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Online-only retailer Asos blames ‘detrimental’ virtual meetings, ordering staff back to the office to lift performance after making $150 million in losses
The online store’s sales surged, profits tripled, and popularity soared as people clicked away on their shopping carts from home. …
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admits ‘something went wrong’ after a worker who flagged a safety issue got 40 manager calls in two days
Embattled Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun spent two hours Tuesday trying to persuade largely skeptical senators that the beleaguered aircraft maker…
In America, where we tend to celebrate successful individuals who turn ideas into multi-million-dollar companies, it’s a little odd to…
Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest…
Baggy pants are out and smaller sizes are flying off the shelves as Wegovy changes how Americans buy clothes
Weight loss drugs like Wegovy and others have some retailers scrambling to meet the demand for smaller sizes. Rent the…
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor in Management Practice and Founder and President of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership…
Some retailers and brands ‘play it safe’ with more subdued Pride Month amid election year
With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+culture and…
Big-box chains are funding a California ballot measure to crack down on retail theft, setting up clash with progressive lawmakers
With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a coalition of law enforcement and business groups in a…
How a teen YouTube ‘problem child’ went from getting raided by the FBI to a multimillion-dollar business empire and cult-like following
Before the 27-year-old became the third-richest content creator, raking in $38 million in 2023—and challenging boxing legend Mike Tyson to…
Offering psychic services in this city could’ve landed you in jail. But the ban was just lifted as fortune telling becomes a $2.3 billion industry
Ashley Branton has earned a living as a psychic medium for seven years, helping a growing number of people with…