Biz reporter Yowell leaving Omaha daily
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 Sept. 4. Since the beginning of the year, the Omaha paper has laid off two reporters and cut its standalone business […]
Coverage: Albertsons and Rite Aid cancel their merger
The Rite Aid pharmacy chain announced on Wednesday it had called off its proposed merger with Albertsons, the grocery retailer, after the deal appeared to lose the support of its shareholders. Michael Corkery of the New York Times had the news: The announcement came on the eve of a special meeting of Rite Aid shareholders to […]
Food retailers trying to keep food stamp data from newspaper
An industry group that represents food retailers made a last-minute plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop data on where food stamp money is spent from being made public. Jonathan Ellis of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader in South Dakota reported, “The appeal to the Supreme Court sought to bar the release of the data […]
The Sunday Times hires Bloomberg retail reporter Chambers
Sam Chambers, a Bloomberg News reporter in London covering retail and tobacco, has been hired by The Sunday Times in London. He will cover retail there as well. Chambers has been the UK retail and tobacco reporter for Bloomberg since March 2015. Before that, he covered large cap European technology and telecommunications stocks and he […]
Milwaukee Biz Journal hires new retail and restaurant reporter
Sari Lesk started Monday as the Milwaukee Business Journal’s new retail, restaurant and banking reporter. Editor Mark Kass reports, “To help introduce her to our readers, I asked Sari a few questions about her background, interest in business and her hobbies away from the office. “Q: Can you tell us about your journalism background? ‘I reported for […]
How CNBC.com reporter Thomas became a name in retail
Anna Robaton of Shopping Centers Today profiles CNBC.com retail reporter Lauren Thomas and explores her career. Robaton writes, “How did a recent college graduate land such a high-profile position in a field where reporters often spend years paying their dues? The answer, it seems, is personal drive, talent and a bit of luck. As a […]
Reporter Lawder leaves Milwaukee Biz Journal
Reporter Melanie Lawder has left the Milwaukee Business Journal. “It’s been a wild (and amazing) two & half years here, but I’m looking forward to what the next chapter holds,” she wrote on Twitter. Lawder said she plans to do some traveling and then explore freelancing. Lawder, who covered retail, restaurants and banking, had been […]
Industry Dive seeks a restaurants reporter
The restaurants reporter 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 diners. This position will not be writing restaurant reviews. You will own your beat, pitch stories, cultivate relationships with stakeholders, hunt down scoops, and […]
USA Today seeks a consumer editor
USA Today’s Money team is seeking a Consumer Editor to oversee retail, consumer, food and personal technology coverage. This organized editor will manage a team of reporters and will be responsible for generating fresh ideas, short- and long-range planning, overseeing breaking news, off-the-news enterprise, features and ambitious projects including investigative journalism. The successful candidate is […]
Sarasota paper hires new retail/tourism reporter
Laura Finaldi has been hired by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune as its new retail and tourism reporter. Finaldi writes, “I grew up in southwestern Connecticut and spent most of the past eight years in Boston, where I got a journalism degree from Northeastern University. “It’s officially my second week in Sarasota, and first at the Herald-Tribune. […]
