A recent study, by Seattle-based group Placed, found 40% of the shoppers participated in showrooming and concluded the threat to retailers may be more serious than they realize. The study was based on survey results from nearly 15,000 people. In addition to Best Buy and...
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8% in April,...
The Politics of a tax overhaul: The conventional wisdom has long been that a large-scale tax overhaul that scraps the current tax code for one with fewer deductions, credits and exemptions would be too controversial for any party to tackle on its own. Recent...
Teens and bargain hunters propelled retail sales in April, but couldn't save the industry from the dampening effects of chilly weather and continuing economic worries....
This position assists in maintaining key customer /company compliance programs and supporting the logistics department. Must maintain and stay current on adherence to the Federal guidelines on product testing protocols. Applicants with experience are encourage to apply....
In keeping with the Caterpillar Inc. brand, the Earthmovers Campaign celebrates individuals who positively impact the world around them and who "move the earth" in their everyday lives. Dedicated, confident, and bold, an Earthmover is an individual who embodies the brand's tradition of hard...
In a partnership with New York-based Almar Sales, a manufacturer and supplier of accessories, Sam Edelman Jewelry will hit stores in September, the company announced Monday....
Responding to complaints from businesses, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California's 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is being misused by "unscrupulous lawyers" filing lawsuits. "Proposition 65 is a good law that's helped many people, but it's...
Nike on Monday named ZGF Architects as its architecture firm for the World Headquarters expansion project....
The second seems calculated to minimize damage to a brand by maximizing distance from the disaster. The company said it stopped doing business with the Rana Plaza factories in 2008. It promised an investigation.Wal-Mart said there was no authorized production of its clothing lines at...