Haley Sacks, aka Mrs. Dow Jones, is helping Millennials and Gen Z get money smart. The financial influencer, who counts 142,000 Instagram followers, is rolling out an education package, MDJ Stimulus, the aim of which is to teach her audience about money and career during the coronavirus pandemic. The eight-week program, available on Sacks’ social […]
They say data doesn’t lie. And in the case of Pinterest, that means lending support to those in need. Pinterest said today that searches over the last few weeks on its visual discovery platform for the keywords “support small business” have increased by 351 percent. This, in tandem with the fortuitous timing of the 50th […]
At a time when many brands are scrambling to rethink their fall campaigns, Dior is sticking with a familiar team. The French luxury house’s pre-fall 2020 campaign, lensed by Brigitte Niedermair, features brand ambassador Jennifer Lawrence in minimalist outfits from the collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri. The Oscar-winning actress has kept a low public […]
As the impact of the coronavirus outbreak continues to run its course, business leaders are being forced to adopt new modalities of leadership that require often untested skillsets. Operating in a “crisis response” mode also spotlights the need to maintain operational strategies endemic to any successful business. As part of a series of stories on […]
A fired Sports Illustrated journalist who wrote for the title for almost 25 years and its new publisher have both moved quickly to tell their sides of the story about the termination. And of course, it played out on social media. Grant Wahl, a prominent senior soccer writer at the magazine, said on Twitter on […]
LONDON — As screen time grows and retailers face growing issues with stock, Qubit, the personalization software service, has become a useful backend tool for e-tailers. “Personalization is even more relevant now, because a lot of our clients are using our technology to target loyal customers and to make sure, if they’ve got limited supply, […]
Countless confined people would like to experience the world beyond their smartphones or the views outside their windows, and now they can through two benefit photography sales. While corporate powerhouses like 3M, Brooks Brothers and Apple are ramping up production to help offset the dearth of medical-grade masks for health-care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Los Angeles County isn’t letting up on its lockdown order for citizens and business closures anytime soon. During a daily tele-briefing, county officials said “safer at home” rules ordering people to stay inside whenever possible and the close of all nonessential business will now run through at least May 15. That is a full month […]
An online petition is calling on major fashion brands to pay their garment factories for the orders canceled or delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Remake, a nonprofit organization that strives to educate consumers on the fashion industry’s treatment of women and its environmental impact, launched the #PayUp petition on April 3 to spotlight how […]
Small businesses across the country have taken a big hit amid the coronavirus pandemic, as stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines have meant many have shut their doors, laid off employees or even ceased operations. Several large companies and cities across the country are offering some respite to small businesses by launching grant programs to keep […]