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Winter-chic outfitter Canada Goose has been chilled amid a controversy that underscores the need for transparency across supply chains.

Faced with the option of either buying American steel products or importing foreign steel and paying the associated tariffs, the choice would seem to be pretty simple. Sometimes it's not.

In summer, every Friday feels a little like the day before a long weekend. Many of your colleagues are already on vacation (or at happy hour). No one attempts to host a meeting or make consequential decisions. Soak it in. It's almost fall.

Brick-and-mortar stores are finding new ways to attract shoppers when everything they might want to buy is just a click away.

Retailers, long caught in Amazon.com’s shadow, increasingly are looking to AI, inventory management and myriad supply chain innovations for new sources of light.

“It’s a lot of money,” says Maryland Smith’s Clifford Rossi, of the nearly $700 million that credit reporting giant Equifax has agreed to pay over its massive data breach. But far more needs to be done.

Being able to analyze data will not be the key to your success in the future. If you expect to have a viable career, you better get in touch with your emotions.

Some 86 years since it was effectively abandoned, the gold standard still comes up from time to time. And each time, Maryland Smith’s David Kass finds himself shaking his head.

It seems like everyone is doing it these days – freelancing in the evenings, driving for Uber on off hours, or even moonlighting as a DJ. Here’s how to make your side gig work, without losing your day job.

Some analysts this earnings season are focusing less on earnings per share and are fixating on something else: Profit margins.