Month: June 2020

In its 2020 U.S. Store Closures report, research and advisory firm Coresight Research estimated that there would be 20,000 to 25,000 store closures this year, up from a record 9,800 in 2019. That means we really haven’t seen anything yet as far as the alleged retail apocalypse goes. Odest Riley Jr., CEO of WLM Financial,…

As popular conspiracy theories around 5G networks and the novel coronavirus prompt activist lawsuits, local government reviews and even rogue vandalism of cellphone towers, a Federal Communications Commission official warned recently that the hysteria could hinder the rollout of service. “High-speed, high-capacity wireless networks will be indispensable tools for our social and economic recovery,” FCC…

For a man who commanded the Allied Expeditionary Force in WWII and then became the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower still valued his leisure time. His affinity for the links made golf the official sport of postwar suburbia. But the first lady didn’t play golf, which is possibly why a July…

Jason Mulderig’s dream job didn’t exist when he started at HBO 20 years ago. Over time, he built it himself. The brand marketer, who started in the distribution and affiliate marketing side of the business, worked his way over to the consumer marketing side in 2011. Cinemax was getting into original programming and HBO was…

Google.org, the charitable arm of Google, will donate over $1.2 million to more than 70 local LGBTQ+ organizations worldwide, several of which are based where Google has offices. Google.org program manager Maab Ibrahim said in a blog post, “LGBTQ+ organizations around the world extend critical services to their communities every day. I’ve seen this firsthand…