
More On Management Issues
June 2013
As I write this, the Senate just voted 74-20 to take up the Marketplace Fairness Act for debate and amendment, the bill's first procedural...
June 2013
F or some retailers, environmental sustainability has been built into their company's core values from the beginning; for others, it's been embraced more recently....
May 20, 2013
In his first conference call with analysts since retaking the CEO position at J.C. Penney, Mike Ullman said the struggling retailer would restore private labels...
May 17, 2013
Rihanna is suing British retail giant Topshop — chaired by billionaire Sir Philip Green — for $5 million for selling T-shirts bearing her image without...
May 17, 2013
A plan by Amazon.com to open one or more warehouses in Florida fell apart when the online retailer was unable to negotiate an agreement with...
May 17, 2013
The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had...
May 16, 2013
The National Retail Federation on Wednesday criticized a fire-and-building safety agreement for Bangladesh, led by labor groups such as Europe's IndustriALL. "While the proposal put...
May 15, 2013
Wal-Mart said it won’t accept an agreement “at this time” to improve fire and building safety in Bangladesh that’s supported by labor monitoring groups and...
May 14, 2013
A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims...
May 14, 2013
The next big environmentally minded startup may be funded by an unlikely source: Patagonia. The clothing giant recently decided to launch an internal venture fund,...


