Boardroom Digest

Retail

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Young adults participating in a retail training program, learning skills with a sense of hope and opportunity.
Corporate Strategy

Retail CEOs urge scaling of successful programs for UK NEET youth

More than 80 retail chief executives have co-signed a letter coordinated by the British Retail Consortium, sounding the alarm as the number of young people in the UK not in employment, education, or t

Siobhan O'Malley·June 12, 2026
A nighttime view of a 7-Eleven store, its iconic sign illuminated, representing the global retail empire built by Toshifumi Suzuki.
Corporate Strategy

Toshifumi Suzuki, convenience store king, dies at 93

Toshifumi Suzuki, the visionary who transformed 7-Eleven into a ubiquitous fixture of daily life across Japan and beyond, died on May 18 at the age of 93, according to The New York Times .

Ethan Caldwell·May 30, 2026
A closed Morrisons supermarket storefront at dusk, symbolizing a strategic shift in the company's retail operations and a move towards convenience.
Mid-Market Dynamics

Morrisons Closes Stores Amidst Strategic Shift

Morrisons is reportedly closing 100 stores across the UK, including all 18 of its market kitchens, 35 meat counters, 52 cafes, 13 florists, 35 fish counters, and four pharmacies, according to The Sun

Siobhan O'Malley·May 21, 2026