Corporate Governance

SPECS Speak: Meet the winners of the Breakout Retailer Awards
Don’t miss your chance to meet five innovative and growing brands.
Regulatory Wrap-Up: Weekly recap of retail-related legislative developments-Feb. 25
Amazon's decision to pull out of New York City reflects escalating fervor of the anti-corporate rhetoric. So far, companies like Walmart, Amazon, and Starbucks are in the crosshairs of the movement.

Walmart provides ‘honest’ competition in online organic baby products

Walmart is launching a celebrity-backed line of plant-based baby items that bears more than a little resemblance to The Honest Company.
CBRE, JLL, and Cushman head list of top CRE brands

For the 18th consecutive year, global powerhouse CBRE was named the No. 1 commercial real estate brand by The Lipsey Company, a real estate training firm.
The Home Depot invests in same-day delivery service

A start-up service that leverages unused passenger vehicle capacity for same-day deliveries has received funding from a retail giant.
Survey: Marketers missing the mark with U.S. consumers

Brands have some fine-tuning to do with their U.S. consumer marketing efforts, according to a new survey.
Southeastern Grocers to close more stores

The parent company of Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo, Fresco y Mas and Harveys is closing 22 stores across its banners.
Sachse Construction names new SVP

Sachse Construction, whose client list includes Nike, Crate & Barrel, and Warby Parker, has taken on a new senior executive.
Maryland mall transformation is nearly complete

Three department store anchors left Valley Mall in Hagerstown, Md., but only two years later the vacated space is nearly all leased up.
Consumer goods brand looks to double its brick-and-mortar footprint

Tide is making a big push into the physical space as it targets the estimated 26 million American households who outsource their laundry.
Wayfair’s Q4 loss widens, still tops Street

Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair posted its largest quarterly year-over-year dollar growth in its history in its fourth quarter even as its loss widened.
Fast-growing home décor superstore expands into new market

At Home Group Inc. is on the move.