Manoff named editor in chief of Modern Retail
Jill Manoff has been named editor in chief of Modern Retail. A story on its website states, “Building on her success as longtime editor-in-chief of Glossy, a Digiday Media brand covering the business of beauty, wellness, fashion and luxury, Manoff will now also serve as editor-in-chief of Modern Retail. She will oversee the publication’s editorial […]
Modern Retail EIC Weissman is departing
Cale G. Weissman, the editor in chief of Modern Retail, is departing for a new opportunity. Before that, he was a senior reporter at Modern Retail. Weissman has also worked as a freelancer covering technology, entrepreneurship, culture, science, and media for The Sweethome, Mic.com, Atlas Obscura, Vice, The Daily Dot, and many others. He has also […]
Bloomberg News makes business beat changes
Shelly Banjo, managing editor of global business coverage at Bloomberg News, sent out the following: We are thrilled to announce that Rachel Cohrs Zhang will be joining Bloomberg as a Washington-based national health reporter on Feb. 10. Rachel will lead health coverage out of Washington, chronicling the Trump administration’s rapidly changing approach to health care […]
Newsday seeks a real estate and retail reporter
This reporter will cover Long Island’s commercial real estate market and retail industry, with a focus on tracking commercial developments, store openings and closings and the forces shaping our local economy. You’ll break news, spot trends and develop enterprise stories that matter to our readers — all while building strong relationships with sources and delivering […]
Times of London taps Taggart to cover retail
Emma Taggart is now covering the retail beat for The Times of London. Taggart joined The Times in autumn 2022 as a business reporter graduate trainee. She is from County Derry and has previously worked at The Irish Examiner and TheJournal.ie. She is a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin.
Star Tribune retail reporter Norfleet becomes night editor
Nicole Norfleet, the retail reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, has become its night editor. She has been covering retail, including Target, Best Buy, the Mall of America and other malls since 2020. Two years ago, she was a Pulitzer Prize investigative reporting category finalist for “comprehensive and tenacious reporting that exposed how financial service […]
Dallas Morning News hires Womack to cover retail
The Dallas Morning News has hired Brian Womack to cover retail. He previously was at the Dallas Business Journal covering technology and a senior marketing writer at Amazon Web Services. Womack previously worked as one of Bloomberg’s reporters in San Francisco, spending nine years covering companies such as Alphabet, eBay, Facebook, HP, Oracle, Twitter and Yahoo. Prior to […]
Morning Brew hires Choudhary to cover retail
Morning Brew has hired Vidhi Choudhary as a retail reporter. She previously was at Modern Retail covering Amazon and e-commerce companies. She also worked at TheStreet.com as a breaking news reporter. Choudhary is a graduate of the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in the master’s program for business and economics journalism. She previously worked as a […]
Morning Call seeks retail and restaurants reporter
The Morning Call is looking for a dedicated and self-motivated reporter to cover the Lehigh Valley’s flourishing restaurant and retail scenes. We want someone curious and savvy who can balance breaking/trending news with features and enterprise stories. The reporter will curate a restaurant/retail-focused newsletter and maintain an active presence on social media – engaging readers […]
Austin American-Statesman seeks a business reporter
The Austin American-Statesman/statesman.com,part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is looking for a smart, self-motivated, ambitious, digital-minded reporter to become a leading voice in business coverage in the Austin area. This reporter is responsible for developing a multi-faceted beat that includes all aspects of business reporting from economic development, real estate growth, employment and transportation to business openings and […]
