The biggest U.S. retailer for musical equipment and instruments, Guitar Center Inc, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, despite the fact that music lovers continuing to shop online… Read More ›
Best Buy Co Inc’s Executive Chairman Hubert Joly will be stepping down and will not stand for re-election at its annual general shareholder’s meeting on June 11. Joly, a restructuring expert and former chief executive officer of the company, had… Read More ›
On Monday, officials from Japan’s antitrust authority raided the offices of e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc following complains from online merchants regarding the company’s free shipping policies With the news reaching the market, its shares fell briefly by 3%. Rakuten’s spokeswoman… Read More ›
The appointment comes midst a string of profit warnings. WPP, the world’s biggest advertising agency, has appointed John Rogers, the CEO of retailer Sainsbury’s Argos as its new director of finance. Rogers will be taking over from outgoing Paul Richardson… Read More ›
This planned sales come on top existing plans to sell non-core assets worth 2.5 billion euros by the first quarter of 2020. On Tuesday, French supermarket retailer Casino stated, it plans on cutting its debt while improving its financial performance… Read More ›
In China, Walmart will be in a tough environment and will be competing with the likes of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd who have cut deals to combine online and high street shopping. In a significant development,… Read More ›
Chewy is expanding its footprint into an industry which has historically held up well in economic downturns. Pet products retailer Chewy Inc stated, it had priced its initial public offering at $22 per share, above its target, and had sold… Read More ›
IKEA France opened its first brick-and-mortar store in the Madeleine district of Paris.It plans on expanding its footprint with more new stores while at the same time allow consumers to shop for furniture online. On Monday, IKEA France’s chief executive… Read More ›
Walmart’s strategy to exit Britain, one of its weakest performers in its global portfolio, has effectively been blocked. Facing limited options, here’s an examination of the issue, its implications for Walmart and a potential way around it. In a significant… Read More ›
Calls for breaking up the big four accounting firms are on the rise following audit failures at Carillion and retailer BHS. In a first such intervention, with the role played by accounting firm KPMG in the collapse of construction company… Read More ›
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