It was a framed as a singular event, and theater owners, desperate to fill screens with appealing content, happily agreed to it. “Given that atypical circumstances call for atypical economic […]
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Back to news homeSalesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion
Salesforce, which provides marketing and sales software, among other products, has been highly acquisitive as it looks to grow. Under Mr. Benioff, Salesforce has bought at least 60 companies, including […]
Goodbye, Blazers; Hello, ‘Coatigans.’ Women Adjust Attire to Work at Home.
In the Before Times, said Rebecca Rittenberg, a 28-year-old who works in advertising sales for Google in New York, one of her favorite parts about going to the office was […]
‘Bleak Friday’ for Stores as Pandemic Pushes Holiday Shopping Online
The 2020 edition of Black Friday did not offer the usual scenes of bustling stores and shoppers lined up outside discount chains and electronics retailers. Instead, most people bought online, […]
The Luxury E-Commerce Wars Heat Up
In 2015, the chairman and controlling shareholder of the luxury goods group Richemont, Johann Rupert, took to the stage at an industry conference in Monte Carlo and issued a rallying […]
Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.
LOS ANGELES — “Hollywood’s like Egypt: full of crumbled pyramids. It’ll never come back. It’ll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the […]
To Survive the Pandemic, Savile Row Cuts a Bespoke Strategy
LONDON — One morning in early November, a tailor on Savile Row took the measurements of a client 5,500 miles away with the help of a robot. The tailor, Dario […]
New PlayStation and Xbox Arrive During a Pandemic Gold Rush
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Huddled under blankets to brace against the cold, J.B. August and his buddies couldn’t help grinning as the doors of the boarded-up GameStop store finally opened. The […]
Back to the Office: Tough Call for Workers, and for the Boss
Jay Foreman, chief executive of the toymaker Basic Fun in Boca Raton, Fla., has a simple message for his employees: It’s time to come back to the office. “Fear is […]
How One Entrepreneur Changed Her Business Model in the Pandemic
Sarah Figueroa had worked for several years to build a company, called Geojam, that would connect fans at concerts and give sponsors a look at what was working and what […]