J.C. Penney observes JuneteenthFor the second year, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is celebrating what is now the federal holiday of Juneteenth across its offices, supply chain facilities, and stores. Amazon commits $150 million to supporting Black-owned businessesAmazon is launching the Black Business Accelerator in an effort to help Black entrepreneurs develop businesses and act as third-party sellers on the Amazon store. Kroger has strong Q1 digital sales; raises earnings guidance The Kroger Co. started off fiscal 2021 with digital growth as overall sales slipped. Staples CEO steps down The tenure of J. Alexander (Sandy) Douglas as chief executive of office supply retail giant Staples Inc. is coming to an end. Neiman Marcus taps fashion vet for new merchandising role Neiman Marcus Group is creating the new executive position of fashion and lifestyle director. Levi’s curates non-binary styles for Afterpay offering A leading denim company is among the first brands to sell items in the Afterpay “GenderFree Shop.” Albertsons taps PepsiCo exec as merchandising head A veteran CPG executive is leaving PepsiCo to join Albertsons Companies as executive VP and chief merchandising officer. LVMH fashions smart personalization strategy with Google Cloud A global luxury powerhouse is partnering with Google Cloud to develop cloud-based artificial intelligence solutions. Amazon commits $300 million to affordable housing Amazon is funding the creation of 3,000 new affordable homes near public transit in three metro areas. Starbucks names exec as new COO A familiar face will be taking the reins at Starbucks as COO. First Previous 220 221 222 223 224 Next Last
