What Walmart’s new focus on employee stock means for the labor market

What Walmart’s new focus on employee stock means for the labor market

Friday’s huge jobs number showed that the labor market remains highly competitive, with wage increases outpacing expectations, and the retail industry third among those with net job gains. It’s no surprise then that the biggest retailer, Walmart, is increasing its efforts to attract and retain workers. But what’s interesting is a new carrot that it … Read more

NFL bars teams from gambling in Las Vegas

NFL bars teams from gambling in Las Vegas

Nick Laham | Getty Images The National Football League is holding the Super Bowl in the gambling capital of the U.S. for the first time, but Commissioner Roger Goodell is reminding team personnel they are not allowed to take part in the action. Goodell sent out a memo Thursday ahead of Super Bowl LVIII in … Read more

Barington pushes Mattel to fix or sell off American Girl, Fisher-Price

Barington pushes Mattel to fix or sell off American Girl, Fisher-Price

The Mattel Inc. logo is displayed outside the headquarters of the toy company known for products including Barbie and Hot Wheels in El Segundo, California, on June 8, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Activist investor Barington Capital is pushing Mattel to consider selling off its American Girl and Fisher-Price brands, citing … Read more

Superdry shares soar more than 100% as company considers going private

Superdry shares soar more than 100% as company considers going private

Tristan Fewings/Getty Images LONDON — Superdry shares soared more than 100% on Friday, as the embattled British fashion retailer confirmed that co-founder and CEO Julian Dunkerton is considering taking it private. The stock peaked at 48.55 pence per share shortly before 11 a.m. London time and was last trading at around 46p per share. A … Read more

(AS) starts trading on the NYSE

(AS) starts trading on the NYSE

Wilson products at the Paragon Sports store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York on Jan. 4, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amer Sports, the Finnish athletic company behind the Wilson tennis racket and Arc’teryx, is set to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after raising about $1.37 … Read more

Lululemon to launch first men’s footwear line

Lululemon to launch first men’s footwear line

Canadian sportswear clothing band, Lululemon store in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Lululemon is launching its first men’s footwear line and casual sneaker as the retailer looks for new avenues of growth in the increasingly crowded athletic apparel space, the company announced Thursday.  The retailer is debuting its first casual sneaker, … Read more

Peloton (PTON) earnings Q2 2024

Peloton (PTON) earnings Q2 2024

Peloton managed to turn a gross profit off of its pricey connected fitness products for a second quarter in a row, but the company said Thursday it expects more challenges ahead after it failed to reach a number of goals CEO Barry McCarthy outlined a year ago.  The retailer delivered mixed results for its holiday … Read more

Clothing brands failing to eradicate forced labor risk in supply chains, research finds

Clothing brands failing to eradicate forced labor risk in supply chains, research finds

A Yayoi Kusama sculpture is displayed on the top of the Louis Vuitton’s Champs Elysees store, on January 12, 2023 in Paris, France. This year the French Fashion house has launch a second collaboration with Yayoi Kusama.The first one was in 2012. The Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton collection are now available in all Louis … Read more

Adidas will not write off remaining Yeezy inventory

Adidas will not write off remaining Yeezy inventory

Shoes are offered for sale at an Adidas store in Chicago on Feb. 10, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Adidas announced on Wednesday that it won’t write off the majority of its unsold Yeezy inventory and instead plans to sell the remaining shoes “at least” at the cost it paid for them, as the … Read more

PGA Tour secures up to $3 billion U.S. investment amid LIV Golf merger

PGA Tour secures up to  billion U.S. investment amid LIV Golf merger

PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. Ben Jared | Pga Tour | Getty Images A U.S. consortium has agreed to invest up to $3 billion into the PGA Tour, the professional golf organization announced on … Read more