A unionizing campaign that had deliberately stayed under the radar for months has in recent days blossomed into a star-studded showdown to influence the workers. On one side is the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and its many pro-labor…
Read MoreCondé Nast Pulls New Wired Editor From MIT
Condé Nast has found the successor to longtime Wired editor Nicholas Thompson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a three-month search, the publisher has just tapped Gideon Lichfield, the head of the university’s wholly owned but editorially independent Technology…
Read MoreBuy now pay later to outstrip card payments by 2024, expert forecasts
The use of buy now pay later payment grew 10 per cent in New Zealand last year and its use could outstrip card payments for e-commerce by 2024, a global payments expert has forecast. Phil Pomford, general manager for global…
Read MoreJuha Saarinen: How to online during lockdown
OPINION: The latest Auckland lockdown really made it sink in that working from home actually means living at work. And, if you have kids, they’re going to school where you work and live. Sure, there are people who will take…
Read MoreS&P 500 set for subdued open after best day in nine months
FILE PHOTO: The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York, U.S., February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid(Reuters) – Wall Street’s major averages were set for a muted open on Tuesday after a strong start…
Read MoreHertz set to ride out of bankruptcy with $4.2 billion from investment firms
FILE PHOTO: The desk of car rental company Hertz is seen at Nice International airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nice, France, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard(Reuters) – Two investment firms will buy a majority stake in Hertz…
Read MoreAmazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama
Players from the National Football League were among the first to voice their support. Then came Stacey Abrams, the Democratic star who helped turn Georgia blue in the 2020 election. The actor Danny Glover traveled to Bessemer, Ala., for a…
Read MoreAdevinta, eBay to sell UK units to secure $9.2 billion tie-up
FILE PHOTO: The eBay logo is pictured on a phone screen in this photo illustration July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/File Photo OSLO (Reuters) – U.S. e-commerce group eBay and Norway’s Adevinta planned to sell three smaller British units in order…
Read MoreDanone shares edge up as Faber drops CEO role after investor pressure
FILE PHOTO: Emmanuel Faber, chief executive officer of French food group Danone, poses before a news conference to present the company’s 2017 annual results in Paris, France, February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) – Danone’s shares edged up on…
Read MoreExperience Matters: Paris Store La Manufacture Celebrates Slow Luxury
PARIS — When Robert Acouri opened his Paris design concept store La Manufacture in November 2019, he could not have predicted that the French capital’s retail sector was about to enter the toughest period in its history. First came the violent…
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