January 21, 2013
Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – January 2013
Personnel Updates: Apple Inc., announced that Jerry McDougal, VP of Retail, has resigned. The company states that McDougal will be...
January 21, 2013
Personnel Updates: Apple Inc., announced that Jerry McDougal, VP of Retail, has resigned. The company states that McDougal will be...
January 18, 2013
Drugstores are usually thought of as a place to get prescriptions filled, pick up over-the-counter medicines, or an occasional stop-in...
January 17, 2013
For years as the editor of Chain Store Guide’s Home Center Operators & Hardware Chains database files, I have received...
January 17, 2013
The year 1953 was an interesting and eventful time. According to The People History (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1953.html), the average home price 1953...
January 16, 2013
Celebrating 75 years, Recreational Equipment Inc. has been a trusted retailer of outdoor gear since 1938. The company, which offers...
January 15, 2013
Supermarket and Convenience Technology News: A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts has selected and implemented Epicor’s Software Retail Customer Relationship Management...
January 14, 2013
After starting as a single store in Ashville, NC, Ingles Markets has grown into a highly successful 203-unit regional supermarket...
January 14, 2013
Just about two months ago I received a promotional email from CompUSA. Its primary purpose was clearly to function as...
December 28, 2012
CVS/pharmacy announced that it will acquire 19 Medicine Chest drug stores in Texas during the final weekend of December 2012....
December 28, 2012
Based on the number of locations, Caribou is the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse operator in the United States, second...
December 28, 2012
Beacon Roofing Supply started out as a small regional firm with 32 employees in 1928. The company now stretches across...
December 24, 2012
The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price value retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide.