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11/09/2012 - 17:45
Safeway expands support of military veterans

Safeway on Friday announced it will expand its support of America's military veterans by hiring at least 1,000 military veterans in 2013 to add to the 1,300 hired to-date in 2012.

11/09/2012 - 13:48
Stein Mart to restate prior period financial results

Stein Mart Inc. announced Friday that it will restate its financial statements for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011, its quarterly data for the first quarter of 2012 and for all quarters in 2010 and 2011, as well as its selected financial data for the relevant periods due to merchandising accounting errors.

11/09/2012 - 13:44
NRF asks judge to reject proposed swipe fee settlement

Lawyers representing the National Retail Federation and many of the nation’s most prominent retail companies are set to appear in court today to ask a federal judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over the $30 billion a year in credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard.



11/09/2012 - 13:39
J.C. Penney posts huge Q3 loss

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. on Friday reported a 26.1% decline in third-quarter same-store sales, more than the 17.9% that Wall Street analysts were expecting.

09/12/2012 - 14:12
Toys'R'Us seeks holiday dominance with 'hot toy' reservation

Get them in early and often seems to be the motto for Toys”R”Us this year, as the toy retailer is hoping new initiatives will encourage customers shop for holiday toys well before December.

08/03/2012 - 09:09
…And in other where are they now news

In addition to a John Fleming sighting in Minneapolis, Walmart alums John Menzer and Craig Herkert made news of their own this week.

07/31/2012 - 10:39
JCP flashes some Apple magic

JCPenney is not dead yet. New shops and free haircuts may help.

07/26/2012 - 16:52
Class warfare and the politics of food

Assessing the strength of the American consumer has become something of a national past time, especially during an election year.

07/13/2012 - 13:50
Lord & Taylor signs on as exclusive retail sponsor of 'Project Runway'

Lord & Taylor has entered into an exclusive partnership with Lifetime’s "Project Runway" for the television shows’ tenth anniversary season.

07/12/2012 - 15:34
Is Walmart too big to innovate?

That’s not exactly the question a couple college professors ask in a new booked called, “The Physics of Business,” but it might as well have been. The authors suggest the forces of scale and efficiency are trumping innovation at U.S. companies of which Walmart is the largest.

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