Professional women of a certain age may have hung more than a few Liz Claiborne frocks in their closets. (I know I did.) Founded in 1976 by dress designer Liz Claiborne and [...]
GameStop trades aggressive stores expansion to go digital
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May 10, 2012, 5:23 PM
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GameStop takes the top score in video game retailing. To maintain its ranking, however, the $9.5 billion company is reaching beyond its vast network of stores to ensure it stays in the [...]
Wal-Mart hit by fallout from Mexico bribery scandal
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May 4, 2012, 2:19 PM
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A lot has happened in the two weeks since The New York Times broke the news of a widespread bribery scandal at Wal-Mart’s subsidiary in Mexico. The Comptroller of the [...]
Ross departure leaves Disney film division in flux
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April 24, 2012, 2:27 PM
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Rich Ross’ departure from Walt Disney Studios, announced last Friday, could not have been more timely. The studio has struggled under the weight of some mighty flops of late: namely, [...]
Best Buy CEO resigns
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April 10, 2012, 10:13 AM
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Best Buy today said goodbye to CEO Brian Dunn after less than three years at the helm of the world’s largest consumer electronics chain. His resignation, not long after Best Buy [...]
J&J exec named top Avon Lady
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April 9, 2012, 11:30 AM
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A week after fragrance maker Coty Inc. launched an unsolicited takeover bid for Avon, the struggling cosmetics company named its replacement for its controversial CEO Andrea Jung. The fresh face taking her [...]
New book offers inside view of Ford Motor
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April 5, 2012, 12:30 PM
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Most people realize that Ford Motor was the only of the Detroit Three automakers that didn’t file Chapter 11 and receive bailouts by the federal government. But until now almost [...]
Oprah Winfrey Network’s first year not so rosy
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April 3, 2012, 9:47 AM
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When The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) went live a little more than a year ago, everyone assumed the star could do no wrong. After all, before its run ended in [...]
Retail’s billionaires club
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March 8, 2012, 2:07 PM
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Forbes Magazine‘s annual list of The World’s Billionaires was released yesterday and those who made or derive their wealth from the retail industry are well represented. Indeed, among the top [...]
Las Vegas Sands chief Sheldon Adelson climbs Forbes list of billionaires
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March 8, 2012, 1:43 PM
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Sheldon Adelson might not be as familiar a name as Carlos Slim, Bill Gates, or Warren Buffet. However, according to the list of billionaires released by Forbes this week, the casino magnate [...]
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