Large enterprises are struggling with Windows 11 upgrades as Windows 10’s end of life approaches
Enterprise readiness for Windows 11 is improving but still uneven, says new report Healthcare and…
Designer Brands CFO departs – FashionNetwork USA
Published October 9, 2025 Designer Brands Inc. has announced that Jared Poff has decided to resign as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective October 31. Jared Poff – Courtesy Mark Haley, the Columbus, Ohio-based company’s senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer has been named interim principal financial officer, effective November 1. The company…
Levi Strauss lifts annual sales, profit forecasts on resilient denim demand
By Reuters Published October 9, 2025 Levi Strauss raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, banking on strong demand for wide-leg denim bottoms in Europe and the Americas despite higher tariffs. San Francisco, California-based Levi Strauss reported a 7% rise in net revenue for the quarter ended August 31 to $1.54 billion, beating…
Ternua and Loreak Mendian brands change hands
Published October 9, 2025 Basque conglomerate Ternua Group is moving forward with its insolvency proceedings, announced in June, through the sale of its Ternua and Loreak Mendian brands. The Dikar co-operative, part of Mondragon Corporation, has acquired the group’s eponymous brand, following authorisation from Commercial Court No 1 in San Sebastián. The deal aims to…
Vancouver’s Oakridge Park to welcome lineup of global luxury brands
Published October 9, 2025 Oakridge Park announced on Thursday a lineup of global brands making their Vancouver debut at the shopping centre, slated to open in Spring 2026. Oakridge Park to welcome lineup of global luxury brands. – Oakridge Park Among the luxury houses joining Oakridge Park are Loewe, Loro Piana, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Thom…
How Much do People with Employer Plans Spend Out-of-Pocket on Cost-Sharing??
Over the past decade, cost-sharing (the out-of-pocket portion of household health spending) has grown faster than both workers’ wages and general inflation for those with employer coverage. In recent years, that growth has reached a rate more similar to inflation. Since 2003, average out-of-pocket costs have increased by 37%. In 2023, a majority (66%) of…
Alice + Olivia reopens Madison Avenue flagship
Published October 9, 2025 Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet has reopened its Madison Avenue flagship, unveiling a new design vision that blends fashion, discovery, and community. Alice + Olivia reopens Madison Avenue flagship. – Alice + Olivia The transformation was designed in collaboration with Jess and Jonathan Nahon of Sugarhouse Design + Architecture to…
From Margins to Mainstream: How Amplification May Be Giving Misinformation New Reach
Health communicators face the persistent challenge of balancing correcting misinformation with the risk of amplifying claims that audiences might not have noticed otherwise. As KFF’s President and CEO, Drew Altman noted in a previous column, reporters and communicators “likely [have] no choice when [politicians] spread false information but to cover it and correct the lies…
Qualys Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 GigaOM Radar for Patch Management Solutions
With vulnerabilities growing faster than most organizations can keep up with, the need for a smarter, easier way to reduce risk has never been more urgent. That’s why in 2019 Qualys launched Patch Management—the first solution built to reduce risk, not just push software updates. Since then, the solution has evolved into full-scale vulnerability elimination,…
Shein, hit with big fines, boosts internal controls
By Reuters Published October 9, 2025 Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is strengthening its controls after a string of fines over data privacy breaches, fake discounts and greenwashing, according to a letter to investors, internal memos and two sources with direct knowledge of the plan. Reuters Shein, which ships cheap clothes and accessories direct from factories…
Impacts of Recent Federal and State Actions on Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response on Health
Introduction What used to be rare extreme weather events have increased in both intensity and frequency due to climate change. August 29, 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest storms to hit the continental U.S., resulting in the deaths…
