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October 29, 2015 at 10:15 am
Shelley Broader will become president and CEO of Chico's FAS on Dec. 1, the Fort Myers, Fla.-based company said Wednesday. Broader will also join Chico's board of directors. Broader succeeds David Dyer, who will become vice chair of the board. Dyer is retiring. Broader is an executive with more than 25 years of experience leading global and…
October 29, 2015 at 10:10 am
Urban Outfitters on Wednesday said that it will end on-call shifts for employees at all of its North America stores, three weeks after promising to discontinue the controversial practice at its New York locations. The move will be made across its portfolio of stores, which include Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People. Between these three nameplates,…
October 28, 2015 at 12:01 pm
As part of its quest for big growth in sales, Kohl's Corp. is going small, with plans to open new stores that are less than half the size of its typical locations. The smaller version of Kohl's is among several adjustments by the national retailer as it tweaks a sweeping strategy, announced last fall, to revive…
October 28, 2015 at 11:45 am
Walgreens said on Tuesday that it will buy rival Rite Aid in a $17.2 billion deal that would whittle the nation's one-time mom-and-pop drug-store industry into two massive chains. The deal would combine the second and third largest drug-store operators, and if it gets regulatory approval intensify the already fierce competition between Walgreens and CVS Health. The…
October 28, 2015 at 11:21 am
It’s Target goes global — Take Two. After picking itself up from a disaster in Canada, the Minneapolis-based retailer is once again testing the international waters. Only this time, it’s not doing anything as risky or costly as building new stores. For now, Target is embarking on a much cheaper and faster expansion through online channels.…
October 28, 2015 at 11:11 am
Get out your crayons and mobile phones. The Toys"R"Us holiday catalog drops this week. At 96 pages, "The Great Big Toys"R"Us Book of Awesome" is its biggest issue ever and includes interactive elements for the first time. "The Big Book, as we call it internally, is done every year, but this is a significant revamp of…
October 28, 2015 at 11:03 am
A group of drivers for the new Amazon Prime Now delivery service filed suit against the company Tuesday, alleging they were denied overtime pay, workers’ compensation and mileage reimbursements. The workers say they were improperly classified as independent contractors instead of employees. The Prime Now service launched in Southern California last month and promises one- and two-hour…
October 27, 2015 at 12:54 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon.com in using drones to fill and deliver online orders. The world's largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor tests of small…
October 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm
Hedi Slimane's revamp of what we then referred to as Yves Saint Laurent was easily the most radical — and, at the time, controversial — brand makeover of recent memory. But what Chris Benz has done at American sportswear label Bill Blass will make Slimane look downright precious about the brand he took creative leadership…
October 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm
On Black Friday this year, outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI is putting its money where its motto is. The store that touts its dedication to “inspiring, educating, and outfitting” its customers and community to explore nature is staying closed on one of the nation’s busiest shopping days and will pay its employees to spend the…
