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Home Depot said chair, president and CEO Ted Decker has begun a temporary medical leave expected to last a few months. Senior EVP Ann-Marie Campbell and CFO Richard McPhail will split oversight of the retailer six days before it reports second quarter results.
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation entered into application on 12 August 2026, replacing a directive that governed the bloc’s packaging rules for three decades. A PFAS restriction, new conformity documentation and marketplace verification duties bite immediately, while the heavier design rules wait until 2030.
A fast-growing group of US states is moving to outlaw surveillance pricing, the practice of using a shopper’s personal data to set an individual price, …
Most viral closing lists recycle old filings. These are the checks that settle it in ten minutes.
WARN notices surface before the press release. Here is how to read them and what they do and do not prove.
A retail bankruptcy filing is public and readable. Here is what each document tells you about the company’s real chances.
Right to repair legislation is spreading across states and product categories. This explains what it asks of retailers and where duties sit.
Comparable or same-store sales is the headline retail metric, and the definition varies by company. Here is how to read it critically.
The monthly retail sales release drives headlines that often misread it. This is how to interpret the numbers, revisions and control group.
Where an online seller owes sales tax depends on thresholds that differ by state. This explains nexus, marketplace rules and registration order.