Consumer Affairs & Relations

Hopeful entrepreneurs descend on Walmart for annual ‘open call’

It was make it or break it time for more than 500 invited entrepreneurs invited to Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, hoping to land the deal of a lifetime.
Survey: Cybersecurity becoming shared responsibility across C-suite

Cybersecurity is now recognized as a key business driver by the C-suite.
Two POS outages hit Target over weekend

The arrival of Father’s Day weekend brought problems for Target and its in-store shoppers.
Stop & Shop to get new leader

Ahold Delhaize USA announced leadership changes at two of its banners.
Bernie Sanders blasts Amazon — again

Sen. Bernie Sanders is no fan of Amazon’s new proposed credit card offering.
Consumer sentiment declines in June

Tariff concerns are weighing on American consumers.
Former Starbucks CEO suspends presidential campaign — at least for now

Howard Schultz has put the pause button on his run for the presidency, citing a bad back.
RH Q1 beat Street; raises some prices to mitigate tariffs

RH got off to a strong start in its first quarter, with earnings that crushed analysts’ estimates.
Francesca’s Q1 loss widens; sales plunge; closing at least 30 stores this year

Francesca’s turnaround is still in the future.
Report: Sears’ Lampert fires back at ‘false’ reports

Former Sears chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert is pushing back against accusations that he hasn’t followed through on paying severance to laid-off Sears employees.

Report: Amazon drones may do more than deliver