{"id":11195,"date":"2018-12-17T08:45:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?p=11195"},"modified":"2018-12-17T08:45:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T13:45:01","slug":"datatrac-discount-specialty-stores-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2018\/12\/datatrac-discount-specialty-stores-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"DATATRAC: Discount and Specialty Stores \u2013 December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Mergers and Acquisitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Walmart Stores<\/strong> Inc<strong>.<\/strong> has announced plans to acquire Art.com, the world\u2019s largest online retailer for artwork. The deal is slated to close in early 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Industry Insight<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Hamleys<\/strong>, a 258-year-old British toy retailer, is close to finalizing a deal to open a store in Manhattan\u2019s Herald Square area. The company is also reported to be considering opening stores in other major U.S. markets such as Los Angeles and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Office Depot Inc.<\/strong> has become a certified installation partner for Google and Nest smart home devices. Technicians employed through Office Depot\u2019s CompuCom subsidiary will connect the units for customers, as well as integrate them with shoppers\u2019 existing smart home devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 ShopKo Stores Operating Co. LLC<\/strong> is selling its pharmacy files from 42 stores to Kroger. The stores and optical centers will remain open, just the pharmacies will close.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Walmart Stores Inc.<\/strong> has announced that it is extending its relationship with pharmacy benefit management company Express Scripts. Through the new deal, Walmart will provide prescription drug services to Express Scripts\u2019 covered members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Amazon.com Inc.<\/strong> opened the seventh Amazon Go store in Chicago in the Ogilvie Transportation Center. The company has revealed plans to open the first international Amazon Go concept in London\u2019s West End, and plans to open Amazon Go locations in airports in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Apple Inc.<\/strong> recently announced that it will soon open a second headquarters in Austin, TX.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Dollar General Corp.<\/strong> plans to open 975 new stores, remodel 1,000 stores, and relocate 100 stores in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 ShopKo Stores Operating Co. LLC<\/strong> has announced plans to close 38 stores across 14 states.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Technology News<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Walmart Stores Inc.,<\/strong> in collaboration with Japanese online giant Rakuten, has opened its first Walmart e-commerce site in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mergers and Acquisitions \u2022 Walmart Stores Inc. has announced plans to acquire Art.com, the world\u2019s largest online retailer for artwork. The deal is slated to close in early 2019. &nbsp; Industry Insight \u2022 Hamleys, a 258-year-old British toy retailer, is close to finalizing a deal to open a store in Manhattan\u2019s Herald Square area. 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