Management

Mossberg: 5 Things I Learned From Jeff Bezos at Code
June 10, 2016 at 9:21 am

Last week, I interviewed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on stage at our third annual Code Conference. It wasnโ€™t my first such public conversation with Bezos โ€” we had done an earlier interview in 2008 at the D conference, the predecessor to Code. Bezos joked that he appeared at our conferences "every eight years like clockwork." Backโ€ฆ

Workforce Productivity, Morale Are Key to Omnichannel Success
June 8, 2016 at 9:58 am

Workforce management can be the difference between a retailer becoming a cautionary tale or thriving and going the distance to increase market share and meet customer expectations. With agile omnichannel execution, expanding fulfillment options and seamless customer engagement increasingly vital to brand loyalty and profitability, retailers are tasking their associates with more responsibilities than everโ€ฆ

Burberry's CEO Took a 75% Pay Cut
June 6, 2016 at 11:43 am

While it seems as if many CEOs were paid regardless of performance in 2015, at least one chief executive can attest to the opposite. Burberry cut CEO Christopher Baileyโ€™s pay from $10.8 million to $2.7 million in 2015, a 75 percent decrease as profits tanked and the luxury apparel retailer struggled to show growth, according toโ€ฆ

lululemon's Billionaire Founder Slams Company, Saying it Has 'Lost its Way'
June 2, 2016 at 11:02 am

lululemon founder Chip Wilson is not happy with how the apparel company is being run these days and wants everyone to know it. Wilson, who stepped down as chair of the board in 2013 amid a series of controversies and resigned from the board completely last year, remains the companyโ€™s largest individual shareholder. In an openโ€ฆ

Staples CEO is Stepping Down After Office Depot Merger Fail
June 1, 2016 at 11:09 am

Office supplies retailer Staples, which called off a deal to buy smaller rival Office Depot this month, said Chief Executive Ron Sargent will step down after the companyโ€™s annual meeting on June 14. The decision comes three weeks after a U.S. federal judge ordered to halt the deal because of antitrust concerns. โ€œWith the termination of theโ€ฆ

Top Retailers Fall Short of Commitments to Overseas Workers
May 31, 2016 at 10:53 am

After more than 1,100 deaths exposed dangerous labor conditions in Bangladesh in 2013, brands like H&M, Wal-Mart and Gap were among the most powerful companies that pledged to improve the safety of some of the countryโ€™s poorest workers. But human rights groups say that three years later, those promises are still unfulfilled, and that safety, laborโ€ฆ

Abercrombie & Fitch Appoints New Brand Presidents
May 24, 2016 at 10:56 am

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Monday that it has named two new brand presidents. Stacia Andersen will lead the namesake Abercrombie & Fitch brand, along with Abercrombie Kids, responsible for all product and consumer-facing activities. She was recently the senior vice president of merchandising for Target Corp. Kristin Scott has been appointed brand president for Hollister. Sheโ€ฆ