Archive

May 20, 2014

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

Personnel Updates: Crocs Inc. announced Andrew Rees has been named President of the Crocs brand. DSW Inc. announced the appointment...

By Natasha Perry

May 19, 2014

Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology – May 2014

Foodservice: Buffalo Wild Wings has selected the NCR Aloha Online Ordering solution for its 1,000 company-owned and franchised locations to...

By Brian List

May 19, 2014

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – May 2014

Personnel Updates: Apple Inc. has added Angela Ahrendts, to the newly created position of Senior VP of Retail and Online...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 16, 2014

Industry News: Grocery, Supermarket, and Convenience Stores – May 2014

Personnel Updates: Ahold USA announced the hiring of Amy Hahn as its Senior VP of Marketing, a new position. Hahn...

By Brian List

May 15, 2014

Milestones for MinuteClinic – 20 Million Visits Later

CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic division hit a major milestone in April, announcing 20 million patient visits since opening the nation’s first...

By Brian List

May 15, 2014

Dick's Sporting Goods Celebrates New Openings

Dick’s Sporting Goods, the largest retailer of its kind in the country, celebrated a grand opening at Westshore Plaza in...

By Natasha Perry

May 15, 2014

JCP Store Closings Create Opportunity for Competitors and Developers

JCPenney closed 33 stores this month. With over 1,000 stores remaining in operation, this may not seem significant; however, these...

By Natasha Perry

May 15, 2014

The Clash (and Mash Up?) of the Titans

Although Chain Store Guide moved its massive databases online many years ago, we still publish print directories for some of...

By Linda Helman

May 15, 2014

Sherwin-Williams Welcomed North of the Border, Rejected by Mexico

Last year at this time The Sherwin-Williams Co. seemed to be almost basking in the glow of a seemingly auspicious...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 12, 2014

Punchh-ing Up the Business

Punchh, a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) suite for restaurants, recently announced it has created a customized mobile loyalty rewards program...

By Linda Helman

May 12, 2014

The Rainbow Isn’t Bright for Roundy’s in Minneapolis

Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. announced an exit from the Minneapolis, MN market with plans to sell 18 of its 27 Rainbow...

By Brian List

May 12, 2014

Family Dollar Reconsiders Its Course

Though the recession is increasingly hoped to be a fading horror, American retailing is still far from a picture of...

By Arthur Rosenberg

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