Management

Walmart is adding health-related benefits for its U.S. workforce, with Chief People Officer Donna Morris laying out the changes in a letter to the chain’s roughly 1.6 million associates during its annual enrollment period. Parents of babies admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit will get up to 12 weeks of paid leave from Walmart…

Albertsons is seeking to collect approximately $8 billion in damages from Kroger stemming from the companies’ unsuccessful merger, Albertsons revealed in a Delaware Court of Chancery filing made public on Monday, reports Yahoo Finance. The sum Albertsons is demanding includes a $600 million break-up fee as well as compensation for shareholder losses suffered because the…

lululemon CEO Heidi O'Neill is marking her first month on the job with a slew of leadership changes she says will make the business even more competitive. The Vancouver-based apparel company has appointed ex-Athleta chief executive and president Maggie Gauger as lululemon’s president and chief product officer. Former Walmart Canada executive Joseph Godsey is becoming…

Retail is the most complex it's ever been and a multitude of factors have pushed business leaders to prioritize artificial intelligence implementation at HQ and in-store. What I hear now from retail leaders is an urgent mandate to get their workforce AI-enabled. The data backs this, with 97 percent of retail organizations planning to increase…

Nike announced a mixed fiscal first quarter as well as a restructuring plan that will lead to layoffs starting next year. The company also offered a full-year outlook, saying it expects revenues to decline by a high-single digit percentage in fiscal 2027. The cuts are the third round of layoffs Nike has announced this year.…

Pool supply and service retailer Leslie’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with a group of its existing lenders, according to the company. Leslie's also announced the closure of 76 stores, but the locations of those stores were not immediately known. The company, which sells pumps, covers…

For many retail operations teams, Black Friday week is still the operational summit of the year: peak staffing, peak inventory positioning, peak everything. InMarket’s 2026 Holiday Shopping InSights report, drawn from InMarket’s commerce and visitation data alongside a survey fielded with Kantar, suggests that assumption is wrong for most of the industry, and the operational…

Crocs is suing Five Below over a $7 pair of clogs, alleging the discount retailer copied elements of its footwear and infringed patents covering the charms used to decorate the shoes. Crocs and its subsidiary, Jibbitz, filed the lawsuit Sept. 18 in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, where Crocs is based. The…

While at Total Retail Tech in Dallas last week, Fossil Group's Senior Director of Transformation Kendra Horne shared insights into her work at the lifestyle accessories brand. Horne discusses her approach to prioritizing transformation initiatives when everything feels urgent, the biggest obstacle to simplifying legacy technology and processes, and how she encourages teams to embrace…

In episode 516 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Drew Cook, president of organic, sustainable apparel brand Pact, and Matthew Merrilees, CEO, North America at global e-commerce platform Global-e. Cook delves into the challenges of maintaining a successful international business amidst rising tariffs (3:36), while Merrilees discusses the common mistakes made amongst brands…