Simon Property Group has been in talks with Amazon to convert some Sears and J.C. Penney stores into Amazon fulfillment centers.

The economic fallout of the Covid pandemic has been harder on millennials, who are already indebted and a step behind on the career ladder from the last financial crisis. This second pummeling could keep them from accruing the wealth of older generations.

The coronavirus pandemic has stifled a policy that has long bolstered Australia’s economy with skilled workers, students and agricultural laborers.

As batteries capable of powering buildings get bigger and cheaper, businesses are increasingly looking to install them to gain more control over their electricity costs.

Cosmetics brands that stock sales counters at department stores face a fresh wrinkle: fewer shops to sell their products as retailers shrink their physical footprint.