Beauty industry in a state of ‘disruption’Prestige beauty sales are booming even as the industry undergoes rapid change. Consumer confidence falls again amid government shutdownConsumer confidence fell to an 18-month low in January amid market volatility and the government shutdown. Starbucks staying out of 2020 presidential race Starbucks is not going to get involved in national political campaigns — even if its former CEO is running for president. GameStop ends efforts to sell company; still looking for a CEO The world’s largest video game and gaming console retailer has taken itself off the selling block. Madison Reed ramping up brick-and-mortar expansion; expands exec team Online beauty start-up Madison Reed has raised more capital as its looks to accelerate its online and offline growth. Public stances by businesses raise risk of consumer boycotts Companies need to take care of the causes and people they publicly support. Regulatory Wrap-Up: Weekly recap of retail-related legislative actions—Jan. 28 Paid leave heating up in legislatures nationwide, with the proposals increasingly funded in part by employer contributions. Guess CEO out There’s going to be a change at the top of Guess. Walgreens takes biggest share of Shopko pharmacy assets Walgreens Boots Alliance was the biggest buyer at the auction for the pharmacy assets of bankrupt retailer Shopko. With no Toys ‘R’ Us, toys sales dip The absence of Toys “R” Us from the retail landscape impacted toys sales — but not as much as had been feared. First Previous 2317 2318 2319 2320 2321 Next Last
