Feetures Hits its Stride with NetSuite

| Staff

NetSuite Analytics Warehouse helps family-owned and operated sports apparel business understand sales trends and set performance records AUSTIN, July 11, 2023 — Feetures, a leading performance sock brand, is working with Oracle … Continue Reading →

Alex and Ani Closing Headquarters, 20 Stores

| Mike O'Brien

Alex and Ani, once popular for its expanded charm bracelets and a smaller competitor of the global Pandora chain with its lab-grown diamonds, is closing stores and its Rhode Island headquarters as it assesses the state of its business in a challenging post-pandemic environment. The company, which filed for bankruptcy court protection in 2021, will close 20 locations, leaving seven open.

Teamsters Hand UPS a Friday Deadline for Final Offer

| Mike O'Brien

Stepping up its hardball tactics, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters walked away from the bargaining table Wednesday in the midst of contract negotiations with UPS, demanding the carrier provide its last, best offer Friday or a strike would be a likely outcome, with worker pay the key issue. UPS says it is working around the clock to reach a settlement before the July 31 deadline.