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REI on Black Friday

Anne Gregory, MBA Class of 2017 and Keith Riegert, Langone Managing Editor

This year, the high-end outdoors retailer, REI (Recreation Equipment Inc.), is taking a novel approach to consumerism’s biggest holiday, Black Friday. REI is going dark. Instead of partaking in the deals day, REI, whose sales topped $2.2 billion in 2014, is giving Black Friday the cold shoulder with OptOutside-paying its 12,000 staff members to take the day off and enjoy the great outdoors. Numerous shoppers will be disappointed but they can still find great deals at GetYourCouponCodes and other online coupon stores. According to REI’s press release, President and CEO, Jerry Stritzke says, “Black Friday is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the essential truth that life is richer, more connected and complete when you choose to spend it outside.…

Spotlight on Women in Business: Ann Moore

Anne Gregory, MBA Class of 2017

Ann Moore was and still is a tour de force in the world of journalism. Joining Time, Inc. in 1978, she quickly rose through the ranks to become publisher of Sports Illustrated for Kids (1989), President of People (1993), and ultimately CEO and Chairwoman of Time, Inc. (2002) until her retirement in 2011. Ann has always been willing to take risks, a philosophy she held for her 30+ years with the company, and embrace her work with passion! It is pretty safe to say that she knows a thing or two about owning a business.

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