Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press

Anne D'innocenzio

The Associated Press

New York, NY, United States

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Past articles by Anne:

Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it

NEW YORK (AP) — First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of cargo pants, halter tops and baby tees. → Read More

Online retailer Overstock to rebrand itself as Bed Bath & Beyond

The online retailer Overstock is dumping its name. Here's how Bed Bath & Beyond will live on for consumers in the U.S. and Canada. → Read More

More businesses require teens to be chaperoned by adults, curbing their independence

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall on a Friday or Saturday night, where he would ... → Read More

Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed products

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now it's under fire for removing and hiding Pride Month displays in certain Southern locations. → Read More

Target removes LGBTQ+-themed products before Pride Month after backlash from extremists

Amid intense anti-gay and anti-trans backlash, including violent confrontations in its stores, Target is caving to pressure and removing LGBTQ+ items from its stores nationwide. → Read More

Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed products

NEW YORK (AP) — Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. → Read More

Target on the defensive after removing LGBTQ+-themed products

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community → Read More

Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers

Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. → Read More

Target removes some LGBTQ+ items after threats to workers ahead of Pride month

Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers → Read More

Retail sales rise as job market remains strong. But is inflation slowing down?

Retail sales rose 0.4% in April. It marked the first rise since January when warm weather and a jump in Social Security likely lifted spending. → Read More

Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection

Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly endless offerings of sheets, towels and kitchen gadgets — filed for bankruptcy protection, following years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans → Read More

Tepid outlook from Target after 3rd quarterly profit dip

The Minneapolis retailer announced the investments Tuesday during its annual investor meeting as it reported a 43% tumble in profits for the holiday quarter, reflecting the ongoing challenges of balancing → Read More

Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the Goldilocks consumer. Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending — a trend that, if sustained, could keep the economy humming just en… → Read More

Locked-up merchandise deters theft, but have retailers gone too far?

When the pandemic threat eased, Maureen Holohan was eager to scale back her online shopping and return to physical stores so she could more easily compare prices and scour ingredients on beauty and health care products for herself and her three children. But that experience was short-lived. In the past six months or so, CVS, Target, and other retailers where Ms. Holohan shops have been locking… → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves. → Read More