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UK Living Wage to Cost Private-Sector Employers $1B

Some U.K. retail workers are set to get a pay raise in April when the government's new "national living wage"…

Hudson’s Bay Could Buy Gilt for $250M

Luxury flash-sale e-tailer Gilt Groupe, which was valued at $1.1 billion in May 2011, is reportedly close to…

Consumer Goods Companies Need to Rethink the Value Chain

It's time for consumer goods companies to place the public at the center of a more collaborative value…

Bangladesh Government Says it Won’t Extend Accord and Alliance Because Safety Has “Greatly Improved”

In a divergence from the International Labor Rights Forum's recent report noting that labor issues still…

Kurt Salmon: These Retailers Topped ‘Santa’s Nice List’ for Holiday Shipping

With online buys ramping up in retail, companies are having to do more to get goods to customers fast, right…

ComScore Says Desktop Still Dominates Online Spending

More Americans are researching their holiday purchases on mobile devices, but the majority of spending is…

Tory Burch Lays Off 100 Workers

Morale is low at Tory Burch after a surprise round of layoffs recently saw about 100 employees at its…

What’s Happening in Retail’s Holiday Homestretch?

The holiday retail season hasn't been the best for retailers this year—consumers are particularly price…

World Bank Expects Continued Slowdown in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets have had a tough go at growth in recent years and the ongoing slowdown could lead to an even…

Kitson to Shutter All 17 Stores and E-Commerce

The 15-year-old retailer, known for its high-low selection of quirky merchandise, revealed Thursday that it…

Op-Ed: Four Ways to Fight Unjust Labor in Your Supply Chain

ILO estimates three out of every 1,000 people worldwide are trapped in some form of forced labor and that…

China Leads Yuan to Four-Year Low

In the midst of its already slowing economy, China has driven its yuan to the lowest levels since 2011 and…

Walmart’s China Sourcing Cost US More Than 400K Jobs

China remains the world's largest manufacturing nation, a fact that has fueled a growing trade deficit with…

Inditex Sales Grew at Fastest Pace in Three Years

Spain's economy is improving and Inditex is reaping the rewards.

Project Just Launches Online Platform to Aid Supply Chain Transparency

Apparel industry supply chains have become increasingly tangled webs and one new organization is…