Archive

July 22, 2013

Company Snapshot: Family Dollar Stores Inc.

Address: 10401 Monroe Rd. Matthews, NC, 28105 Telephone: 704 847-6961 Year Founded: 1959 Total Stores: 7,801 Total Annual Sales: $9,331,005,000...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 22, 2013

Company Snapshot: Save Mart Supermarkets

Address: 1800 Standiford Ave Modesto, CA 95350 Telephone: 209 577-1600 Internet Homepage: http://www.savemart.com Total Current Stores: 226 Trading Areas: CA,...

By Brian List

July 19, 2013

Industry Updates: Drug Stores and HBC Chains – July 2013

Personnel Updates: Care Pharmacies Cooperative recently named Karen Kuczynski the company’s Director of Marketing and Business Development. Rite Aid has...

By Brian List

July 18, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – July 2013

Personnel Update: Beacon Roofing Supply has appointed Jeanine Montgomery as VP and Chief Accounting Officer.  Montgomery is replacing current CAO Rick...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 17, 2013

Industry News: Apparel Specialty Stores and Department Stores – July 2013

Personnel Updates: Coach, Inc. announced the appointment of Stuart Vevers as Executive Creative Director. Columbia Sportswear Company announced the appointment...

By Natasha Perry

July 15, 2013

Industry Updates: Grocery, Supermarket, and Convenience Stores – July 2013

Personnel Updates: AG Supermarket Holdings, parent of the Kings and Balducci’s chains, said that Matt Cozza has been named VP...

By Brian List

July 15, 2013

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – July 2013

Personnel Updates: Advance Auto Parts has promoted Jon Dehne to Senior VP of Market Availability, Inventory Management and Merchandise Operations....

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 12, 2013

Rite Aid Beginning to Find Its Way

It seems like just yesterday a colleague and I were talking about Rite Aid’s financial performance and its dreadful stock...

By Brian List

July 11, 2013

Children's Wear Retailers in International Growth Mode

Mall-based children’s wear retailers are in international growth mode. The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. announced recently that it will...

By Natasha Perry

July 11, 2013

How Lumber Liquidators Reached a Growth Landmark Despite the Economy

Lumber Liquidators has reached a most enviable major milestone. The retailer just opened its 300th store.

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 11, 2013

Good evening, my name is iPad…

Customers would like to see menus and wine lists on iPads or similar tablets at their table as well as...

By Linda Helman

July 9, 2013

Are Mobile Wallets Gaining Traction?

Mobile wallet apps accounted for $500 million worth of sales transactions in 2012, according to Berg Insight. This represents a...

By Matt Werhner

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