Costco, Lowe's and HomeGoods among major retailers closed on Thanksgiving 2019

Many retail chains have expanded their Black Friday hours earlier and earlier over the years, sometimes into the previous day, to get a head start on the competition.

Working for tips could become less lucrative under proposed rules

A newly-proposed rule has sparked concern among those in the restaurant industry and could stick servers with more work for less pay.

Recall: Ham and cheese wedge sandwiches recalled due to potential Listeria contamination

Lipari Foods issued a voluntary recall of Premo Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches and Fresh Grab Ham & Cheese Wedge Sandwiches due to potential contamination of listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement posted on the FDA’s website. 

Parent company of Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online business

The parent company of Toys R Us is turning to Target Corp., a key rival, to restart its e-commerce business ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Lego starts recycling program for unwanted bricks

Danish toymaker Lego is testing a new way for customers to return their unwanted bricks in an effort to move closer to its goal of switching to 100 percent sustainable materials in the next decade.

Dick's Sporting Goods destroys $5M of high-powered rifles rather than sell them

Dick's Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million dollars of semi-automatic sporting rifles rather than selling them as CEO Ed Stack tightened firearms policies amid a string of deadly school shootings.

Vacant foreclosures haunt Bay Area neighborhoods

Dark, abandoned, and vacant properties turn the American dream into a nightmare for neighborhoods across the Bay Area, and not just during the month of October.

Kroger joins Walgreens, Walmart in ending sales of e-cigarettes

Kroger said it would stop selling e-cigarettes as soon at its current inventory runs out at its more than 2,700 stores and 1,500 fuel centers.

Floridians received average 17 robocalls per person last month

Robocall tracker Youmail says Americans have gotten 43 billion robocalls this year, an average of 132 per person.  

Chick-fil-A named cleanest fast-food restaurant, but has slowest drive-thru, new studies say

The chicken-centric chain was recently crowned as having America’s cleanest fast-food restaurants in a new survey, but at the same time, the Atlanta-based eatery was denounced for operating the slowest drive-thru in the industry, according to a separate poll.

Sneakers become collector's items in today's shoe culture

It was the sneaker that started it all. In 1985 the Air Jordan 1 flew off shelves and an underground business was born.

Herbalife agrees to pay $20 million for allegedly misleading investors, SEC says

Herbalife, the seller of supplements and weight-loss products, has agreed to pay $20 million in a settlement over charges that it allegedly misled investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday.

More generic Zantac tablets recalled due to concerns over carcinogen levels

Apotex Corp. issued a voluntary recall of ranitidine tablets, a generic form of Zantac meant to treat heartburn, over concerns that the tablets may contain too much of a probable human carcinogen.

DoorDash says 4.9 million affected in third-party data breach

Online delivery service DoorDash announced that 4.9 million customers, Dashers and merchants were affected by a data breach Thursday.

Complaints against Brandon pool company double as investigation expands

As the investigation into a Brandon pool company expands, a group of homeowners who might be out tens of thousands of dollars apiece gathered together Wednesday to discuss what to do next.

Credit card skimmers found at Sarasota gas station

Police say two credit card skimming devices were found on pumps at a gas station in Sarasota.

Marshalls launches first-ever online store

Popular discount retail store Marshalls officially launched its first-ever online store.

Hillsborough County investigating after liens filed over Brandon company's unfinished pools

Hillsborough County Consumer Services launched an investigation into a Brandon pool company Tuesday after receiving several complaints from homeowners that unpaid subcontractors had placed liens on their houses.