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Walmart unveils activewear line with fashion and fitness couple Michelle Smith and Stacey Griffith
Fashion designer Michelle Smith and SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith are debuting their activewear line, Love & Sports, at Walmart. The line is designed to be fashion-forward, with vibrant colors and unique fabrics. Walmart Over the past two years, fashion designer Michelle Smith and SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith have touched dozens of fabrics, spitballed brand names […]
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Sixteen states sue the Postal Service over plan to buy gas-powered vehicles
Sixteen states on Thursday sued the U.S. Postal Service over its plan to replace its aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered delivery vehicles over the next decade, alleging that the agency hasn’t adequately accounted for the environmental harm of the vehicles. They were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York and […]
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Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts to attract and retain members of subscription service
As prices climb at the grocery store and gas station, Walmart said Wednesday that it will offer deeper discounts on fuel to nudge more customers to join and renew Walmart+. Chris Cracchiolo, senior vice president and general manager of the subscription service Walmart+, said the everyday expense is on the minds of many shoppers, “especially […]
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American Eagle is pitching a ‘frenemey network’ of vertical logistics to its retail peers — and it’s paying off
Shekar Natarajan is chief supply chain officer of American Eagle Outfitters. He joined the retailer in 2018. Source: Julie Stapen Photography American Eagle wants to be more like Amazon. Not to get in the business of selling everything from shoes to pet food to toilet paper. But to master a business function that became critical […]
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Walmart seeks new trial in wrongful termination of longtime employee with Down syndrome
Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart is seeking a new trial in a case over the firing of a longtime employee with Down syndrome. A jury in July found Walmart wrongfully terminated the employee, Marlo Spaeth, and awarded her monetary damages. In a court filing late Tuesday, Walmart said it did not know about the […]
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Goldman executive who helped create Marcus brand leaves for real estate investing start-up Cadre
Dustin Cohn, chief marketing office of Cadre Source: Cadre Goldman Sachs consumer bank branding chief Dustin Cohn has joined real estate investing start-up Cadre as chief marketing officer, CNBC has learned. The departure of Cohn, who is credited with helping name the firm’s consumer division Marcus in 2016, is the latest in a wave of […]
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CEO of online grocer Boxed says if gas prices stay high, so will grocery bills
Online grocer Boxed CEO Chieh Huang said shoppers may have to get used to paying more to fill up the fridge and pantry — especially if gas prices stay elevated. Huang told CNBC’s “TechCheck” higher fuel prices are the main driver of steeper costs in the company’s e-commerce business. Boxed sells bulk groceries, which are […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Johnson & Johnson, WeWork and more
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Johnson & Johnson — Shares of the pharmaceutical and consumer giant gained 3% after the company beat […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Netgear, Zendesk, WeWork and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Netgear (NTGR) – Netgear tumbled 10.6% in premarket trading after the networking equipment maker reported weaker-than-expected preliminary results for the quarter that ended April 3. Netgear also cut its current-quarter revenue forecast, pointing to a weaker U.S. market for WiFi equipment. Zendesk (ZEN) […]
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Investors rush toward stocks geared to a recession as market remains stuck in 9-month range
The S&P 500 has spent just about all of the past three months below the minus-5% threshold and finished last week at a level first reached nearly nine months ago. Source
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