Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could harm consumers and workers, the government says.
Merchandise is locked in cases to guard against theft in a Target store in New York City on Sept. 23, 2023.
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Shweta Singh, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
You may not have heard of conversational commerce, but it’s quietly appearing in more and more places.
Thousands of teachers from the Peel District School Board hold a one-day strike in Mississauga, Ont., in February 2020.
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Wanting a union and securing a union are two very different things. That’s because there are enduring obstacles to unionization that make it incredibly difficult for workers to unionize.
Efficient shipping and storage could prevent a lot of wasted vaccines.
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COVID-19 vaccines have very specific storage requirements that make shipping a difficult task. Two ideas – fulfillment centers and cross-docking – could help overcome some distribution challenges.
Big tech giants have become not just omnipresent but omnipowerful. Will their might be reined in in 2021?
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Tech giants are not just surviving the pandemic; they’re thriving. In 2021 and in the post-pandemic era, anti-trust regulations in tech must be revamped.
Plot twists in the TikTok saga continue to emerge daily, with a proposed deal to secure its future in the US now in doubt. Here’s what it means for TikTok users — and for geopolitics.
Dozens of companies have recently expressed support for Black Lives Matter.
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Companies are increasingly taking stands on hot-button political issues from LGBT rights to Black Lives Matter. New research shines light on whether and when it can benefit the bottom line.
As capitalism’s image crumbles, many of the world’s biggest companies are trying to give it new life by showing it can mean more than just making money.
An employee prepares items for a 2019 holiday sale at a Walmart in Las Vegas.
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We are addicted to consumption during these holidays, which leads to a massive amount of landfill waste. Giant retailers like Walmart could help the problem, but they haven’t.
A Colt AR-15 from 1973.
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The gunmaker’s move to stop selling AR-15s to civilians is not a response to concerns about gun control. Instead it’s a reflection of how prevalent the AR-15 and comparable weapons are in the US.
Amazon workers in Seattle walked off the job on Sept. 20 in a climate strike.
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Prodded by Michelle Obama and other government leaders, Walmart and other major US retailers vowed to build hundreds of stores in food deserts. What happened?
Corporations are stepping in to support and invest in social and environmental change when governments cannot or will not.
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Corporations are often stepping in to fill the void when governments are failing to adequately address social, economic and environmental crises.
Ben & Jerry’s opened Art for Justice, which highlights the need for criminal justice reform and features art by formerly incarcerated artists.
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Ralf Seifert, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Richard Markoff, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
Even Amazon can’t defy gravity forever.
Putting up signs is easy. Providing workplace accommodations is harder.
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Ambiguities in the Americans with Disabilities Act have allowed employers to sidestep a major component of the law: the requirement to provide workers with ‘reasonable accommodations.’
Quintiles Professor of Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California