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Retail Unionization Is on the Rise at Amazon, Starbucks, REI and Apple

During the early days of the pandemic, a new phrase entered our lexicon: essential workers. Defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Essential workers are those who conduct a range of operations and services that are typically essential to continue critical infrastructure operations.”Many retail employees fit that definition including those working in grocery stores, […]

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Canada Goose Breaks Records This Winter As It Plans To Be a Brand For All-Seasons

As an outerwear brand that promises to protect its wearers against the worst that winter can throw at it, Canada Goose Holdings just reported it’s weathered the worst of the Covid pandemic and come out stronger.Boosted by third quarter 2022 revenues up 26.5% over previous year, Canada Goose is on track to exceed C$1 billion […]

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Demand for Secondhand Luxury Is Booming and The RealReal Lit the Fuse

When Prince Charles hosted the recent G-20 event on climate change and the private sector, Julie Wainwright, founder and CEO of The RealReal, was asked to participate in a fashion and sustainability working group. HRH didn’t make the call, but no matter, it was a honor to be so honored.That put the noses out of […]

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Boot Barn Will Nearly Double Its Footprint, Spurred On by “Yellowstone” Cowboy Chic

As a retailer known for rodeo wear, Boot Barn Holdings has been wrangling in its own Wall Street rodeo, trying to ride the current bull market. That chute opened at the end of March 2020, when Boot Barn was trading around $12 to $13 per share. Now it’s trading around $100.It’s had an amazing ride, […]

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Patagonia Puts Its People Over Profits and Closes Between Christmas and New Year

Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and gear brand, has always marched to its own drummer. From its “Don’t Buy This Jacket” ad in the New York Times, using Black Friday sales not to line its pockets but to give back to environmental causes, and its self-imposed “Earth tax” which donates 1% of all sales to environmental […]

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