• Nike Intros Hijab For Muslim Female Athletes
    Nike has been stepping up by championing diversity and making its products more inclusive for women. Last week, it was promoting its first plus-size women's apparel collection with British style bloggers; this week, it has confirmed it's releasing a "pro hijab" designed for Muslim female athletes who choose to compete in a hijab.
  • Land Rover, Zenith Partner For Watch
    Visitors to the Range Rover booth at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show will not only see the new Velar, but also a special wristwatch made to match the new luxury SUV. Co-designed and engineered by Land Rover and Zenith, the Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition has been created to celebrate the fourth installment of the Range Rover family.
  • Hershey Extends Deal With NCAA
    Hershey Co. enters the coming NCAA basketball tournament with a new five-year deal to continue its role as "official confectionery partner." The deal enables the brand to use NCAA logos as well as maintain Reese's position as title sponsor of the Reese's College All-Star Game and to host a kick-off to Final Four weekend with Reese's Final Four Friday.
  • Hain Makes Changes To Exec Team
    For the second time in three months, the Hain Celestial Group, Inc. has announced a reshuffling of its executive team. Gary Tickle is now the CEO of its North American business, succeeding John Carroll, who will take a new role as Hain Celestial's executive vice president of global brands, categories and new business ventures.
  • Nestle Exec Shifts To Chobani
    Nestle Waters North America CEO Tim Brown is the new president and COO at Chobani Inc., effective March 20. The former Procter & Gamble executive will oversee operations, sales, marketing, legal and finance teams. Brown will report to founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukasya, who says the two clicked immediately.
  • Retailer Hhgregg Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    Appliance seller Hhgregg Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest retailer brought down by declining traffic. The filing comes just days after store-closing sales were launched at 88 of its retail locations. The company said last week it was cutting about 1,500 jobs. The closures will leave Hhgregg with 132 stores nationwide by mid-April.
  • Eastern Bank Not Afraid To Be Liberal
    At a time when many companies are trying to sidestep political controversy to keep all of their customers happy, Eastern Bank is embracing its socially liberal bent. The state's largest community bank launched a rebranding effort on Tuesday under the slogan "Join us for good" that puts the bank's politics front and center.
  • Did Google Miss Its Chance With Pixel?
    Since its October launch, Google's Pixel phone has received rave reviews, and Google recently confirmed to the Android-focused publication "Android Pit" that it will release a new Pixel this year. Yet despite these successes, it seems the phone may be experiencing some trouble on the sales front, and it may have missed an opportunity to capitalize on competitors' missteps.
  • TGI Fridays Steps Away From Pack With Ordering Tweets
    Looking to innovate in a tough corner of the restaurant business, TGI Fridays is going digital. And that's not all. The 52-year-old chain is getting a thorough revamp that includes everything from a sleek new look to the restaurants to a revised menu. The digital part? Since January, Fridays has been accepting orders via Twitter. It's even getting serious about making its food available for delivery.
  • Hard Rock Refuses To Buy Icahn's Trump Plaza Hotel, Casino
    A lease President Trump signed more than 30 years ago when building his first Atlantic City casino is making life difficult for his pal Carl Icahn. Icahn tried to sell the shuttered Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino to Hard Rock International along with the recently closed Trump Taj Mahal - but the buyer refused to take the older property, sources close to the situation said.
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