Day: March 19, 2023

By Sarah Jean Callahan Amid a difficult year, good Samaritan retailer Kohl’s receives global ethical award. Kohl’s (KSS) – Get Free Report survived a tumultuous year meeting with potential buyers into the second quarter of 2022 and then decidedly pulling out of negotiations with Franchise Group (FRG) – Get Free Report citing a volatile market. Kohl’s had been struggling over the years and without making some major changes, it didn’t look good for the retail department store that had been around since it was founded in 1962. Kohl’s has worked to reinvent itself this last year with efforts to in… Read More “Kohl’s Reinvents Itself While Giving Something Unique Back”

By Sarah Jean Callahan Discount retailer Five Below makes a change that could upset its customer base. Five Below (FIVE) – Get Free Report has made its mark in the retail industry since its founding in 2002 as a premier discount specialty store, where the majority of the trendy products in the store is listed for $1 to $5. This last year has definitely given Five Below a little insight into how consumers are feeling about the economy. With more people being price cautious, it led the retailer to see quickly when customers were feeling a bit better about the economy by what they were buying. Th… Read More “Five Below Expands a Controversial Change”

By Emma Baccellieri The top seeds are rolling, but so are some double-digit seeds in the first round of the women’s tournament. While the first day of the NCAA women’s tournament was mostly chalk, the second day of the first round saw its fair share of upsets and comebacks. Much has gone as planned for the top seeds, but the biggest surprises have come from middle-of-the pack teams that have shaken up the bracket a bit. Here’s a round-up of some of the top moments and story lines. Top seeds roll—even with some limitationsSo this wasn’t exactly a surprise. But it’s still worth noting: All eight… Read More “Top Moments (and Surprises) of the NCAA Women’s Tournament”

By Nicholas Earl The government should have prioritised ramping up renewables such as solar power instead of pledging £20bn to carbon capture, usage and storage, argued energy bosses, industry bodies and think tanks. Nigel Pocklington, chief executive of supplier Good Energy told City A.M. that CCUS had a role in the path to net zero, even if it was sometimes used as a “fig leaf for maintaining fossil fuel interests longer.” However, he criticised the comparative lack of policies and funding in the Budget towards reviving onshore wind and boosting solar power – an increasingly gaping issue wit… Read More “‘They have not done anything’: Hunt slammed for failing to back solar energy in Budget”