Amazon’s new credit card makes a play for small businessesAmazon wants to help small businesses manage their spending — and not just on its own site. Retailer tops list of world’s best-performing CEOsFor the second consecutive year, the chief executive of an apparel giant topped Harvard Business Review’s annual ranking of the 100 best-performing CEOs. Publix in executive appointments; taps veteran to lead digital efforts Publix has a new executive focused the company’s omnichannel experience. Proposed postal increases reportedly will cost Amazon a bundle—and then some Amazon could be looking at a big expensive year if the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed increases in shipping and mailing fees are approved. Regulatory Wrap-Up: Weekly recap of retail-related judicial, legislative developments State 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 road Retailers will enjoy brisk economic tail winds in 2019. 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. First Previous 635 636 637 638 639 Next Last
