The clips below are from my time as a reporter at Reuters News. Many of them chronicle retailers’ early efforts to go “green,” while others tell of the devastating impact of the Great Recession. Both subjects remain relevant today.
Samples of my recent writing for my content marketing clients are available upon request.
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Ackman loses in Target proxy content
WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Target Corp (TGT.N) shareholders dealt a blow to activist investor William Ackman on Thursday, rejecting his slate of proposed directors and voting instead to keep four incumbents on the retailer’s board.
While Wal-Mart plods along, Target stumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – What a difference a year makes.
Last holiday shopping season, Wal-Mart was struggling to get sales on track as lower-income shoppers snubbed its efforts to imitate smaller rival Target. This year, it’s Target that is struggling as middle income consumers cut back on discretionary spending.
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – Retailers may be touting their environmental-friendliness this year, but just about the only “green” in evidence for the holidays is in the usual Christmas decorations.
Wal-Mart faces hurdles in green electronics
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A campaign to reduce packaging has been a success for Wal-Mart Stores “green” campaign, but a move toward environmentally friendly electronics is proving that changing the mechanics of a TV is much more complex than changing the mechanics of a cereal box.
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (Reuters) – Matt Kistler, a Wal-Mart executive who previously worked at Oscar Mayer and Kraft Foods, knows very well the long-held mantra of consumer goods companies: “Bigger is better”..
Shoppers scrimp as food prices rise
SECAUCUS, New Jersey (Reuters) – Patricia Norris’ family is feeling the one-two punch of higher fuel and food prices. Her husband works as a messenger, driving around to deliver packages. but the job is not as profitable as it once was because rising fuel prices are eating into his earrings. With money tight and food prices rising, Norris can no longer afford to buy beef and chicken on a regular basis.
Nicole Maestri 