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Kohl's Rejects $9 Billion Takeover Bid, Adopts Poison Pill
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 07/02/2022
» Kohl's Corp. on Friday rejected a $9 billion takeover offer by an activist group for being too low, but said it would review other expressions of interest in the department-store chain.
The Great Shopping Reset: How the Pandemic Helped Fix Retail
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 22/11/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic was supposed to deliver a knockout punch to department stores and specialty retailers. Instead, many of them are bouncing back healthier.
Ratings for Olympics Opening Ceremony Fall 36% From 2016
Business, Lillian Rizzo & Suzanne Vranica, Published on 27/07/2021
» The kickoff of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo drew about 17 million viewers in the U.S. on Friday on NBC, a roughly 36% decline from the opening ceremony for the Games in 2016, according to preliminary figures from the network.
For CEOs, the New Business of Business Is ... Politics
Business, Chip Cutter & Suzanne Vranica & Alison Sider, Published on 12/04/2021
» Big consumer brands like Coca-Cola Co. and Delta Air Lines Inc. for years have positioned themselves as forces for promoting what they see as social good -- an approach they displayed last summer after the death of George Floyd.
LVMH Tells Tiffany Staff to Return to Office Two Days a Week
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 08/02/2021
» After taking control of Tiffany & Co., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is telling the U.S. jeweler's employees to come back to the office.
J.Crew Changes CEOs for Third Time in Three Years
Business, Suzanne Kapner and Juliet Chung, Published on 26/11/2020
» J.Crew Group replaced its chief executive after less than a year in the role, and just a few months after the apparel seller emerged from bankruptcy protection with new hedge-fund owners.
Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 23/11/2020
» Coach is cutting its handbag styles by half. Bed Bath & Beyond is reducing its can opener selection by two-thirds. Kohl’s is culling its towel offerings by nearly a fifth.
Retail Chains Shed Stores, but It Isn't Good for Business
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 17/11/2020
» Retailers' preferred solution for empty stores may only be adding to their problems, according to new research and industry executives.
Retailers Push a New Kind of Online Shopping. It Looks a Lot Like QVC.
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 13/10/2020
» To get homebound shoppers to splurge, some brands are copying QVC.
Facebook Tightens Controls on Speech as Ad Boycott Grows
Business, Suzanne Vranica & Deepa Seetharaman, Published on 29/06/2020
» Under mounting pressure from advertisers, Facebook Inc. said it would start labeling political speech that violates its rules and take other measures to prevent voter suppression and protect minorities from abuse.