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Auto giant Stellantis appoints 25-year company veteran—Antonio Filosa—as new CEO to lead turnaround
Sarah Davis 2026-04-12 18:36
LVMH’s U.S. CEO is glad ‘pretty annoying’ quiet luxury term has died
Robert Williams 2026-04-11 18:14
Walmart wants you to know that even with the trade war deescalation higher prices are inevitable
Jane Johnson 2026-04-10 11:45
Tesla shareholders beg for Elon Musk to focus on the company, asking the CEO to work at least 40 hours a week
Jennifer Johnson 2026-04-09 11:09
A different kind of Brat summer: Johnsonville will offer an 80-pound, 249-link variety pack of sausages, brats, and hot dogs, which comes with its own hand truck
David Williams 2026-04-08 18:52
Hormel Foods says consumers are ‘strained’ as they trade down or hunt for value, but maintains outlook for the year
David Brown 2026-04-07 11:59
Arby’s is selling a $85 outfit made entirely of napkins
David Williams 2026-04-04 11:05
Bidding war sends rare ‘Mediterranean Blue’ diamond to $21.5 million at Sotheby’s auction, but not everyone’s dazzled
Michael Johnson 2026-04-04 18:06
Tariffs are threatening the accuracy of fall fashion trends by forcing earlier clothing shipments amid supply-chain headaches, Urban Outfitters CEO says
Michael Davis 2026-04-03 18:34
Why LVMH’s $1 billion Formula One bet is more than the average luxury partnership
David Brown 2026-04-03 18:58
Victoria’s Secret shuts down its website and some in-store services due to a ‘security incident’
Emily Johnson 2026-04-02 18:12
Swiss watch exports to the U.S. soar nearly 150%, even as Trump’s higher tariffs are delayed
Sarah Brown 2026-03-31 11:39
As Klarna flips from AI-first to hiring people again, a new landmark survey reveals most AI projects fail to deliver
John Johnson 2026-03-30 18:44
The $404 million cyberattack: Britain’s M&S faces pay hit and expects disruption to last through to July
Robert Williams 2026-03-29 11:29
E.l.f.’s acquisition of Hailey Bieber’s Rhode is a $1 billion bet on Gen Alpha
Jane Smith 2026-03-29 11:31
Target missed analysts’ sales expectations by nearly half a billion dollars in the aftermath of DEI-related boycotts
Robert Jones 2026-03-28 11:21
Costco takes a page from rival Sam’s Club to speed up checkout in its warehouses with ‘Scan & Pay’
Robert Johnson 2026-03-27 11:25
Mondelez is suing Aldi, alleging the supermarket chain ‘blatantly copies’ its packaging. The side-by-side photos are wild
Emily Williams 2026-03-26 11:51
Walmart and Amazon prices are going up despite Trump’s China tariff reduction
Jane Johnson 2026-03-26 18:20
LVMH warns Chinese are curtailing travel, overseas spending
Jane Jones 2026-03-25 11:57
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Memorial Day 2025
Emily Miller 2026-03-25 11:41
France seeks small parcel fees as flows from China surge
Emily Johnson 2026-03-23 18:40
T.J. Maxx and Marshalls can ‘insulate’ themselves from tariffs because their business model is scooping up other retailers’ unsold inventory
Emily Davis 2026-03-23 18:38
Meet Fidji Simo’s replacement as Instacart CEO: A former Apple director who helped drive iPhone market adoption
Emily Jones 2026-03-22 11:55
A Kohl’s board member resigned because she was ‘continually disappointed’ by governance and a lack of transparency. The retailer denies there was any friction
Sarah Johnson 2026-03-21 11:15
Forget SUVs: Minivans are having a renaissance—and they’ve never been this plush
John Brown 2026-03-21 18:26
Crystals, pistols, and a $30,000 headache: Fort Liberty business owners reckon with Trump’s renaming of Fort Bragg
Robert Johnson 2026-03-19 11:49
Gap says Trump’s tariffs could cost the company a whopping $300 million, sending shares into a tailspin
Jennifer Brown 2026-03-19 11:07
Digital marketing used to be about clicks, but the rise of ChatGPT means it’s ‘now all about winning the mentions’
Emily Johnson 2026-03-18 11:17
Jaguar is going on a world tour to sell its controversial rebrand to wealthy art lovers
Jennifer Brown 2026-03-18 18:22
Lidl goes upmarket with a focus on elite London postcodes as part of its aggressive $665 million U.K. expansion
Robert Johnson 2026-03-16 18:54
EU fines Delivery Hero and Glovo $376 million for running a food delivery cartel
Michael Jones 2026-03-16 18:50
e.l.f. CEO says customers were ‘quite positive’ about the beauty giant raising prices due to tariffs: ‘We’re not trying to pull anything over on anyone’
Michael Davis 2026-03-15 18:34
Europe’s last mall? Hamburg marks the end of an era as Westfield looks to Saudi Arabia for its next retail boom
Emily Williams 2026-03-11 11:59
Dior’s revival rests on its historic appointment of Jonathan Anderson as creative director
Jane Williams 2026-03-11 18:48
Ryanair fares set to rise by nearly 20% as airline plots profit rebound
Emily Johnson 2026-03-09 18:10
Remy Cointreau names Marilly as CEO after Vallat steps down
Robert Davis 2026-03-08 11:13
From a French village to Meghan Markle’s kitchen: How Le Creuset became the Louis Vuitton of cookware
Michael Johnson 2026-03-07 18:00
Swiss running brand On became $3 billion richer in the last week. It’s coming for Nike and Adidas next
John Smith 2026-03-06 11:55
Nike poised to win in Dick’s Sporting acquisition of Foot Locker
John Davis 2026-03-04 18:30
Kohl’s shocks investors reporting a not-too-bad quarter even after it fired its CEO just 100 days into the job
Jennifer Johnson 2026-03-02 18:08
Target foot traffic is still down after 3 months in the fallout of dismantling DEI and subsequent boycotts
Robert Smith 2026-03-01 18:46
Burberry is cutting 1,700 jobs as its turnaround plan starts slowly reaping results
John Johnson 2026-03-01 18:24
Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying struggling sneaker chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Jane Johnson 2026-02-28 11:15
Let them eat cake! French bakeries are protesting because opening on May 1 is (possibly) against the law
David Brown 2026-02-26 18:08
Diageo plans $500 million of cost cuts as U.S. tariffs kick in
Robert Brown 2026-02-25 18:36
Memorial Day 2025 deals: Best freebies and discounts for veterans
Sarah Jones 2026-02-23 11:33
Dick’s Sporting Goods exec defends Foot Locker acquisition: ‘Like it or not, we make these decisions and investments for a lifetime’
Jane Johnson 2026-02-23 18:18
Ikea’s new central London store has learned from ‘a lot of mistakes’ over 7 years—but it’s confident its inner-city debut will click with shoppers
John Williams 2026-02-22 11:43
McDonald’s pulls the plug on beverage-focused CosMc’s
John Smith 2026-02-21 18:16