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May 15, 2013
Engaging employees with gamification at Walmart

Walmart has partnered with Inward Strategic Consulting to design an innovative way to engage with staff and foster what the company hopes is a fun yet productive work environment that enhances customer experience.

May 1, 2013
Smucker & Life Is Good brew up new coffee line

A collaboration between Life is good Company and J.M. Smucker Company will bring a line of coffee products to retail shelves throughout North America.

April 18, 2013
CVS to help support One Fund Boston

CVS Caremark will join the Boston business community to support The One Fund Boston, established by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to raise money for victims and families who have been affected by the Boston Marathon tragedy.

April 18, 2013
CVS to help support One Fund Boston

CVS Caremark will join the Boston business community to support The One Fund Boston, established by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to raise money for victims and families who have been affected by the Boston Marathon tragedy.

February 21, 2013
Card marketer names new CTO

Brian Michon was named chief technology officer at Cartera Commerce, a Boston-based provider of card-based marketing solutions for merchants, banks and loyalty programs.

February 12, 2013
Puma walks sustainable path with new shoe

Puma has launched InCycle, the brand's first closed-loop collection of footwear, apparel and accessories, all of which have earned the "Cradle to Cradle Certified[CM] Basic" certification.

January 28, 2013
Former QVC chief to head merchandising at Rue La La

Private sale site, Rue La La, has appointed Darlene Daggett as a president overseeing merchandising, programming and member experience. Daggett will report to Ben Fischman, founder and CEO of Rue La La and be headquartered in the Boston and New York offices.

December 17, 2012
Staples COO Miles pursues new opportunity

Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners named Staples president and COO Mike Miles to the role of advisory director.

October 1, 2012
Peapod rolls out 'virtual grocery store' concept

An online grocery delivery service is launching "virtual grocery stores" at commuter rail stations across the country.

September 25, 2012
Summer Infant retains investor relations firm

Summer Infant, a juvenile products manufacturer, today has retained Sharon Merrill (www.InvestorRelations.com), a nationally recognized investor relations and corporate communications firm based in Boston, to provide strategic investor relations services.

September 12, 2012
City Sports names Albertian CEO

Boston-based City Sports names Edward Albertian as president and CEO

May 24, 2012
Simon talks leverage, growth at retail conference

Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon delivered an optimistic message about Walmart U.S.’s performance during the first quarter and its potential for the coming year during a presentation at a Morgan Stanley conference in Boston Wednesday. Ahead of the Walmart’s upcoming shareholders’ meeting, Simon talked about leveraging a more efficient supply chain to drive costs down, lower prices and improve traffic and shared insights on the company’s plans for growth in the second quarter and beyond.

May 21, 2012
Simon to provide update on Walmart U.S. at retail conference

Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon will provide an update on the company's U.S. business at the Morgan Stanley Retail and Restaurants Conference in Boston on Wednesday, May 23.

April 6, 2012
Amazon named America's "most relevant" retailer

BOSTON — A study conducted by Brodeur Partners has unveiled the most relevant retailers in the United States.

January 12, 2012
Target gives small shops mass appeal

Target is bringing the experience of small, independent shops to the masses with its next design partnership, “The Shops at Target.”

October 4, 2011
Gift cards going mobile

A survey conducted in September at the annual Shop.org Retail Summit in Boston showed that that almost half of all retailers surveyed planned to offer eGifting this holiday season and 44% were looking at location-based deals as a key element of their mobile marketing strategy.

August 8, 2011
Dinner and a movie on the cheap with Blockbuster and Boston Market

Blockbuster Express has teamed up with Boston Market for a dinner and a movie deal. Boston Market will offer a voucher for a one night $1 DVD rental with any meal purchased after 5 p.m.

June 16, 2011
Cheesewright to educate investors in Canada

Walmart Canada president and CEO David Cheesewright is scheduled to speak next week at the Jefferies 2011 Global Consumer Conference near Boston.

June 7, 2011
Groupon ventures into grocery deals with Big Y

Through a partnership with Incentive Targeting and HaloEffect, Big Y Foods will become the first grocery retailer to offer Groupon deals digitally loaded to shoppers’ loyalty cards, the companies announced.

May 13, 2011
Big-box retail veteran Leo Kahn dies at 94

Veteran retailer Leo Kahn, who developed his family-owned wholesale business into the Purity Supreme chain, co-founded Staples, and pioneered selling natural foods in supermarket-sized venues, died on May 11 in Boston.

April 25, 2011
The shopping cart goes electronic at Stop & Shop

Three Stop & Shop stores in the Boston area will launch a software app from ModivMedia that allow customers with iPhones to scan grocery items and add them to an electronic shopping cart, The Boston Globe reported.

April 25, 2011
The shopping cart goes electronic at Stop & Shop

Three Stop & Shop stores in the Boston area will launch a software app from ModivMedia that allow customers with iPhones to scan grocery items and add them to an electronic shopping cart, The Boston Globe reported.

March 22, 2011
Samuel Adams introduces variety pack of contest-winning beers

Beers that were highlighted in Samuel Adams' annual homebrew contest last year now are available in a six-pack.

February 22, 2011
AisleBuyer names new VPs

Mobile checkout solutions provider AisleBuyer has added two new VPs to its executive team.

February 15, 2011
Aisle411 expands market reach

Aisle411, a mobile retail navigation service that helps shoppers locate products down to the shelf location, on Tuesday announced its service now is live in more than 1,000 stores with the addition of three markets — Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego.

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