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  • Report: Jeffries left Abercrombie with $27 million

    New Albany, Ohio – Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., reportedly did not walk away empty-handed when he retired from the company in December 2014. According to the Columbus Business Journal, Jeffries obtained at least $27 million in cash and other benefits.

  • Exec pay at Walmart not as high as it could have been

    Walmart increased hourly pay for employees earlier this year but top executives didn’t earn as much as they could have after the company came up short on key metrics.

  • Founder of TJX Cos. to retire from board

    The TJX Cos. Inc. announced Wednesday that Chairman Bernard Cammarata will retire following the company’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled for June 11.

  • Wal-Mart annual report points to sustainability progress

    Bentonville, Ark. -- Global responsibility and sustainability continue to be priorities for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  The company filed its proxy statement ahead of its June 5 annual shareholders meeting, and also issued its annual report, and the 2015 Global Responsibility Report and Global Compliance Program Report.

    The Global Responsibility Report outlined social and environmental work over the past year.  Accomplishments, according to the company, include:  

  • The one report every Walmart supplier should read

    Suppliers to Walmart are always looking for ways to align themselves with the retailer and develop strategies that drive sales. Nothing could be more instructive on that front than 2015 version of a Global Responsibility Report, which reveals the company’s extensive social and environmental commitments and accomplishments.

    The eighth annual edition of the document was released this week in conjunction with other material related to the company June 5 shareholders meeting.

  • Marshalls survey: Most women confident about achieving goals

    Framingham, Mass. -- American women are ambitious and confident when it comes to pursuing their goals, yet understand the hard work it takes to achieve them.

    In a new survey from Marshalls, 85% of American women ages 22 – 54 who have goals feel confident that they will achieve them in the next year, which is no easy feat with women juggling four different goals on average. Even as master multi-taskers women know when to ask for help, with 91% reporting to need a little boost and support to help create a path toward success.
     

  • TJX chairman Cammarata to retire, CEO Meyrowitz will succeed him

    Framingham, Mass. – Bernard Cammarata, 75, founder and chairman of The TJX Companies Inc., will retire June 11, 2015 after nearly 40 years with the company. Carol Meyrowitz, 61, who has served as CEO of TJX since January 2007, been a board director since 2006 and joined the company in 1983, will succeed him as chairman.

  • Foot Locker on hunt for footwear innovators

    Foot Locker is looking to the future of the footwear industry with a new partnership designed to drive innovation.

    The retailer is collaborating with Pensole Footwear Design Academy on a class that will help design the new ASICS Tiger this summer.

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