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  • Harvard president named to Staples board

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples has nominated Dr. Drew Faust, president of Harvard University, to its board of directors. The election of directors will take place at the company’s annual meeting, scheduled for June 4.

  • Walmart empowers women factory workers

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is offering the women who work in the factories that supply its products the chance for a better life with lessons in such critical life skills as communication, hygiene, reproductive health, occuputational health and safety and gender sensitivity. The Women in Factories program, a five-year initiative will benefit 60,000 women working in factories in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America.

  • Real Estate and tech, through a Millennial’s eyes

    First, who said technology coverage has little to do with retail real estate commentary?

    And second, who said the Millennials aren’t wise beyond their years?

    For the record, I never said either.

  • Retired Campbell's CEO joins Avon board

    NEW YORK — Avon Products announced that its board of directors elected Douglas Conant to the board, effective immediately.

  • Walmart launches Women in Factories empowerment program

    Bentonville, Ark. -- Walmart announced it has launched its Women in Factories program, a five-year initiative that will empower 60,000 women working in factories that supply products to Walmart and other retailers in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America.

  • Williams-Sonoma line exudes virtue of homemade

    SAN FRANCISCO — Williams-Sonoma is reaching out to customers who want to be more hands on with their food with the launch of a Agrarian, a collection of products that focuses on the virtues of homegrown and homemade.

  • Students study sustainability with Safeway

    PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway has partnered with the Go Green Initiative, an organization that supports environmental stewardship among schools, families, governments and businesses, to launch the first annual Go Green Glogster Earth Day contest.

  • $2.9M raised for Canada breakfast campaign

    MONTREAL — Walmart Canada and Breakfast Clubs of Canada, an organization that provides breakfast to Canadian school children, have raised $2.9 million through their Help Them Shine Campaign.

    The money raised will help launch 125 new in-school breakfast programs and increase its training programs with a specific focus on nutrition, youth self-esteem and volunteerism, according to a press release.

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