From GM to Powerade, Brands Pitch Mental Health
To woo consumers, hotel chains typically offer free room upgrades and complimentary breakfast. Kimpton Hotels is trying a new incentive:...
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Nike Sales Rise as It Navigates Supply-Chain Snarls
Nike Inc.’s sales grew in the latest period as the sneaker giant benefited from gains in its digital business while...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chobani Hires Former Juul CEO as President
Kevin Burns is rejoining Chobani as its new president and CEO. Photo: Guy Wathen/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Chobani Inc....
Shoppers Reach Their Limits on Some Price Increases
Apparel retailers and department stores are bumping up against pockets of price resistance, a sign that consumers are curtailing spending...
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to Return as Chain Faces Union Push, Rising Costs
Howard Schultz is returning to lead Starbucks Corp. SBUX 5.16% for a third time, saying the company he helped become...
WSJ News Exclusive | Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government...
WSJ News Exclusive | A Peloton Bike and Subscription for One Monthly Fee? Company to Test New Price Plans
Peloton Interactive Co. PTON 3.95% ’s new chief executive is looking to overhaul the stationary-bike maker’s pricing strategy in a...
Campbell Soup Sales Fall on Labor, Supply Constraints
Campbell Soup Co. CPB 0.60% posted lower quarterly sales as labor and supply constraints weighed on operations and profitability. The...
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Steps Down From Coca-Cola Board
Coca-Cola Co. said Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick won’t stand for re-election to its board of directors. “We...
Best Buy Posts Lower Sales on Supply-Chain Hit, Omicron Impact
Best Buy Co. ’s sales for the holiday quarter fell from a year earlier, as reduced store hours due to...
Ralph Lauren Executive Howard Smith Resigns Over Personal Conduct
Howard Smith, chief commercial officer at Ralph Lauren Corp., has resigned and will step down from his role immediately, the...
Starbucks Workers Vote to Form Union at Arizona Cafe
Starbucks Corp. baristas voted to unionize at a third company cafe, as the chain has intensified efforts to win over...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Has Western Companies Bracing for Sanctions Hit
Western companies with operations in Russia and Ukraine are girding for the potential impact of fresh sanctions after Russian President...
Chicken Industry Officials Prepare for Retrial in Price-Fixing Case
Executives who worked for some of the biggest U.S. chicken producers are set to stand trial for a second time...
WSJ News Exclusive | Hasbro Activist Begins Proxy Fight, Urges Wizards Unit Spinoff
A little-known activist investor is seeking to add several directors to Hasbro Inc.’s board and is urging the toy maker...
Chicken Industry Tightens Defenses as Bird Flu Hits Flocks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday it had identified instances of deadly bird flu in U.S. flocks, putting the...
Inflation Is Everywhere, Including Places You Might Not Expect
Inflation is seeping through American business, hitting companies in unexpected ways beyond higher prices for materials, shipping or wages.It is...
The Hidden Ways Companies Raise Prices
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant group, has added a 3% “processing fee” to checks at many of...
Samsung Unveils New Galaxy S22 Smartphones and Keeps Old Prices
SEOUL—The world’s largest smartphone maker is answering a year of rising inflation and increasing component costs with a tactical move:...
WSJ News Exclusive | Peloton CEO John Foley to Step Down, Become Executive Chair
Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON 20.93% plans to replace its chief executive, cut costs and overhaul its board after a slowdown...
