The Financial Times has named Alistair Gray as its U.S. consumer correspondent. Gray will cover a range of topics within the U.S. retail and consumer industries, including shopping malls, cigarettes, clothing, food, cleaning products...
Sears Holdings Corp. is limping into the critical holiday season, after the struggling company reported its quarterly sales fell 26 percent and it continues to close dozens of stores. Lauren Thomas of CNBC.com had the...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s biggest e-commerce firm, topped first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, but said investments in its food delivery business would continue to weigh on profits. Cate Cadell of Reuters had the news:...
Shares of Target Inc. surged Wednesday after the retailer reported unprecedented growth in foot traffic at its stores, along with second-quarter profit, revenue and comparable store sales that surpassed analysts’ expectations. Lauren Thomas of CNBC.com had the...
Alex Van Abbema joined the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s newsroom last week to cover retail, restaurants, food and beverage producers and business travel. A story on its website states, “He’s no stranger to the...
The restaurants reporter for Industry Dive will regularly write stories that lead our coverage of the restaurant industry, from breaking news briefs to in-depth original stories that analyze the trends impacting chefs, investors, employees and...
Bloomberg News is launching a new video show called “Invitation Only” as part of a broader push into video. “Invitation Only,” which premieres Tuesday, will be hosted by luxury reporter Kim Bhasin and feature...
S&P Global Market Intelligence seeks a reporter who can delve deeply into a beat focused on Amazon.com and its peers and competitors in the e-commerce marketplace and deliver engaging, insightful news and features. On...
Michelle Maltais has joined the USA Today Money staff as its consumer editor. Maltais is based in the Los Angeles bureau and is leading a newly formed team focused on retail, food, and personal technology. She...
Paige Yowell, the retail reporter at the Omaha World-Herald, is leaving the paper for a job in Colorado. Yowell is becoming a reporter at Westword, the alternative weekly in Denver. She starts there on...
