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December 17, 2014

Industry Updates: Apparel Specialty Stores and Department Stores – December 2014

Personnel Updates: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced Mike Jeffries will retire immediately as CEO. The Buckle, Inc. announced that Kelli...

By Natasha Perry

December 16, 2014

Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology – December 2014

Foodservice: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar is enabling its social media users the ability to send each other beers, cocktails...

By Brian List

December 16, 2014

Industry Update: Grocery, Supermarket & Convenience Stores – December 2014

Personnel Updates: Aldi Inc. announced that Jason Hart has been promoted to CEO of Aldi US. Associated Wholesale Grocers has...

By superadmin

December 16, 2014

Industry Update: Grocery, Supermarket & Convenience Stores – December 2014

Personnel Updates: Aldi Inc. announced that Jason Hart has been promoted to CEO of Aldi US. Associated Wholesale Grocers has...

By Rebecca Ewing

December 15, 2014

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – December 2014

Personnel Updates: Brookstone announced that Thomas Via has moved to the company to become President and CEO as of Dec....

By Arthur Rosenberg

December 12, 2014

ULTAmate Growth in the Beauty Industry

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., more commonly known as Ulta Beauty, announced plans to open 100 new stores and...

By Natasha Perry

December 11, 2014

An Undercover Boss Shows True Value Yet Again

John Hartmann joined True Value as President and CEO just over a year and a half ago, in May of...

By Arthur Rosenberg

December 11, 2014

For the Dogs

As the Restaurant and Foodservice Editor at Chain Store Guide (CSG), I tend to spend my mornings rummaging through an...

By Loren McCollom

December 10, 2014

Expected Holiday Hiring Highest in Over a Decade

Top retailers have announced holiday hiring plans that will bring the number of seasonal positions to a total that hasn’t...

By Natasha Perry

December 10, 2014

Coffee Lovers Have A Reason To Celebrate

In September, I wrote an insight on Starbucks which included details on a new store concept called the Starbucks Reserve...

By Rebecca Ewing

December 9, 2014

TGI Friday's Drone Encourages Mistletoe Kisses

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a sleigh. No, it’s actually – a drone carrying mistletoe? That’s right. You...

By Loren McCollom

December 8, 2014

Black Friday Thanksgiving and RadioShack

Just prior to Thanksgiving, the Chain Store Guide editorial team combined to produce a white paper analyzing the history and...

By Arthur Rosenberg

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