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Amazon’s venture arm the Alexa Fund is dialing in on AI startups because the technology ‘is only going to get more relevant’

Amazon’s venture arm the Alexa Fund is dialing in on AI startups because the technology ‘is only going to get more relevant’

By Press Room4 April 2025

Alexa, do you have time for an elevator pitch? The Alexa Fund, which began in 2015 as a way to seed…

Dollar Tree sold Family Dollar at a massive discount for just billion. Just a decade ago, it was worth billion

Dollar Tree sold Family Dollar at a massive discount for just $1 billion. Just a decade ago, it was worth $9 billion

By Press Room28 March 2025

Dollar Tree really has a discount for everyone. A group of private equity investors agreed to buy the flailing Family Dollar chain…

Target was banking on Easter to help boost sluggish sales. But then came the church-initiated boycotts of the retailer

Target was banking on Easter to help boost sluggish sales. But then came the church-initiated boycotts of the retailer

By Press Room21 March 2025

During a quarterly earnings call on March 4, Target reported that quarterly net sales declined 3.1%, while in February, when only the…

Meet LaFawn Davis: A C-suite executive at Indeed who dropped out of college and proved you don’t need a degree to land a top job

Meet LaFawn Davis: A C-suite executive at Indeed who dropped out of college and proved you don’t need a degree to land a top job

By Press Room21 March 2025

When LaFawn Davis was growing up, she didn’t dream of becoming an astronaut, a doctor, or a teacher…she dreamed of…

Becoming an accountant is more accessible as 3 states scrap the stringent 150-hour education requirement

Becoming an accountant is more accessible as 3 states scrap the stringent 150-hour education requirement

By Press Room14 March 2025

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Employers ‘can’t just bring people back to the office’ without making changes, McKinsey partner says

Employers ‘can’t just bring people back to the office’ without making changes, McKinsey partner says

By Press Room10 March 2025

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Shoplifting has become so rampant nearly 60% of shoppers say they feel safer shopping online than in store

Shoplifting has become so rampant nearly 60% of shoppers say they feel safer shopping online than in store

By Press Room5 March 2025

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Forever 21’s DEI head pleads for her job as companies cut diversity-related roles: ‘We’re not the monster some people view us as’

Forever 21’s DEI head pleads for her job as companies cut diversity-related roles: ‘We’re not the monster some people view us as’

By Press Room28 February 2025

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Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders

Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders

By Press Room28 February 2025

President Trump’s picks to lead the Department of Labor sat for questioning from the Senate this week, but his deputy…

Walmart may have mastered the dupe, but one exec says the company’s recent fashion success is thanks to its food business. It’s ‘a competitive differentiator that only we can deliver on’

Walmart may have mastered the dupe, but one exec says the company’s recent fashion success is thanks to its food business. It’s ‘a competitive differentiator that only we can deliver on’

By Press Room27 February 2025

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