Regulatory Wrap-Up: Weekly recap of retail-related judicial, legislative developmentsState of Washington seeks to amend overtime pay rules for workers by upping salary threshold to as much as $75,000/yr. Retail Forecast: 2019 looks good, but economists see bumps further down the roadRetailers will enjoy brisk economic tail winds in 2019. Retailer tops list of world’s best-performing CEOs For the second consecutive year, the chief executive of an apparel giant topped Harvard Business Review’s annual ranking of the 100 best-performing CEOs. Amazon investing in British tech talent Amazon is focused on bolstering its innovation network across the U.K. Sears stops the presses on iconic holiday catalog A struggling department store retailer is once again offering its holiday Wish Book catalog in a digital format — but that’s it. Analysis: Scaled-down Sears could live on Sears declared bankruptcy this week, bringing the company to a new low after several years of steady decline. Study: Lots of shoppers not wild about store credit cards Store credit cards are ubiquitous, that doesn’t mean consumers like them. Famous Footwear parent in $360 million brand acquisition Footwear giant Caleres is expanding its portfolio with a brand that counts Oprah Winfrey among its biggest fans. TravisMathew expands into Texas TravisMathew has opened its doors in Texas. Nine West amends Chapter 11 plan Nine West has a new bankruptcy plan that it expects will reduce its massive debt obligations to stakeholders. First Previous 634 635 636 637 638 Next Last