Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO Says Sears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More
J.C. Penney ad apologizes to customers The ad comes after the Plano, Texas-based company last month fired its CEO, Ron Johnson, after 17 months on the job and rehired his predecessor Mike Ullman. Johnson's ambitious changes included getting rid of most sales and bringing in new, hip brands. More
Discover Pushes PayPal Payments; First Data Holds Out Discover makes headway in bringing eBay's online-payments service to physical retailers, but First Data, one of the country's largest merchant processors, has opted not to support the service. More
Big brands rejected Bangladesh factory safety plan As Bangladesh reels from the deaths of hundreds of garment workers in a building collapse, the refusal of global retailers to pay for strict nationwide factory inspections is bringing renewed scrutiny to an industry that has profited from a country notorious for its hazardous workplaces and subsistence-level wages. More
Rebuild Department Stores For Success In A Digital World Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover major developments in the retail industry. Major department stores are searching for a direction on how to operate in this digital ... 05/2/2024 - 10:58 pm | View Link
45,000 Retail Stores Could Shutter In The Next 5 Years: UBS Roughly 45,000 retail stores could close their doors in the next few years, a new retail report by UBS estimates. UBS modeled out the share of e-commerce shoppers in the U.S. growing from 21% to 26% ... 05/1/2024 - 12:24 pm | View Link
French, Spanish and Austrian growth beats forecasts, boosting hopes eurozone technical recession is over – business live Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as French GDP accelerates, and HSBC announces CEO’s retirement ... 04/29/2024 - 7:54 pm | View Link
Taylor Swift Sets Single-Week Streaming Record With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ By Keith Caulfield After its first six days of release in the U.S., Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has broken the single-week streaming record in the U.S. for an album, according ... 04/24/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Retailers Were Cautiously Optimistic With Stable Budgets at 2024 Watches and Wonders Releases from Cartier and Rolex, neo-vintage timepieces and wearability were standouts, while H. Moser & Cie shone among independents, buyers said. 04/22/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
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Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding Reuters.comGates, Novo Nordisk And Wellcome Commit $300 Million To Climate Change, Infectious Diseases And Nutrition ForbesThree health foundations tackle biggest disease threats in $300mn deal Financial TimesNovo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact | News | Wellcome Wellcome TrustTop charities team up with $300m for climate, health equity pharmaphorum
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