Latest Retail Headlines
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Wal-Mart Says It Could Loan $50M to Bangladesh Factories for Workplace Safety
Aug 30 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told investors on Thursday that it could provide up to $50 million in low-interest loans or other types of payments to Bangladesh factory owners for building improvements. The money is part of the more...
Wal-Mart Will Offer Health Insurance to U.S. Employees’ Domestic Partners
Aug 28 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday it will offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its U.S. employees starting next year, following the lead of other major companies. The world’s largest retailer,...
States Weakening Commercial Host Liability Laws to Protect Retailers
Aug 19 2013 // A new report says that in recent years many states have enacted legislation to protect retailers from commercial host liability by increasing the evidentiary requirements, limiting the amount of liability awards and/or...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Broker Bollinger
Aug 13 2013 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance broker Bollinger Inc., headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, for approximately $276.5 million. Bollinger’s business includes retail...
Wal-Mart Workers in California Denied Class Action Status in Gender Bias Case
Aug 6 2013 // Women workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in California suing for gender discrimination can’t pursue their claims against the retailer as a group because the evidence didn’t show they had enough in common, a judge...
Relationships, Expertise Drive Successful Partnerships in E&S Marketplace
Aug 5 2013 // During the past 20 to 30 years typical business dealings between wholesale insurance brokers and retail agents have evolved from being purely transactional experiences to those that are highly dependent upon relationships...
Man Sues Wyoming Walmart For Wrongful Death
Jul 30 2013 // A man who says his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at a Sheridan, Wyo. Walmart is suing the retailer. The Sheridan Press reported Frederick M. Lollar filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Laramie...
Retailers Plan Bangladesh Factory Inspections under Safety Pact
Jul 9 2013 // A group of mainly European retailers has finalized a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1,129 people in April. The...
Man-Made Disasters
Jul 1 2013 // Disasters strike in many forms. Insured disasters often arrive in the wake of natural catastrophes – floods, earthquakes, drought, tornadoes and hurricanes. But disasters are also man-made as in the terrible tragedy that...
Wal-Mart, Gap, Other U.S. Brands Ready $50M Bangladesh Safety Fund: WSJ
Jun 27 2013 // Gap Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are among U.S. retailers finalizing an agreement to establish a $50 million, five-year fund to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
Marsh Cites ‘Lessons Learned’ from Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Jun 25 2013 // A report from Marsh on the recent Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people cites the “serious risks that labor conditions can pose not only to workers, but also to...
Relationships, Expertise Drive Success in Texas E&S Marketplace
Jun 21 2013 // During the past 20 to 30 years typical business dealings between wholesale insurance brokers and retail agents have evolved from being purely transactional experiences to those that are highly dependent upon relationships...
Bangladesh Factory Banned by Wal-Mart Still Makes Wrangler Shirts
May 20 2013 // A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world’s largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. VF confirmed...
U.S., European Retailers Divided on Safety Plan for Bangladesh Factories
May 16 2013 // A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers claiming their European counterparts...
North American Retailers Devising Own Bangladesh Workplace Safety Plans
May 15 2013 // North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement–an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to–though details of any...
EU Considering Action; Pope Comments after Bangladesh Building Disaster
May 2 2013 // The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400...
Western Retailers to Compensate Victims of Bangladesh Building Disaster
May 1 2013 // Two Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory building that collapsed last week in the country’s worst industrial...
Wal-Mart to Fund Safety Training in Global Supply Chain
Apr 10 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, is making its biggest push yet to try to improve conditions at factories that produce its clothing after a fire at a Bangladesh factory last year killed 112...
Wal-Mart Considers Entering ‘Sharing Economy’ with Customer Delivery Plan
Mar 28 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with...
Esurance and Walmart Team Up for Auto Insurance Discount Program
Mar 22 2013 // Esurance is launching a pilot program offering auto insurance discounts to customers at select Walmart stores in Illinois. Through the pilot program, drivers may obtain a savings card from Esurance kiosks located in...
