With as many as two additional activist bids coming in for Kohl’s over the weekend, in the wake of last week’s scathing critique from Macellum and an earlier broadside from Engine Capital in December, it is hard not to conjure up the familiar closing cant of auction houses...
Just days after receiving a takeover offer from Starboard Value, Kohl’s could see a second takeover offer from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, Reuters reported Sunday (Jan. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
There’s been a bid to buy Kohl’s for $9 billion from a group backed by Starboard Value LP, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Jan. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Today in retail, Walmart could take a step into the metaverse, while Peloton continues to test the theory that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Plus, retail bankruptcies were at their lowest level in a decade last year, dropping from 52 bankruptcies to 21....
First there was the death, accidents and lawsuits. Then came Peloton’s product recall after months of resistance. Most recently, reports of a reorg that might include layoffs and even production cuts of its core product have further slammed the once-mighty connected fitness company, which shed another 25%...
Retail bankruptcies dropped from 52 in 2020 to 21 last year, Axios reported Thursday (Jan. 20), citing research by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
A report about Peloton Interactive Inc. halting production of its connected fitness products isn’t true, CEO John Foley said Thursday (Jan. 20) in a note to employees, and the company is “moving forward with the appropriate legal action” against the person who leaked the info...
It seems too good to be true. A virtual customer walks into a virtual store and purchases a virtual sweater with some virtual currency. The only thing missing from this digital dream, it would appear, are virtual profits, as in, how do you actually make...
Everything old is new again — or at least can be — when market demand and advancing technology meet. Think about the QR code. Think about installment payments, aka BNPL. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
