Dallas retail reporter Halkias says goodbye

Dallas Morning News retail reporter Maria Halkias, who is retiring after 41 years on the beat, writes about her job. Halkias writes, “Sometimes stereotypes are true. Dallas is a great place to shop, and it’s also home to some of the nation’s smartest retailers and bravest entrepreneurs. One person could never keep up with all that happens […]

WSJ seeks deputy corporate bureau chief/retail editor

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to play an essential role in shaping its award-winning business coverage. The Deputy Corporate Bureau Chief will help manage a talented team of reporters covering some of the biggest U.S. industries, including retail, manufacturing, telecoms, transport and consumer brands, as well as assist with the bureau’s […]

Modern Retail seeks a reporter

Modern Retail, Digiday Media’s retail-focused digital publication, is looking for an enterprising journalist to chronicle the reinvention of the retail industry and the ways technology has upended traditional retail business models. They will help shape Modern Retail’s coverage by identifying emerging industry trends, keeping tabs on noteworthy digitally native startups and reporting on the evolving […]

Bloomberg reporter Smith joins Modern Retail

Allison Smith

Modern Retail has hired Allison Smith to cover e-commerce platforms. Smith previously was a credit reporter at Bloomberg News. She covered corporate finance, including investment-grade debt, bank debt and credit graders. Smith interned at Crain’s Detroit Business. She also worked at book publisher W.W. Norton as an assistant media editor. She holds a bachelor’s degree […]

Dallas Morning News seeks a retail reporter

The Dallas Morning News seeks an ambitious and versatile retail reporter to cover one of America’s fastest-growing regions and one of the nation’s most important retail markets. Dallas-Fort Worth is among the most competitive grocery markets in the country. It’s Walmart’s largest U.S. metro market. Dallas is a shopping destination for the region and beyond. National […]

Dallas Morning News retail reporter Halkias is retiring

Dallas Morning News assistant business editor Kyle Arnold sent out the following on Monday: It is with bittersweet excitement that we announce that retail writer Maria Halkias will retire on June 1 after almost 41 years at The Dallas Morning News. She is a legend in the Dallas retail and business community. Beyond the massive hole she will leave […]

Austin biz journalist Hawkins dies at 57

Austin American-Statesman reporter Lori Hawkins, who chronicled business news for the publication for more than three decades, died Thursday after complications from a medical procedure. She was 57. Michael Barnes of the American-Statesman reports, “Hawkins’ byline appeared regularly in this newspaper for 30 years. Always ahead of the news curve, she documented the advance of high […]

Triangle Biz Journal seeks retail and restaurant reporter

The Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., one of the fastest growing media outlets in the nation and the winner of three Society for Advanced Business Editing and Writing awards in 2023, is looking for a top-notch reporter who can marry strong traditional journalism skills – source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess, robust analytical and […]

Triangle Biz Journal reporter Brummett departing

Laura Brummett, who covers restaurants, retail and hospitality for the Triangle Business Journal, is leaving the publication on March 15. She is taking a content marketing role at Relias. Brummett has been with the Business Journal since August 2021. Brummett previously was the city editor for RALToday, the Raleigh-based newsletter from 6AM City. She previously […]

Retail reporter Holman: What shoppers think is the story

New York Times retail reporter Jordyn Holman was interviewed by the paper’s Josh Ocampo about covering the beat. Here is an excerpt: Many of your recent articles explored the challenges big retailers, like Macy’s, are facing. How do you explain their troubles? The way that consumers are shopping is changing more quickly than these large behemoths can change, or […]