Shopping and Retail – Page 8

Berlusconi Bequeaths a Warehouse of Art Befitting the Man

The Italian media mogul bought up some 25,000 paintings, many on TV shopping binges, before he died this year. Now no one knows what to do with them.

In the span of three months, the soccer superstar has made Inter Miami’s eye-catching jersey the hottest piece of sports merchandise on the planet.

As the bookstore chain mounts a comeback, it’s breaking a cardinal rule of corporate branding and store design: consistency.

The nonprofit retailer helps provide jobs and training to those in need. But it needs revenue from online sales to help fund its charitable aims.

After scrambling to fill out work forces in recent years, many companies are reporting more modest goals for temporary employment.