Renting Clothes Was Supposed to Be the Future of Fashion. Then Shoppers Got Bored.
Rent the Runway is betting that clothing from designers Diane von Furstenberg and Jason Wu can get customers to keep...
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The Companies Cutting Jobs in 2024: Here’s the List
Updated Jan. 12, 2024 2:03 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)Some companies are kicking off the new year by trimming staff...
EBay to Pay $3 Million Penalty for Employees Sending Live Cockroaches, Fetal Pig to Bloggers
Updated Jan. 11, 2024 4:55 pm ETEBay agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty after employees engaged in a...
The Latest Dirty Word in Corporate America: ESG
Following years of investor backlash, a number of business leaders are now making a conscious effort to avoid the once...
Walmart Expands Drone Delivery in Dallas as It Races Amazon
Listen to article(1 minute)Drones are more likely to be buzzing overhead this year if you live in Dallas.Walmart plans to...
WSJ News Exclusive | PepsiCo, Grocery Giant Bicker Over Who Dumped Whom
Updated Jan. 9, 2024 12:00 am ETA breakup over grocery prices got messier Monday when PepsiCo said that it, not...
The Woman Shaking Up the $50 Billion Instant-Ramen Industry
Kim Jung-soo invented a super-spicy brand of noodles currently on the shelves of Walmart, Costco and major U.S. grocers. Source...
CVS Names Cowhey Permanent Finance Chief as Guertin Departs
CVS Health on Friday said Shawn Guertin, its top finance executive who has been on a leave of absence since...
Supermarket Giant Drops Pepsi and Lay’s Over Price Increases
Updated Jan. 4, 2024 6:16 pm ETOne of the world’s biggest supermarket chains said it would drop several PepsiCo products...
WSJ News Exclusive | Fisker Ditches Tesla-Style Direct-Sales Model in Favor of Dealerships
The electric-vehicle startup Fisker is abandoning a direct-to-consumer sales model in the U.S. in favor of using traditional dealerships, after...
U.S. Auto Sales Bounced Back in 2023
Updated Jan. 3, 2024 11:49 am ETU.S. auto sales rebounded in 2023, boosted by pent-up demand and better availability on...
Chinese Tourists Are Back. They Just Aren’t Shopping Like Before.
Updated Dec. 17, 2023 12:03 am ETHONG KONG—The retail world used to cater to Chinese tourists. Luxury shops opened wherever...
The Self-Checkout Even the Haters Will Love
Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:05 am ETEvery so often a technological breakthrough comes along that makes you feel like you’ve...
The American Store Is Shrinking
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:04 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)The average store size in the U.S. is the smallest it’s...
Macy’s Billion-Dollar Question: What’s More Valuable, Real Estate or the Business?
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 12:22 pm ETA potential buyout of Macy’s by an investor group revives an old theory: that...
TikTok to Invest More Than $1.5 Billion in GoTo to Restart Indonesia E-Commerce Business
Updated Dec. 11, 2023 4:29 am ETBytedance’s TikTok will invest more than $1.5 billion in a deal with GoTo Group...
Nascar Revs Up TV, Streaming Deals Worth Nearly $8 Billion
Nov. 29, 2023 10:38 pm ETNascar has struck new television and streaming rights deals worth $7.7 billion with media partners...
Tech’s New Normal: Microcuts Over Growth at All Costs
The tech industry has largely recovered from the downturn, but Silicon Valley learned a long-lasting lesson: how to do more...
Black Friday Deals Start Early, but Shoppers Are Choosy This Year
Millions of Americans are headed to stores on Black Friday, but retailers are navigating through a holiday season in which...
WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Launches Free AI Classes in Bid to Win Talent Arms Race
Amazon.com is launching a program to train millions of workers in artificial-intelligence skills as the tech giant seeks to gain...
