The civil rights organization has stopped short of calling for a boycott but wants consumers to be intentional in their buying.

Retail giant Target appears to be banking on refreshed product lines, which can make shopping feel more like a treasure hunt.

Target and Walmart are among the outlets competing for the dollars of consumers who may have reached the limit of what they will pay.

Meanwhile, its competitors are doing pretty well, including Walmart, where groceries account for 60% of sales.

The fluorescent lit aisles of big box stores don’t scream luxury. But for certain items, consumers just don’t care.

Walmart’s on-demand delivery program starts Sunday. Target’s version of Amazon Prime launches in April. Is there room for more subscriptions?

And why Target considers them key to keeping customers spending.

With price increases hitting major brands, many retailers are creating their own private label products and their popularity is growing.

UPS and FedEx, not to mention Target and Walmart, are all racing to keep up with Amazon’s same- or next- day shipping options because shoppers have become used to faster delivery times.

Over the last year, many retailers have been successfully using discounts to purge their excess inventories. Now, retailers might use discounts to lure skittish consumers.