Amazon workers at a warehouse in Coventry will strike on Wednesday in protest over pay, marking the first time UK employees of the ecommerce giant have taken industrial action.About 300 staff out of just over 1,000 at the site will...
Dive Brief: Dollar Tree on Tuesday named Rick Dreiling CEO, effective Jan. 29. The former Dollar General chief will continue to serve as executive chairman. He replaces Mike Witynski, who has been with the company since 2010 and CEO since 2020. Witynski,...
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: With the limited mobility audience in mind, JanSport’s new collection is designed with more inclusive strap features and comes in color selections that avoid a traditional medical grade appearance. Adaptive apparel has been on the forefront...
Primark’s low prices led to record Christmas sales for the retailer as Britons hunted for bargains amid the cost of living crisis. The fashion chain, which does not sell its goods online, posted a 15 per cent increase in sales...
Dive Brief: Walmart is expanding its Associate-to-Driver training program, offering employees at more than 400 stores, distribution centers and other locations a chance to earn six figures driving trucks for its private fleet, it announced Wednesday. Through the program, the...
Dive Brief: Direct-to-consumer travel brand Away has tapped Carla Dunham as its new chief marketing officer, according to details shared with Retail Dive. Dunham succeeds Melissa Weiss, who left the role at Away in July 2022 after taking on the...
British pubs have enough reasons to grumble into their pints. Fuller, Smith & Turner highlighted train strikes. The transport dispute slashed £4mn from sales at the pubs group focused in London and the south-east as travellers stayed put.Profits for the...
Juventus shares fell as much as 13 per cent on Monday after Italy’s football authorities hit the club with a 15-point penalty following alleged false accounting practices. The decision, taken by the country’s football federation late on Friday, is the...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer support for local businesses was higher than ever. A 2021 Harris Poll Consumer Shopping Study showed that 71% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent retailer over a national chain,...
We may be heading for a global recession, but there’s one group of people who can’t seem to stop spending — the world’s richest. While retail sales in general have been falling, and the stock market was down by 20...
