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Matt Townsend

Matt Townsend

Business Editor of Checkout at Bloomberg

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Matt Townsend
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The Toy That Sparked 1980s Riots Is Still Fueling Fights Today - Bloomberg

The new fight over Cabbage Patch Kids has sabotage, choke holds, and slurs.
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Under Armour Investors Approve New Shares as CEO Keeps Control - Bl...

Under Armour Inc. investors approved the creation of a new class of shares that don’t have voting rights, which will maintain founder and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Plank’s control of the sporting-goods maker.
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P&G's New CEO Confronts Lafley's Unfinished Turnaround - Bloomberg

Procter & Gamble Co.’s David Taylor, named to the chief executive officer job on Tuesday, won’t have an easy time completing the turnaround effort of his predecessor.
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New Balance to Challenge Nike With Its Biggest Ad Campaign Ever - B...

New Balance is planning an advertising blitz that’s twice as big as any in its 109-year history, taking aim directly at Nike Inc.
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Nike Wins $1 Billion Contract With NBA as Adidas Walks Away - Bloom...

Nike Inc. won an eight-year deal to make uniforms for the National Basketball Association, taking over for Adidas AG after that company’s contract runs out in 2017.
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Lumber Liquidators CEO Abruptly Quits Amid Probe of Flooring - Bloo...

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Lynch unexpectedly resigned from his post, adding to the turmoil for a company facing a federal investigation over allegations that it sold toxic flooring.
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How Home Depot Plans to Turn Spring Into Christmas - Bloomberg

Home Depot Inc. keeps trying to turn spring into Christmas.

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How a 25-Year-Old Sparked Lumber Liquidators' Stock Plunge - Bloomberg

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.’s stock plunge over the past week, fueled by allegations of excessive formaldehyde in its flooring, can be traced back to a blog post from an obscure 25-year-old short seller.
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Hasbro's Nerf Targets Teenagers After Success Wooing Girls - Bloomberg

Hasbro Inc. accomplished a rare feat last year by taking its 45-year-old Nerf brand, long a favorite of boys, and successfully drawing in girls.
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A Dying Mall in Concord, New Hampshire - Bloomberg

On a crisp Friday evening in late October, Shannon Rich, 33, is standing in a dying American mall. Three customers wander the aisles in a Sears the size of two football fields. The RadioShack is empty. A woman selling smartphone cases watches “Homeland” on a laptop.
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Home Depot Names Craig Menear to Succeed Blake as CEO - Bloomberg

Home Depot Inc. U.S. Retail President Craig Menear will succeed Frank Blake as chief executive officer in about two months, giving the chain a new leader as it navigates a slowing housing rebound.