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Can Kroger’s new CEO, former Walmart U.S. chief Greg Foran, fix the troubled supermarket chain?
The supermarket conglomerate said on Monday that it has hired former Walmart U.S. and Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran…
Walmart’s new CEO John Furner was once an hourly worker, now he’s CEO of the top Fortune 500 company
Incoming Walmart chief executive John Furner started at the mega retailer as an hourly employee stocking shelves. Now, the largest…
Amazon is closing its futuristic Go and Fresh stores—showing logistics and tech aren’t enough to make old-school retail work
As any local shop owner will tell you, running a brick-and-mortar business in the age of Amazon is an uphill…
The U.S. sneaker market continues to boom and one British retailer wants a much bigger piece of that pie. JD…
Chubbies cofounder Kyle Hency is back—his new startup Good Day just raised a seed round
Kyle Hency started Chubbies in 2011 with three Stanford friends as a fun, weekend‑and‑beer‑vibe shorts brand. The irreverent direct-to-consumer clothing…
Can Saks’ new CEO repair the damage done by years of being treated as a ‘financial plaything’?
For the second time in his career, luxury executive Geoffroy van Raemdonck has been tasked with fixing an iconic department…
Walmart Inc. is partnering with Alphabet Inc. to offer AI-enhanced shopping on Google’s Gemini platform — part of the retailer’s…
Customer survey overload: Why companies are inundating us with endless feedback requests
One week last autumn, I hit my customer feedback limit. I had seen my doctor and done some online shopping.…
Behind luxury brands Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo lurks a holding company with millions in losses
In September 2018, the CEO of what was then Michael Kors Holdings delivered thrilling news to investors. The company had…
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