Alina Selyukh
Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.
Before joining NPR in October 2015, Selyukh spent five years at Reuters, where she covered tech, telecom and cybersecurity policy, campaign finance during the 2012 election cycle, health care policy and the Food and Drug Administration, and a bit of financial markets and IPOs.
Selyukh began her career in journalism at age 13, freelancing for a local television station and several newspapers in her home town of Samara in Russia. She has since reported for CNN in Moscow, ABC News in Nebraska, and NationalJournal.com in Washington, D.C. At her alma mater, Selyukh also helped in the production of a documentary for NET Television, Nebraska's PBS station.
She received a bachelor's degree in broadcasting, news-editorial and political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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It's peak season for returns, which are setting a new record. Some end up back on shelves or get resold to other merchants, and some wind up in landfills or sail overseas. -
Shoppers are spending more despite COVID-19 and supply chain issues. At the same time, some people skipped the store in favor of handmade gifts.
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Where do holiday gifts come from? Sometimes, they travel not by sleigh but by container ship or truck. This year, shoppers became hyper aware of all the obstacles along the way — with big impact.
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Time is running out for buying holiday gifts online. Or is it? More stores are striking deals with companies like Uber, DoorDash and Postmates to get your purchases to you within hours.
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Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now -
Will Starbucks have its first unionized corporate store or stores in the U.S.? Starbucks workers in upstate New York have cast votes on whether to join a union. The result is expected Thursday.
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Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count. -
A federal labor official has approved a new election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. In a previous vote, workers overwhelmingly rejected forming a union, but the results were challenged.
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Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales. They're asking shoppers to be patient. -
Some items are in short supply, prices are rising and deals aren't as good this Black Friday. But with widespread vaccinations, shoppers have returned to malls in droves, promising record spending.
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Even the Grinch can't stop shoppers in what's predicted to be a record holiday season. -
Did someone order another weird holiday shopping season? Goods stuck on ships, pricier gas and food, fewer sales, workers demanding higher wages, and through it all: shoppers spending record money.
