Macy’s says customers are moving away from real fur, but that the decision was also influenced by animal rights advocates.
Author: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer
It’s the consumer, stupid? What the consumer sentiment index tells us about the 2020 elections
President Donald Trump is betting that a strong economy will propel him to re-election even as early warning signs of a slowdown have emerged.
Will P&G split its stock? It hasn’t happened in 15 years
The longest P&G has allowed the stock to remain above $100 before a stock split: 11 months. We’re at six months, 10 days and counting.
Kroger cutting hundreds of management jobs nationwide
Kroger is cutting hundreds of local management jobs nationwide as it continues to struggle to compete with discount rivals, Amazon and Walmart.
Cincinnati-based consumer giant P&G’s ads are getting political. Will that draw a backlash?
In this hyperpartisan and politically tribal world,is the Cincinnati-based consumer giant P&G risking turning off consumers with social messaging?
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen: Why we changed our gun policy
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen told The Enquirer Thursday he believes most gun owners will respect the retailer’s request to not openly carry guns in stores.
Gillette ad features transgender man’s first shave
In its latest advertisement featuring a social message, Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand features a father teaching his transgender son how to shave.
P&G unveils new $400 million R&D center, the company’s largest in the world
The new and improved Mason facility is 2 million square feet– twice the size of the Kenwood Towne Centre, a shopping mall in Cincinnati.
Want your avocados, tomatoes and berries? Trump shutdown of Mexico border could cause shortages
Americans would run out of avocados in three weeks if imports from Mexico were stopped, officials with the world’s largest grower told Reuters.
Kroger shares fall after earnings report as competition with Amazon, Walmart heats up
The nation’s largest supermarket chain is waging a war on two fronts: cutting food prices at the same time it spends heavily in digital strategies.