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July 29, 2014

Dollar Tree Acquires Family Dollar

Over the past two decades, one of the great success stories in retailing has been that of dollar stores.  In...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 25, 2014

Company Snapshot: Wawa

Wawa Inc. Address: 260 W Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063-5620 Telephone: 610-358-8000 Website: www.Wawa.com Total Current Stores: 635 Year Founded:...

By Rebecca Ewing

July 25, 2014

Industry Updates: Home Center and Hardware Chains – July 2014

Personnel Update: Ace Hardware Corporation hired Karen Fedyszyn as VP of Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officer. Blain’s Farm...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 24, 2014

Industry Updates: Drug Stores and HBC Chains – July 2014

Personnel Updates: The former President of Pharmacy at CVS Caremark, Mark Cosby has announced he will be leaving CVS for...

By Rebecca Ewing

July 24, 2014

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – July 2014

Personnel Updates: Advance Auto Parts has appointed David Allen as Senior VP Supply Chain Management. Amazon announced that operations executive...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 24, 2014

Industry Updates: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2014

Personnel Updates: Alamo hired Christian Parkes as its new chief branding officer. Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. named James Lyons Senior...

By superadmin

July 24, 2014

Industry Updates: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2014

Personnel Updates: Alamo hired Christian Parkes as its new chief branding officer. Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. named James Lyons Senior...

By Linda Helman

July 23, 2014

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

Personnel Updates: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced its Chief Diversity Officer Todd Corley is leaving the company. Aerosoles announced that...

By Natasha Perry

July 22, 2014

Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology – July 2014

Foodservice: Hungry Howie’s has selected Revention Inc. HungerRush Online Ordering through a multi-year agreement. McDonald’s is testing an app for...

By Brian List

July 18, 2014

Industry Update: Grocery, Supermarket, and Convenience Stores – July 2014

Personnel Updates: The Cumberland Gulf Group selected Ari N. Haseotes to serve as CEO of the locally based company. He...

By Brian List

July 17, 2014

Birchbox Tells Customers To B.Y.O.B

Since launching in 2010, the online beauty retailer Birchbox has seen exponential growth. The company now has an estimated $125...

By Rebecca Ewing

July 16, 2014

Crumbs … To Be Continued?

Way back in September 2011, I posted an article called “Is Pie The Next Cupcake?” that cited numerous sources regarding...

By Linda Helman

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