Retail/Business
Retailers Report Moderate Comp Declines in Aug.
August’s winners included off-price retailers, such as TJX and Ross, and others offering hefty value propositions to attract consumers.
— Sep 3, 2009
Doug Williams Joins Hartmarx as President
Key post at Hartmarx successor firm taken by former Polo executive.
— Sep 3, 2009
Anderson Charts Global Strategy for Levi's
Levi Strauss & Co. president and chief executive officer John Anderson is on a campaign to maximize the power of the iconic Levi’s label around the world.
— Sep 3, 2009
Jos. A Bank Net Up 41.4 Percent in Quarter
Jos. A Bank Clothiers Inc. managed to avoid the consumer malaise in Q2 and posted better bottom- and top-line results.
— Sep 2, 2009
Aiming High: Fast Retailing Eyes Sales of $54 Billion
Japanese company Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, plans to grow its business seven-fold.
— Sep 2, 2009
WakeUpWalmart.com Launches Heathcare Ads
Ads by union-backed coalition say Wal-Mart doesn't offer employees enough healthcare coverage.
— Sep 2, 2009
Al-Sabah Said Stepping Down
Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah, one of the Middle East's most high-profile retail figures, to leave Villa Moda.
— Sep 2, 2009
