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Sustainability

Social Goods | H&M Allegations, Lean Manufacturing, Selfridges Wins Award

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | H&M Allegations, Lean Manufacturing, Selfridges Wins Award

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


China

Wal-Mart Steps Up Online Efforts in China as a Key to Future

Wal-Mart's tiny warehouse in eastern Shanghai doesn't look like much. But it's a key part of the company's strategy to win over grocery customers in China who are fast heading online.

China

Wal-Mart Steps Up Online Efforts in China as a Key to Future

Wal-Mart's tiny warehouse in eastern Shanghai doesn't look like much. But it's a key part of the company's strategy to win over grocery customers in China who are fast heading online.


Financial Markets

Wal-Mart Surges After First-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates

The chain's US same-store sales rose faster than expected.

Financial Markets

Wal-Mart Surges After First-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates

The chain's US same-store sales rose faster than expected.


Technology

Wal-Mart Steps Up Attack on Amazon With Two-Day Delivery Service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s ShippingPass e-commerce subscription program will begin offering delivery in two days rather than three, escalating competition with Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime.

Technology

Wal-Mart Steps Up Attack on Amazon With Two-Day Delivery Service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s ShippingPass e-commerce subscription program will begin offering delivery in two days rather than three, escalating competition with Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime.


Technology

Wal-Mart Sues Visa Over Chip-Enabled Debit Cards

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has sued Visa Inc., charging that the payment network is not allowing the retail giant to let customers verify chip-enabled debit card transactions with what it believes is a more secure method: personal identification numbers.

Technology

Wal-Mart Sues Visa Over Chip-Enabled Debit Cards

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has sued Visa Inc., charging that the payment network is not allowing the retail giant to let customers verify chip-enabled debit card transactions with what it believes is a more secure method: personal identification numbers.


Retail

Does Anyone Expect to Pay Full Price Anymore?

Post-recession, retailers started discounting as a way of winning over a more cautious consumer. As Black Friday caps off a season of slow sales, BoF asks, is discounting bad for business?

Retail

Does Anyone Expect to Pay Full Price Anymore?

Post-recession, retailers started discounting as a way of winning over a more cautious consumer. As Black Friday caps off a season of slow sales, BoF asks, is discounting bad for business?


Retail

Rare Store Sales Data Highlights Wal-Mart's China Challenge

A rare glimpse at figures for a number of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's China outlets shows sales slid 6 percent last year, casting a shadow over the firm's target for China to account for a quarter of its global retail growth over the next five years.

Retail

Rare Store Sales Data Highlights Wal-Mart's China Challenge

A rare glimpse at figures for a number of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's China outlets shows sales slid 6 percent last year, casting a shadow over the firm's target for China to account for a quarter of its global retail growth over the next five years.


Retail

Holiday Shopping Season Forecast: Consumers Fight for Deals

U.S. retailers enter the holiday season vowing to control discounting that has wreaked havoc on their results in the past, but competition between stores, consumers trained to expect discounts and a still-recovering economy point to a difficult year.

Retail

Holiday Shopping Season Forecast: Consumers Fight for Deals

U.S. retailers enter the holiday season vowing to control discounting that has wreaked havoc on their results in the past, but competition between stores, consumers trained to expect discounts and a still-recovering economy point to a difficult year.


News & Analysis

Walmart Suppliers Grapple with Challenge of 'Made in USA' Labels

Walmart's 2015 U.S. Manufacturing Summit was advertised as a chance for goods producers to pitch American-made products to the retail giant. But the event also highlighted the challenges facing companies trying to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.

News & Analysis

Walmart Suppliers Grapple with Challenge of 'Made in USA' Labels

Walmart's 2015 U.S. Manufacturing Summit was advertised as a chance for goods producers to pitch American-made products to the retail giant. But the event also highlighted the challenges facing companies trying to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.


Retail

Why Retailers Are Suddenly Desperate to Keep Their Least-Valuable Workers

A modest bidding war has broken out among the retailers who hire from the bottom of the labor pool, buoyed in part by improving sales.

Retail

Why Retailers Are Suddenly Desperate to Keep Their Least-Valuable Workers

A modest bidding war has broken out among the retailers who hire from the bottom of the labor pool, buoyed in part by improving sales.