Archives for April 2023

A former milkman, he combined attentive customer service, low prices, quality goods and gimmicks, like singing cows, into a retailing phenomenon.

Disney accuses DeSantis of running a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” in the feud over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

The lawsuit escalates the feud between DeSantis, expected to be a top Republican contender for president in 2024, and Disney, Florida’s largest employer.

The company claimed “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law.

Mr. Silver, who founded the data-driven news site in 2008, said on Twitter that layoffs at the Walt Disney Company had “substantially impacted” FiveThirtyEight.

“Fantasmic” show continues at Disney’s Hollywood Studios despite Maleficent fire during Disneyland show.

Disney plans to reduce its workforce by 7,000 jobs as part of a larger reorganization that will see the company cut $5.5 billion in costs.

At least six workers were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire on Saturday night at the California theme park, but no one was seriously hurt, officials said.

A board overseeing the resort wants lawyers to prepare a resolution to stop Disney from maintaining vast control over the complex for decades to come.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida escalates a fight against his state’s largest private employer, his potential rivals for the White House see an opening to attack.