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Tandy Leather Factory Inc. announced Tuesday the resignation of its CEO Jon Thompson. He's also stepping down from Tandyโs board of directors, the company said in a news release. Thompson joined Tandy in 1980 and has served in a variety of positions. He was promoted to president and COO in June 2008 and before being namedโฆ
Total Retail's sixth annual list of the leading female executives in the retail industry The 2016 list of the leading women executives in retail features some of the best and brightest minds in the industry. This year's honorees were chosen for being in a top-level position within a retail organization, along with severalโฆ
Retail is an enormous and profitable industry. Global sales were projected to top $24 trillion in 2015 and are expected to grow another 3.2 percent this year, making the magnates who run the sector's largest companies even wealthier. We recently released our list of the 50 richest people on earth based on data from Wealth-X, whichโฆ
Online fashion retailer Nasty Gal has laid off 10 percent of its staff, as the purveyor of edgy womenโs clothing cuts costs amid an uncertain financing and retail environment. CEO Sheree Waterson told the company in an email that the cuts were necessary as the โmarket in which we operate is changing, both in retail broadlyโฆ
J.C. Penney is pursuing a possible sale and partial leaseback of its headquarters building in Plano, Texas as part of an ongoing effort to reduce debt and manage expenses. CBRE Capital Markets is representing Penney. New owners will also own part of the huge Legacy West project under construction next door that will include theโฆ
The Winter 2016 issue of Total Retail contains our annual list of the Top Women in Retail. Weโve been compiling this list for six years now (I know, hard to believe), and this year, as in years past, weโre featuring senior-level women at retail brands who have helped their companies survive and grow despite the ever-evolving industry and a less-than-stellar economic climate over the years.
Home Depot is hiring more than 80,000 temporary workers nationwide for its big spring push, the company said Wednesday. Unlike other retailers that go on a hiring spree around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the home improvement industry sees its greatest business when plants start growing and consumers think about lawn mowers and landscaping. More than halfโฆ
Hereโs something you might not know: In 1993, when Kate Valentine and Andy Spade founded the quirky fashion company, they werenโt yet married and Kate went by her maiden name, Brosnahan. The idea was to combine Kateโs first name and Andyโs last โ much to Kateโs motherโs dismay. Years later, when they launched the menโsโฆ
Birchbox Inc., a startup that sells subscriptions for personalized beauty samples, said itโs cutting 15 percent of staff and suspending operations in Canada. The cutbacks, which affect 45 people out of a staff of 300, are the latest sign that technology startups are struggling to create sustainable businesses as venture funding begins to cool.
French couture house Chanelโs global CEO is ending her nine-year tenure with the company. On Jan. 27, the day after the brandโs haute couture runway show in Paris, Women's Wear Daily reported that Maureen Chiquet would be stepping down from her position. While the loss of Ms. Chiquet may require some adjustments, this change in leadershipโฆ