Retail Sales 3.5% Above Last Year
Online and non-online retail sales increased 3.5% year to year, according to SpendingPulse. This compares to ShopperTrak's statement that foot traffic was down by 21% for retail stores during...
Target Brands, Inc. – Potential Data Breach on Black Friday
KrebsOnSecurity broke the story that Target Brands, Inc. is investigating possible credit and debit card record theft that may have occurred between Black Friday until December 6. Target has...
Big Ticket Items Drive Economy in November
Despite Cyber Monday falling in December, November retail sales rose 0.7% over the previous month. This increase was mainly driven higher by big ticket items. A year-to-year gain of...
General Motors Co names Mary Barra as new CEO
General Motors Co on Tuesday named Mary Barra the next CEO. She will also join the GM board. Mary Barra is the company's current global product development chief.
Reuters is...
Doug McMillon Named as New CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. board of directors elected Doug McMilon to succeed Mike Duke as the company Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Duke was immediately placed on the board of...
Businesses that Are Changing the World
Sophie Imas reports that Israel has been coined the “Startup Nation”; the country with the highest concentration of startups in the world. Over the past 63 years, thousands of...
