Seattle council approves worker-scheduling law by Janet I. Tu at Seattle Times. "Councilmember M. Lorena González, one of the council members who spearheaded the effort, said: “We are shifting the power to workers.” Cheers erupted after the vote tally, with many in the audience waving “Our Time Counts” signs." Read more / See the pics   GAS SHORTAGE - Pipeline Break Lights a Fire Under Gasoline Prices Across Southeast by Nicole Friedman & Alison Sider at Wall Street Journal. "Some areas are experiencing gasoline shortages. In Atlanta, Dean’s Midtown sold out of regular gasoline on Sunday; it ran out of [...]

  Seattle council approves worker-scheduling law by Janet I. Tu at Seattle Times. "Councilmember M. Lorena González, one of the council members who spearheaded the effort, said: “We are shifting the power to workers.” Cheers erupted after the vote tally, with many in the audience waving “Our Time Counts” signs." Read more / See the pics   GAS SHORTAGE - Pipeline Break Lights a Fire Under Gasoline Prices Across Southeast by Nicole Friedman & Alison Sider at Wall Street Journal. "Some areas are experiencing gasoline shortages. In Atlanta, Dean’s Midtown sold out of regular gasoline on Sunday; it ran out of [...]

  Minnesota: Nine stabbed at Crossroads Center shopping mall in St.Cloud at AP. "A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly asking one victim if he or she was Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him in an attack the Islamic State group claimed as its own." Read more   ...PICTURED: The hero cop who shot dead rampaging Minnesota mall knifeman via Daily Mail. See pics / Read more   How EBay's CEO Plans to Take On Amazon by Spencer Soper at Bloomberg. "EBay Inc. Chief Executive Officer Devin [...]

  Target urges employees to help turn around performance ahead of holidays by Nandita Bose at Reuters. "Competition has been fierce and we have had a few bumps on the road this year," Cornell told thousands of store employees gathered at an annual meeting near its headquarters in Minneapolis. "We have 137 days to turn this into a winning year." Read more   ..."Jon Bon Jovi just opened up for me" John Mulligan, Target's COO, quipped as he followed the rocker on stage by Kavita Kumar at Star Tribune. Read more   ...Target Will Hammer Home A Low-Price Message to [...]

  Walmart Canada to extend Visa ban to more stores at Reuters. "Walmart Canada will stop accepting Visa Inc (V.N) cards at its 16 stores in the province of Manitoba starting on Oct. 24, a spokesman said on Wednesday, raising the stakes in a high-profile fee dispute. Manitoba was "most ready" for not accepting Visa cards, he said, without elaborating on why the province was chosen." Read more   "WE'RE NOT A GROCER" - Target CEO Says Retailer Won’t Become Full-Service Grocer by Khadeeja Safdar at Wall Street Journal via Pioneer Press. "Mr. Cornell said shoppers come to Target for apparel [...]

  Former Target top doc named CEO of $500M Google-backed startup by Katharine Grayson at Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal. "(Dr. Josh) Riff served as Minneapolis-based Target's chief medical director for about five years and its director of health and wellbeing for one year. He played a leadership role in developing Target's in-store clinic strategy." Read more   Seattle: ‘Secure scheduling’ law appears likely to pass Seattle City Council by Janet I. Tu. "The council committee that’s been working on the issue for several months approved an amended bill Tuesday, setting the stage for next week’s vote. Passage by the full council is likely: [...]

  How Home Depot’s Ann-Marie Campbell Rose From Cashier to the C-Suite by Ellen McGirt at Fortune. "Finding everything you need?” she asks. Her standard mode of engagement is rapid-fire conversation—without, somehow, ever losing a smile. She appears ready to coach him through the installation if need be. You see, Ann-Marie Campbell believes you can do anything. Even you, nervous plumber. Even you, eager badge-toting shelf stocker. Actually, especially you." See the video / Read more   TRACY MORGAN JOKES THAT WALMART HAD TO "ROLL THEIR PRICES UP" TO COVER HIS SETTLEMENT by Alex Ungerman at ET. "The Saturday Night [...]

  Target chief merchant Mark Tritton settling into big job ahead by Kavita Kumar at Star Tribune. "How do we leverage that level of refresh and redefine on our overall portfolio,” he said. “I think there’s opportunity for that.” He’s not yet ready to discuss what may be coming up next, even a new women’s apparel line that is reportedly in the works. “Uff da,” he said, laughing, when pressed for details. He had just learned the common Minnesota phrase the night before." Read more   Wal-Mart stops selling Egyptian cotton sheets made by Welspun at Reuters. "Welspun has not been able [...]