Management

Amazon Employees Petitioned for Paid Time Off to Vote
October 14, 2020 at 5:05 pm

Amazon.com workers are signing an internal petition asking the company to give them paid time off to vote in the United States election, CNBC reported. The petition requests Amazon provide its entire U.S. workforce with paid time off to vote on or before election day. According to CNBC, more than 4,000 Amazon employees have signed…

How the Retail Industry is Prepping for the Holiday Season
October 14, 2020 at 12:27 pm

As we enter an unprecedented holiday shopping season, consumers are curious about how retailers plan to prioritize safety. The truth is, e-commerce is booming, and an attractive option for many shoppers. However, there are other ways that retailers can give their customers peace of mind. Display Your Cleaning Process According to a recent study, consumers…

For Food Retailers, Maintaining Employee Morale is Key to Weathering a Crisis
October 8, 2020 at 6:10 pm

Many retail categories saw an uptick in online sales over the past couple of months. By mid-April, U.S. retailers’ year-over-year revenue growth was at 68 percent. Buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) orders also experienced quite the surge. In fact, Walmart Grocery quickly became the No. 1 most downloaded shopping app in early April. However,…

Lowe's to Give $100M More in Bonuses to Hourly Employees
October 7, 2020 at 5:54 pm

Lowe's announced yesterday that it will give $100 million more in bonuses to hourly employees, as strong demand for home improvement continues. It marks the sixth time the home improvement retailer has given additional pay to workers at its stores, distribution centers and support centers during the coronavirus pandemic. It gave bonuses to part-time, full-time and seasonal…

NRF Cautiously Optimistic in Holiday Retail Sales Forecast
October 5, 2020 at 7:22 pm

Consumer spending has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic more quickly than expected, but forecasting 2020 holiday sales is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle without all the pieces, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in a press release from the trade association. “I'm cautiously optimistic about the fourth quarter in terms of the…

Patagonia Names Ryan Gellert CEO, Replacing Rose Marcario
September 28, 2020 at 4:23 pm

Ryan Gellert was named CEO for Ventura, Calif.–headquartered Patagonia Works, the holding company for the influential outdoor brand Patagonia Inc. as well as separate Patagonia divisions in food, media, investments and joint ventures. Gellert previously served as the general manager for Patagonia’s EMEA/Europe, Middle East and Africa office, which is headquartered in Amsterdam. He came to Patagonia after…

Kohl's to Reduce Corporate Staff by 15% in Cost-Cutting Move
September 17, 2020 at 11:56 am

After six months of slumped sales because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kohl's announced this week that it was reducing its corporate workforce by around 15 percent. The department store chain has taken a hit during the pandemic that closed all of its more than 1,100 stores this spring. Net sales were down 32.8 percent in the six…

Neiman Marcus Group to Emerge From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by Sept. 30
September 7, 2020 at 11:58 am

Neiman Marcus Group announced last week that it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Sept. 30 under a restructuring plan that's likely to eliminate more than $4 billion of its debt and more than $200 million of interest expense. The upscale retail chain said certain institutional investors will fund a $750 million exit financing package. The…

RTW Retailwinds' E-Commerce Business, Intellectual Property Sold to Investment Group for $40M
August 31, 2020 at 6:04 pm

The e-commerce business and intellectual property of omnichannel specialty retailer RTW Retailwinds were sold at bankruptcy auction last week to investment firm Saadia Group for $40 million plus assumption of certain liabilities, including honoring gift cards. Assets include websites run by the apparel company, which was previously known as New York & Co. Those sites include www.nyandcompany.com,…