Jeff Owen, chief operating officer of Dollar General, discusses keeping your customers at the center of your strategy, evolving and strengthening your connection with them, keeping a laser focus on giving them relevant experiences where they are and other lessons for the future of retail.
A grass-roots movement is forming among retail employees to unionize with a REI Co-op store in NYC and four Starbucks stores now unionized, though more than 100 Starbucks locations are said to be filing. Amazon and Apple unionization is pending.
The company reported a decrease of 2.7% comparable store sales in the 4th quarter after having achieved a spectacular 12,5% increase in the previous coronavirus ridden year.
As the fashion industry faces growing scrutiny for its environmental impact, new questions are emerging about the legitimacy of the organic cotton market. One company proving its organic bonafides is Gallant, by encouraging regenerative farming practices, and building a transparent supply chain.
Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman stepped down from the board of the company that owns Holland & Barrett this morning after being slapped on a sanctions list by the European Union.
Perfect Corp., a Taiwan-based virtual beauty try-on app developer, said its technologies have been deployed by more than 420 beauty brands in over 80 countries, including Estee Lauder Companies’ brands Mac and Clinique.
With the intention of creating "category defining" personalised paper goods, stationery start-up Papier raised $50 million in Round C funding in February to expand their product range and fuel expansion into the United States.
In March 2021, Russian ecommerce giant Ozon Holdings was still basking in a $1 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO), announcing a $750 million bond issue and at the early stage of a year of soaring online sales in Russia.
Pandora, the Danish jewelry company, broke global and U.S. sales records in 2021. It's recently appointed general manager North America, Luciano Rodembusch, shares plans for an even stronger result in 2022.
REI announced that for the first time in 84 years it is significantly changing its lifetime membership program. REI currently has 21 million members and plans to increase membership to 50 million by 2030 with the new program.
The three cofounders of Sea Ltd. saw their collective net worth tumble $1.9 billion on Tuesday after the Southeast Asian internet giant said its online gaming business would likely face headwinds this year.
Target revenue has surpassed a great milestone reaching $106 billion in 2021. Sales increased 13.3% over last year with operating profits up 36.8%. For the fourth quarter, sales were up 9.4% with operating income up 14.1%.