Corporate Responsibility

5Qs for Jeremy Gershonowicz on store design and construction

We talked to the director of retail construction Jeremy Gershonowicz to find out what we missed at the sixth annual Sachse Retail Summit.
Commentary: What LGBTQ+ Consumers Want Retailers to Know

If the global LGBTQ+ community was a country, it would be the fourth-largest economy in the world — an economy that insists on doing business on its own terms.
Rite Aid documents responsibility efforts

Rite Aid is highlighting efforts related to economic, environmental and social issues in its inaugural corporate social responsibility report.
Report: Walmart monopolizes grocery market in some areas

A new analysis indicates Walmart is preventing grocery competition in many rural sections of the U.S., according to CNN.
Report: Toys ‘R’ Us workers win $2 million severance

Laid off Toys “R” Us employees will reportedly receive some severance pay, after all.
Wayfair employees in walkout over sales to Texas detention camp

Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair is embroiled in controversy over its apparent sale of bedroom furniture to the operator of facilities for migrant children detained at the Texas border.
Old Navy goes ‘purple’ for July 4

Old Navy is celebrating inclusion in honor of America’s birthday.
Honolulu center celebrates 60 years in business

In 1912, Walter Dillingham bought a tract of swamp in Honolulu saying, “Maybe it will be worth something some day.”

Amazon unveils nearly $1 billion employee retraining initiative