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May 21, 2013
Hershey heads to China

Hershey is heading to China to launch a candy brand called Lancaster, marking the first time in its 120-year history that the company has launched a new brand outside of the United States.

May 8, 2013
Hershey sweet on global growth

Hershey is ready to extend its global footprint, and as part of its initiative to drive that growth, the company hosted its first Global Partner Summit, an open innovation forum.

April 25, 2013
Hershey’s posts sweet results in Q1

The Hershey reported a net sales increase of nearly 6%, driven by core brand volume. Consolidated net sales were $1.8 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with $1.7 billion for the same period last year.

April 24, 2013
Hershey makes senior leadership changes

The Hershey Company announced a series of personnel moves it said would help accelerate global growth.

March 13, 2013
Dick's hunts for growth with new outdoor concept

Dick’s Sporting Goods first Field & Stream outdoor specialty store is scheduled to open this fall in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry Township.

September 5, 2012
Hershey sweet on college hoops

The Hershey Company extended and expanded its NCAA Corporate Partner agreement through 2016.

August 15, 2012
Art students give fresh look to Hershey's Pot of Gold

The Hershey Company recently partnered with the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Calif. to provide students with a hands-on package-design opportunity.

May 31, 2012
Dick’s takes a run at new format

Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to open a new format focused on runners later this summer.

February 17, 2012
Peeps & Co. opens third store

Peeps & Co. has opened its third store, in The Shoppes at Sands, next to the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pa.

February 13, 2012
Weis Markets' 2011 sales up 5% despite slow recovery

Weis Markets on Monday reported an increase in 2011 sales of 5% to $2.8 billion.

January 13, 2012
Giant Eagle opens fifth Market District store

Giant Eagle on Thursday unveiled its fifth Market District location in five years — and its first in Pittsburgh’s North Hills suburbs.

November 29, 2011
Giant Eagle installs electric vehicle chargers at Pittsburgh-area stores

PITTSBURGH — Electric vehicle charging stations recently opened at three Pittsburgh-area Giant Eagle stores, the retailer said.

The EV charging stations, made possible by a collaborative effort through a Pennsylvania Department of Energy grant, now are in operation at the chain's Robinson Township, Township of Pine and Monroeville supermarkets.

June 16, 2011
Bilbrey officially steps in as Hershey head

Just one month after filling in as the interim leader of chocolate giant Hershey, John Bilbrey officially took the reigns as president and CEO of the company.

June 6, 2011
New store in Pittsburg to host TGT annual meeting

A lot of companies are content to conduct their annual meetings in a hotel ballroom near their headquarters, but not Target. This year the retailer and its senior executives are schlepping east to Pittsburgh where the company’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m. at a store located about five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh at 6231 Penn Avenue. According to the company, “This location allows us to showcase our current general merchandise store design in the latter stages of construction prior to opening.”

May 16, 2011
Hershey names SVP, chief people officer

Kevin Walling has joined confectioner Hershey's team as its SVP and chief people officer, effective June 1.

February 4, 2011
Weis posts 2010 sales gain

Weis Markets on Thursday reported an 8.7% increase in its fiscal-year 2010 net income to $68.3 million for the 52-week period ended Dec. 25, and said its earnings per share for the year increased 21 cents to $2.54 per share, compared with the same period a year ago.

April 28, 2010
Weis Markets increases 2010 budget

Weis Markets vice chairman Jonathan Weis said his company increased its 2010 capital expenditure budget...

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