country � two in Texas � for one reason:“They came in and announced that they� Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:58:29 GMT /texas/2015-04-22/texas-walmart-stores-close-suddenly-lay-off-workers-due-to-plumbing-problems Laura Rice /business/2014-02-05/cvs-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products The company's 7,600 pharmacies will remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from their shelves by Oct. 1. The decision should "help people on their path to better health," says CVS CEO Larry Merlo. Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:25:00 GMT /business/2014-02-05/cvs-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products Mark Memmott /business/2012-09-06/what-does-saks-closing-mean-for-the-future-of-the-arboretum High-end retailer Saks Incorporated announced that it plans to close its Saks Fifth Avenue stores located in Austin’s Arboretum Market at the end of the� Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:08:02 GMT /business/2012-09-06/what-does-saks-closing-mean-for-the-future-of-the-arboretum Hady Karl Mawajdeh, Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard