Target taking flexible format to NYC
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp.’s commitment to an urban growth strategy featuring flexible-format stores carrying assortments tailored to the local clientele is taking the retailer into Manhattan’s East...
View ArticleCustomers help Stater Bros. mark milestone
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. Markets celebrated its 80th anniversary on August 17 by offering customers free balloons and cookies at all 168 of its supermarkets in Southern California....
View ArticleMobile pay app unveiled by CVS
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health recently announced the launch of CVS Pay, a mobile payment app that is designed to expedite the checkout process at the pharmacy counter and the front of the store. The...
View ArticleHy-Vee names two exec VPs
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. has promoted Jeremy Gosch and Donna Tweeten to posts as executive vice presidents with the company, which operates more than 240 supermarkets in eight Midwestern...
View ArticleRetail sales rise modestly in July
WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales in July held steady at a seasonally adjusted $457.7 billion, the Commerce Department said. The July sales figures represented a 2.3% increase from a year earlier. The...
View ArticleGardner succeeds Pugh as top merchant at Fred’s
MEMPHIS — Fred’s Inc. announced earlier this month that it had promoted Mary Lou Gardner to executive vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer. She replaced Bryan Pugh, who resigned...
View ArticleDollar General on growth track
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. opened its 13,000th outlet earlier this month — in Birmingham, Ala. — as it continues to expand its store base at a brisk pace. The company this month also...
View ArticleBusiness, policy, politics converge at NACDS
BOSTON — Telling pharmacy’s story to the public and to policy makers is a long-standing priority of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, so it’s no surprise that the organization used its...
View ArticleWalmart to buy Jet
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart’s better-than-forecast second quarter results included signs that the company is making progress online, with e-commerce sales increasing 11.8%. But Walmart’s $3.3 billion...
View ArticleClick-and-mortar sellers hold edge in big-ticket tech
It’s well documented that the consumer tech market has been an online destination for longer than most retail categories. Among the industries NPD Group Inc.’s Consumer Tracking service follows,...
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