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Corporate Governance

  • Parent company of Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo on hunt for a CEO

    Southeastern Grocers' chief executive is leaving after 16-months on the job to pursue "another opportunity."  

  • Regulatory Wrap-Up: Where state and national policy impact retail

    Wages

  • Amazon Rocks Food Retail: Four things the industry needs to do

    Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market is sending shock waves through the world of grocery retail. This striking move introduces more disruption into the grocery wars. As the c-suites form their war rooms and build their responses, the industry faces an array of significant challenges.   1. Food retailers must think bigger and faster

  • Amazon and Whole Foods: 5 things to know about the blockbuster deal

    The food retail industry has been flush with big mergers lately, but today’s stunner has no precedent.  

  • CBRE: E-commerce still lacks traction in some retail categories

    E-commerce has generated significant volumes of sales in the electronics and clothing industries, but has yet to gain traction in other retail sectors.  

  • West Elm to make Phoenix debut

    West Elm is adding to its growing retail footprint.   The home furnishings and decor brand, a division of Williams-Sonoma, will open its first location in Phoenix, in the revitalized Uptown Plaza shopping center, on June 29. The 11,000-sq.-ft. store will include a curated assortment of local products highlighting 10 Arizona-based makers and designers.   

  • Walmart doubling down on fashion with Bonobos acquisition

    Walmart is buying the hot men's clothing company Bonobos for $310 million in cash.    The move is in keeping with Walmart's recent efforts to beef up its online offerings and widen its appeal by buying digitally native brands that target millennials and younger consumers. Founded online in 2007, Bonobos has expanded its assortment over the years and has also opened 35 brick-and-mortar stores ("Guideshops"). It also has a partnership with Nordstrom.   

  • TreeHouse, Dallas

    Eco-friendly home improvement retailer TreeHouse's new outpost in Dallas is billed as the nation's first energy-positive (meaning it will generate more energy than it uses) big-box store.   The 35,000-sq.-ft. space offers a curated selection of products, materials and technologies — some not available elsewhere—designed to promote healthy and sustainable spaces.  It also offers turn-key services and programs, including kitchen and bath design. solar energy kits, home insulation and "smart" home installation.
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