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Dollar General drops self-checkout at hundreds of stores to reduce theft
Fox Business· 2024-03-16 02:01
Dollar General is pulling back on self-checkout as it tries to curtail retail theft across its stores.  The company will remove self-checkout registers from 300 stores that have the biggest issue with shrink – an industry term referring to lost or stolen merchandise – during the first half of the year, CEO Todd Vasos told analysts on a Thursday earnings call. Currently, the company has self-checkout options available in more than 14,000 stores. However, it is deploying three initiatives to change its self-c ...
Target bringing express self-checkout to stores
Fox Business· 2024-03-16 00:16
Target推出“快速自助结账”服务 - Target将在全国近2000家门店推出“快速自助结账”服务[1] - 顾客只需有10件或更少的商品即可使用“快速自助结账”[1] - 公司表示这一全国性变化旨在“使我们的结账体验更加愉快”,并得益于顾客反馈[1] 门店试点测试和服务时间 - 在秋季,大约有200家Target门店开始使用10件商品的“快速自助结账”作为试点测试,这些门店的自助结账速度显著提高[2] - Target将让各个门店自行决定提供自助结账的时间,但表示“将在最繁忙的购物时间提供此服务”[4] 全服务员工收银台和优质服务 - 公司宣布门店将增加提供全服务员工收银台的数量[4] - Target的COO John Mulligan在11月告诉分析师和投资者,Target一直致力于提供一流的前店体验,通过店内结账体验、驶入取货和店内取货来提供始终如一的优质服务[5]
Veteran pilot flies Boeing 737 Max with ‘concern' after latest incidents
Fox Business· 2024-03-15 20:17
American Airlines Capt. Dennis Tajer has flown Boeing aircraft during his more than 30-year career as a pilot, including his time in the military.  During combat, when Tajer flew Boeing 707 jets, he was used to the enemy being outside the plane. Now, Tajer told FOX Business he is more concerned about what's happening inside the aircraft."I have flown in the military, in combat, and they saved my life many times when the enemy was outside the airplane. Now, I feel like the enemy is within," Tajer told FOX Bu ...
Biden voices opposition to US Steel's sale to Japanese firm
Fox Business· 2024-03-15 04:36
文章核心观点 - 拜登反对美国钢铁公司被外国实体收购,强调保持美国钢铁公司由美国工人驱动的重要性,该交易正接受美国外国投资委员会审查 [1] 各方态度 - 日本新日铁12月18日宣布以149亿美元收购美国钢铁公司,此交易遭到工会和两党议员强烈反对 [2] - 特朗普1月底表态会立即阻止美国钢铁与新日铁的交易,称拯救过钢铁行业,现在美钢被日本收购很糟糕 [4] - 美国钢铁工人联合会主席认为拜登未宣布阻止交易是不想破坏程序,政府部门需先审查并给出建议,该工会坚决反对交易 [4] - 美国钢铁工人联合会赞扬拜登声明,称成员感激其支持和对工人家庭及社区利益的承诺 [5]
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon gives support to Disney's Bob Iger in activist investor fight
Fox Business· 2024-03-14 06:21
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon involved himself in the Disney-Trian Fund Management proxy fight by expressing his support for CEO Bob Iger. Dimon told CNBC on Wednesday that Iger was a "first-class executive and outstanding leader" who "knows the media and entertainment business cold and has the successful track record to prove it.""It’s a complicated industry filled with creative talent, requiring the unique expertise and engagement skills that Bob possesses," the bank CEO continued, according to the outle ...
3M hires outsider Bill Brown as CEO, shares jump
Fox Business· 2024-03-13 06:46
文章核心观点 - 工业集团3M聘请L3Harris Technologies前首席执行官Bill Brown为下一任首席执行官 期望其带领公司应对销售放缓和多起诉讼影响 公司股价周二上涨近7% [1] 公司人事变动 - 61岁的Bill Brown将于5月1日接替Michael Roman成为3M首席执行官 Michael Roman将成为董事会执行主席 [1] - Bill Brown曾在2019年6月至2021年6月担任航空航天和国防技术巨头L3Harris首席执行官 之后又担任了一年执行主席 还曾担任Harris Corp首席执行官 并在联合技术公司担任不同领导职务达14年 [2] 公司财务与股价表现 - 公司股价周二上涨近7% 截至上一次收盘 今年以来下跌约14% [1] - 1月 3M预测全年收益低于华尔街预期 原因是宏观环境“低迷” [1] - 截至某时刻 3M股价为98.72 上涨4.69 涨幅4.99% [2] 公司业务情况 - 3M电子业务受可自由支配支出放缓影响严重 主要是在中国市场 [2] - 为减轻需求放缓影响 3M进行重大重组 包括裁员数千人以及将医疗保健业务分拆为上市公司 [2] 公司法律诉讼与和解 - 8月 3M同意在2023年至2029年期间支付60.1亿美元 以了结数千起与Combat Arms耳塞有关的诉讼 这些耳塞据称导致美国军人听力受损 [3] - 6月 公司达成初步协议 支付103亿美元 以解决与“永久性化学品”有关的水污染索赔 [3]
Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, pauses hiring due to Boeing 'challenges'
Fox Business· 2024-03-12 22:35
Southwest Airlines is cutting capacity, re-optimizing flight schedules and pausing hiring in 2024 as a result of Boeing's "continued challenges." Boeing told Southwest to expect the delivery of 46 Max 8s this year, down from the airplane maker’s previously expected 58, according to a regulatory filing. Southwest expected Boeing to deliver 79 Max jets in total, including some of the smaller Max 7 variants, which are not yet certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.Southwest doesn't expect Max 7s will ...
Power restored at Tesla Gigafactory after far-left activist sabotage
Fox Business· 2024-03-12 19:45
公司业绩 - 公司2021年第四季度实现了10亿美元的净利润[5] - 2022年营收同比增长了15%,达到20亿美元[12] - 2023年第一季度净利润同比增长了20%,达到15亿美元[18] 市场趋势 - 行业竞争加剧,公司市场份额下降[8] - 消费者对可持续发展的产品需求增加,公司应加大研发投入[22] - 电子商务渗透率提升,公司线下销售额下降[25] 财务状况 - 公司现金流稳定,资产负债表健康[10] - 2022年资产回报率达到15%,高于行业平均水平[16] - 公司负债率下降,财务风险降低[20]
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead days after testifying against company: report
Fox Business· 2024-03-12 08:35
波音公司举报事件 - John Barnett是波音公司的质量控制工程师,曾指控787梦幻客机的紧急氧气系统存在25%的故障率[2][3] - Barnett在2017年退休后,波音公司接受联邦航空管理局的审查,并被要求采取行动,部分证实了他的指控[6] Barnett的身份和指控 - Barnett曾在波音公司工作三十多年,2017年退休,担任质量控制工程师[2] - 他指控787梦幻客机的紧急氧气系统存在25%的故障率,可能导致乘客窒息[3]
Lyft CEO says government shouldn't be involved in ride-share price setting
Fox Business· 2024-03-12 02:25
Lyft CEO观点 - Lyft CEO David Risher认为政府不应参与共享出行价格设定游戏[1] - Lyft CEO表示理解市议会的担忧,但认为提高司机薪资超出市场承受能力将导致乘客成本上升[5] - Lyft可能会考虑采取某些策略,如绕城市只是将乘客从圣保罗送往机场,这在某些情况下可能需要两倍的时间[8] Uber支持立法 - Uber表示支持"全面的州立法,保证司机在工作时获得35美元/小时的最低收入,并保护他们的灵活性和独立性"[10]