Nasty Gal, an online retailer for young women, reportedly slashed up to 10 percent of its workforce in recent weeks. The company released 20 employees from its public relations and technology departments, with plans to outsource that work, reports Women's Wear Daily. Fashion entrepreneur Sophia Amoruso founded the site in 2006, selling apparel, footwear and accessories. Inc. Magazine named it one of the fastest-growing companies in 2012. And in her recently published memoir, #GIRLBOSS, Amoruso offers business advice for aspiring female entrepreneurs. But in addition to layoffs, Nasty Gal has struggled with negative press regarding working conditions. On sites like Glassdoor, former employees have expressed frustration with management and business ethics. Amoruso released the following statement to TechCrunch regarding the layoffs: "We made some changes yesterday in order to strategically re-organize the business to fit our vision of the future. We are building a powerful brand that leads the market and are committed to creating something that has never been created before." Nasty Gal isn't the only online apparel store laying off workers. In July, Modcloth laid off 15 percent—equivalent to 70—of its workers. Gilt also laid off 10 percent of its employees in January 2012. Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two-hundred and eighty-six workers are to go from Penguin Random House US' Kirkwood warehouse and distribution facility, starting at the end of January. The publisher has confirmed filing a notice with the New York Department of Labor to this effect. The reason for the closure given in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2014, and what they portend for 2015 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Listening to an audiobook is, by its very nature, a sensory experience—and for the past decade, GraphicAudio, an imprint of the Bethesda, Md.–based Cutting Corp., has been targeting listeners’ senses in a big way. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chronicle Books completed its third annual #GiveBooks campaign over the Thanksgiving weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of staff at Constable & Robinson have left the publisher since Little, Brown Book Group bought the company, it has emerged. The formerly independent publisher was purchased by the Hachette division in February, with the Constable & Robinson team moving into Little,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buyer beware: Ad analytics platform Pixalate says fraudulent ad networks are increasingly joining open, real-time-bidding (RTB) marketplaces and then selling brands fake space on premium sites like YouTube, The Weather Channel and Yahoo. While the victims think their messages will appear on the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Ali Smith has won the Goldsmiths Prize, awarded for "boldly original" fiction. Smith won the £10,000 award, now in its second year, for How to be Both (Hamish Hamilton), the two-part novel which lost out to Richard Flanagan on the shortlist for this year's Man Booker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ray Tindle, the newspaper publisher who likes to reward his staff, is to pay a "chairman's bonus" to his company's 700 staff ahead of Christmas. At the top level, full-time employees will get £400 each. The minimum pay ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday, the publisher announced that Lynn Henry, who has been with Doubleday Canada since 2010, will take on the newly created role of publishing director of Knopf Canada, now reporting to PRH Canada publisher Anne Collins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margarita Carrillo Arron, author of 'Mexico: The Cookbook' (Phaidon, 9780714867526), will appear on NPR's 'Morning Edition' on Monday, November 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf Kids’ gets Witch-y with Mather and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road dodges $1 million bullet and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prank scares got an extra boost this past Halloween week as online audiences sought out viral videos that would provide thrills and frights. YouTuber SA Wardega, who has had video success in the past with his scare tactics, led the prank wars with his Zombie Apocalypse Halloween Prank. Undead... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist Amy Mason, who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25, wins the Dundee International Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners boosted turnover by 9.7% last year and has revealed it plans to expand in the near future. The wholesaler’s annual results to the year ending 28th February 2014 were filed on Companies House this morning (23rd October) and revealed that turnover was up by 9.7% to £208.9m, up from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed knows that if ain't broke, don't fix it. The publisher returned with a new Dear Kitten video with Friskies this week, though threw the cat’s mortal enemy—the dog—into the mix. And all the feline and canine love on the Internet has propelled the clip to 5.8 million views since it was... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Albertine, the newly opened New York City bookstore of the French Embassy, launches a six-day festival and two stores mark reopenings: Third Street Books and Know Knew Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rick Strassman, author of 'DMT and the Soul of Prophecy' (Inner Traditions, 9781594773426), will appear on 'Coast to Coast AM' on Sunday, October 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All the news from the of the Frankfurt Book Fair, including big buzz around a Spanish author, the word from HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minnesota license plates proclaim that the state is the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It could just as well be called the land of 10,000 presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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