Business Insider launches “Well Spent” video podcast
Business Insider is launching “Well Spent,” a video podcast on the business, technology, and culture of consumerism. The vodcast is hosted by senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos, who is known for her expertise in tech, internet culture, and economics. In each episode, Notopoulos will explore complicated questions about something everyone loves talking about: buying stuff — […]
WSJ seeks a retail bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal seeks a bureau chief to lead our coverage of the retail sector. You will be responsible for handling breaking news, shaping our beat coverage, driving investigations and delivering distinctive enterprise stories. To succeed in this role, you will need to exercise sharp news judgment, juggle assignments and inspire your colleagues. You […]
Retail editor Maloney among the WSJ cuts
Jennifer Maloney, deputy corporate bureau chief and retail editor for The Wall Street Journal in New York, is among the layoffs at the publication. She helps oversee a team of reporters covering consumer brands, retail, manufacturing, transportation and telecom. Maloney joined the Journal in 2011 as a reporter, covering cultural institutions, books, and the beverage […]
LA Business Journal seeks a retail and manufacturing reporter
The Los Angeles Business Journal, one of the most well-respected business publications and media organizations in the country, is looking for a reporter to cover retail, manufacturing and other adjacent topics. This role reports in-person to the LABJ office on a daily basis and does not offer remote work options. The Business Journal delivers a one-of-a-kind […]
NY Times seeks a retail correspondent
The New York Times is seeking a journalist to cover American consumers and the retail businesses that serve them. The role involves reporting on a wide range of retail topics including big box retailers, department stores, startups, unionization efforts among retail workers, shifts in consumption due to economic changes, and the impact of tariffs and […]
Puget Sound Biz Journal hires Ward as a reporter
The Puget Sound Business Journal has hired Egan Ward as a reporter. He is the restaurant and retail reporter, focused on business trends and commercial real estate. Ward graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in May 2025 with a bachelor’s in journalism and an honors certificate. His work has been published by the Columbia Missourian, Investigate […]
Biz journal focuses on restaurant and real estate stories
Brad Kane, the editor of the Worcester Business Journal in Massachusetts, writes about the popularity of stories about restaurants and real estate. Kane writes, “Yet, in June when I was attending a business journalism conference in Canada, the group publisher for the large media company Crain’s detailed the types of stories that drove traffic and […]
Covering retail as a consumer economy story
Meredith Klein of Meredith & the Media interviewed Anne D’Innocenzio, the national retail reporter for the Associated Press, about her job. Here is an excerpt: As a national retail writer for the Associated Press, you closely follow Walmart, Target, and other major retailers on how they’re overhauling their businesses in a dramatically shifting landscape—economically and politically. […]
Pacific Business News hires Noone as a reporter
Virginia Noone has joined Pacific Business News in Honolulu as a reporter covering retail, restaurants and shipping and supply chain. She recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in critical and creative media, with a minor in journalism, from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. While there, she was a reporter and opinion editor […]
Business Insider e-commerce correspondent Stone departs
Madeline Stone, a correspondent covering e-commerce companies including Shopify, Amazon, Temu, and Shein at Business Insider, has been laid off after nearly 12 years. She also wrote about e-commerce startups and online seller communities. Stone previously edited stories for the retail section. Before that, she wrote for the executive lifestyle and tech verticals, where she […]
