The group is preparing to launch a proxy fight against the current board, saying the retailer has failed to adapt as consumers shop more online, and that they want the company to better curate its merchandise.

Ascena Retail Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority interest in a subsidiary company to an affiliate of OpCapita LLP, the Mahwah-based company announced Monday.

With its most recent new hires the company says it is better positioned to serve its increasing roster of clients in the cosmetics industry.

One day after legislation for adult-use marijuana cleared committee in the Assembly and the Senate, cannabis science and technology company Steep Hill has announced plans to open a regulatory testing facility in the state.

Retailers are now legally required to keep accepting cash after Gov. Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 591, which prohibits discrimination against cash-paying customers.

Consumer goods company Newell Brands has signed a definitive agreement to sell its materials manufacturing business Process Solutions to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners LLC.

When friends Marcus Crawford and Jonathan Gibbs launched Bro-Ritos they knew they had great talent in the kitchen and they even had some food truck experience. However, they didn’t know what they didn’t know.

A pregnant employee at a Party City located in Texas was fired after she requested pregnancy and disability-related lifting restrictions. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is now suing the Rockaway-based company.

Newell Brands Inc. chief executive Michael Polk will retire from the company at the end of the second quarter, the company announced late Thursday.