What We're Reading: Page 360
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 03, 2015
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New York Times
Amazon adds new perks for workers and opens a bookstore
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HR Dive
Wal-Mart, other big names to offer free GED prep course to employees
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Business Insider
Abercrombie & Fitch just debuted a toned-down new look
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CNBC
Another department store signs on for Thanksgiving
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Crain's New York
Google abandons plan to open first-ever retail store in New York City
Nov 02, 2015
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Bloomberg
McDonald's fights to avoid employee status for franchise workers
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The Verge
Amazon starts Black Friday sale three weeks early
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Wall Street Journal
The customer-service quandary: Touchy feely or do it yourself?
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Reuters
Struggling retailer Kmart turns the blue light back on
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Reuters
Visa to buy Visa Europe in deal worth up to 21.2 bln euros
Oct 30, 2015
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Pymnts
Can Gap climb out of the hole?
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TechCrunch
Modsy brings the virtual when designing reality
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Racked
Zara launches a studio collection for men
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Bloomberg
Your Halloween ape suit in Queens is taxed like a tuxedo
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Washington Post
Hobby Lobby owners said to be cooperating with probe of importation of religious artifacts from Iraq
Oct 29, 2015
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Fast Company
How Ikea designs its (in)famous instruction manuals
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Bloomberg
Why is Silicon Valley pouring millions of dollars into old clothes?
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Re/Code
Microsoft opens New York City flagship store
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Fortune
Best Buy CEO on how to lead a corporate turnaround (without making employees hate you)
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Washington Post
Just 1% of items to draw 76% of online shopping dollars this holiday season
Oct 28, 2015
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Marketing Dive
70% of SMBs plan to focus on social media holiday promotions: Bigcommerce
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Bloomberg
Walgreens Boots Alliance beats earnings estimates in the fourth quarter
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Ad Week
Ikea turned these 10 children's drawings into actual plush toys
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The Verge
Amazon may launch its own line of clothing
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New York Times
Sweeping away gender-specific toys and labels
Oct 27, 2015
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Wall Street Journal
Alibaba revenue boosted by mobile
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Fortune
Kohl's to open smaller stores and outlets in new turnaround moves
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Washington Post
The 4 things Wal-Mart wants to do with its drones
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Racked
The inescapable, immortal Ugg
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New York Times
The mysterious case of Apple and the elusive Angela Ahrendts
Oct 26, 2015
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eMarketer
Mobile payments will triple in the US in 2016
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Wall Street Journal
FedEx expects record volume of holiday shipments
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Fast Company
How failed J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson is redeeming himself with Enjoy
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Reuters/Business of Fashion
Alibaba results likely to dim outlook for China consumer spending
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Bloomberg
Don't let Wal-Mart fool you, U.S. investors love consumers