Fighting the five-finger discount
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Fortune Small Business
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Thu Nov 5
Inventory losses are on the rise, thanks mostly to cashiers giving themselves and friends five-finger discounts. Employees stole an estimated $15 billion from retailers last year, according to University of Florida criminologist Richard Hollinger, who conducts an annual survey of the country's top stores.
Save $: Sign on the virtual line
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Fortune Small Business
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Wed Nov 4
Looking for a business challenge? Try getting seven people in as many locations to sign a 45-page contract.
How Build-a-Bear invented a bear market
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Fortune Small Business
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Tue Nov 3
Cute sells: Stuffed animals are a $1.5 billion industry in the U.S. Commanding nearly a third of that market is Build-a-Bear Workshop, a St. Louis-based retailer that lets customers personalize plush teddies, bunnies and other fuzzy friends.
K9 eden lures lucky dogs
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Fortune Small Business
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Mon Nov 2
Dallas has gone to the dogs. Who's to blame? Try Kelly and Cody Acree. The couple raised $10 million to build Unleashed Indoor Dog Parks, a canine paradise with 25,000 square feet of air-conditioned romping space that opened in March.
China's $treet fashion
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at Fortune Small Business
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Thu Oct 29
How two U.S. entrepreneurs are selling Chinese fashion to the post-Tiananmen generation.
Small glove maker Vinci lands giant MLB deal
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at Fortune Small Business
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Wed Oct 28
Vinci cracked the majors by building relationships with up-and-coming baseball players.
'A rival stole my staff'
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Fortune Small Business
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Tue Oct 27
Last time we checked in with Debra Killian, the co-founder of Charter Oak Lending Group in Danbury, Conn. was fighting for her company's life .
The tech catastrophe you're ignoring
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Fortune Small Business
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Mon Oct 26
Sometimes, it may shock you to learn, journalists misjudge the scale of threats.
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