Chinese-founded online retail giant Shein is not positioning itself as an Amazon “clone,” the company told CNBC, as it prepares for a U.S. public listing later this year. The e-commerce company’s product categories are likely to “grow over time,” as the business entrenches itself deeper into the U.S., Peter Pernot-Day, head of strategic communications, U.K. … Read more
Arkhouse has the financing in place to take Macy’s private at a bid of $5.8 billion, managing partner Gavriel Kahane told CNBC Thursday, but the activist investor has run into roadblocks without the department store retailer’s cooperation on due diligence. “At this stage, based on public information, there isn’t a bank in the world that … Read more
Michelle Gass, chief executive officer of Kohls Corp., stands for a photograph at the National Retail Federation Inc. (NRF) annual Honors in New York, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Bess Adler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turnover in C-suites spiked across industries last year — and in retail in particular. Next week, new CEOs … Read more
A “Now Hiring” sign is displayed in front of a Chipotle restaurant on October 07, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill hopes to recruit 19,000 new employees to make its burritos and bowls this spring, the company said Wednesday. The company’s hiring target suggests it’s expecting an even busier … Read more
Procter & Gamble shares jumped more than 4% on Tuesday following better-than-expected quarterly earnings that were released before the opening bell. While sales missed the mark, profitability was solid, excluding charges related to writing down the value of Gillette and non-core restructuring measures. P & G raised the low end of their full-year EPS guide. … Read more
Large advertisement of Japanese luxury skin care products brand, SK-II, in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Miguel Candela | Lightrocket | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Tuesday said sales of its high-end SK-II skincare brand fell 34% in the Greater China region during its latest quarter — and it blamed an unlikely culprit. With its … Read more
A Procter & Gamble (P&G) logo is seen during the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on November 7, 2023 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly earnings and revenue for its fiscal second quarter of 2024 as price hikes … Read more
Pedestrians walk by an advertisement for Klarna. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez | In Pictures via Getty Images When she started shopping for the holidays late last year, Kiki Andersen was struggling to buy her loved ones gifts. So she turned to a novel solution to get through the season: Buy now, pay later. The 31-year-old comedian … Read more
The drive-thru entrance to a Salad and Go location. Source: Salad and Go When Sweetgreen went public two years ago, co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman said the salad chain aspired to be the “McDonald’s of its generation.” But another salad rival could beat Sweetgreen to the punch: Salad and Go. Founded in 2013, the upstart … Read more
Beyond Yoga Courtesy: Beyond Yoga Levi Strauss’ Beyond Yoga has tapped former Athleta CEO and longtime Gap veteran Nancy Green to be its next chief executive, as the company looks to scale beyond its modest roots and compete with industry leaders such as Lululemon and upstarts such as Alo Yoga and Vuori. Beyond Yoga’s founder … Read more
