What We're Reading: Page 322
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 19, 2016
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Bloomberg
Wal-Mart's wage experiment works ... for workers
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The Wall Street Journal
Alibaba to raise around $1B for Koubei local-services platform
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Business Insider
Wells Fargo's former CEO just resigned from the boards of Target and Chevron
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The Motley Fool
Did Amazon just admit it screwed up grocery delivery fees?
Oct 18, 2016
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Reuters
UK fashion market shows steepest sales decline in seven years
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The Wall Street Journal
China’s deteriorating retail distribution system
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Fortune
Retooled: How Lacoste became an upscale brand again
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Atlas Obscura
The surprising success of Halloween pop-up stores
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Racked
Where the 1% buys beauty
Oct 17, 2016
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The New York Times
How did Wal-Mart get cleaner stores and higher sales? It paid its people more
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Business Insider
Tinder culture has taken over, and now it's killing retail
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The Motley Fool
How Visa is ringing up higher profits for Costco
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CNBC
Expect a comeback for some department stores, former Saks CEO says
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TechCrunch
Naspers sells Polish eBay rival Allegro to Permira consortium for $3.3B
Oct 14, 2016
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Reuters
GoPro halts sale of Hero5 camera on Amazon
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TheStreet
Rise of the hipster, millennial shoppers, give way to expected increase in holiday retail spending
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Bloomberg
BlackRock increases stake in world’s biggest jewelry retailer
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The Wall Street Journal
Some retailers and malls plan to close on Thanksgiving to save Black Friday
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CNBC
Retailers will have a tough time getting shoppers to pay full price
Oct 13, 2016
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TheStreet
Stanley Black & Decker just hammered a nail through Sears
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Reuters
Italy's Cavalli cuts jobs and closes stores in reorganization
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Yahoo News
Why some retailers really hate the word 'athleisure'
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Quartz
Is it even possible to sell “luxury” on Amazon?
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The Wall Street Journal
Japanese discount retailers thrive as shoppers hunt for bargains
Oct 12, 2016
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Bloomberg
Amazon wants to get college students addicted to Prime
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Fortune
Bed Bath & Beyond paid just $12M for One Kings Lane
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GeekWire
The startup side of Sears: Retail giant’s WallyHome sensor company grows rapidly after acquisition
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Business of Fashion
Will Anthropologie win where traditional department stores have failed?
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The Wall Street Journal
Grocers make new push into online market
Oct 11, 2016
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Supply Chain Dive
Why Gap's warehouse fire may not be that bad for the retailer
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CNBC
If Wal-Mart wants to beat Amazon, it needs to follow this playbook
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The Motley Fool
How Amazon Prime could reach 100 million members by 2018
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PYMNTS.com
Is activewear industry finally becoming overstretched?
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Seeking Alpha
Here's how Best Buy can benefit from partnering with startups