Bloomberg As J.C. Penney Co. discounts more merchandise to clear the shelves of slow-moving inventory, investors are hopeful the painful overhaul is nearing its end. The department-store chain, which has been aggressively trying to get the right mix of merchandise in stores, reported a sales contraction in its latest quarter. It also withdrew its prior 2018 earnings guidance, replacing a ...

Bloomberg Canada Goose Holdings Inc. wants its customers to know what real cold feels like—from the comfort of a $1,000 parka. The company is adding frigid rooms to some of its stores where shoppers can test the luxury coats in temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius. A Montreal location is the fifth to include the fancy freezer, and Beijing ...

Bloomberg The maker of Oreo cookies has become the latest target by Greenpeace in its campaign to stop the destruction of rainforests for palm oil. The environmental group accused palm oil suppliers to snack giant Mondelez International Inc., which makes the famous black and white cookie as well as Cadbury chocolate bars, of deforestation and destroying orangutan habitats in Indonesia. ...