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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Retail TouchPoints

found Dollar General’s Victory Drive location also exposed workers to fire and entrapment hazards by locking an emergency exit door. The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. OSHA’s investigation in Columbus, Ga.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Newer stores are not as productive as older ones, indicating that the concept is approaching saturation or already there in the US and Canada, where Costco has most of its locations. While the average store produced US$252 million in net sales in 2023, stores that were opened in 2014 or before generated an average of US$268 million.

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SoulMakes is a Leader in Crystal & Gemstone Gifts

Independent Retailer

Now, SoulMakes exclusively offers wholesale to boutique, tourist, resort, and general merchandise stores. To apply for a wholesale account and get started selling SoulMakes gifts today, fill out and submit the form on their website at wholesale.soulmakes.com/account/register.

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

Retail TouchPoints

Most Consumers, Even Those Shopping Online, Prefer to Return In-Store. By most accounts, consumers prefer to return in-store, avoiding the complications of printing labels, re-packaging products and traveling to the post office. Let them find the right size and then keep shopping for more products, all in the same transaction.”.

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