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May 16, 2012
Target accelerates NASCAR presence

NASCAR fans will become very familiar with Target, if they aren't already, as the retailer plans to expand its presence in NASCAR during the Sprint All-Star and Coca Cola 600 race weeks.

April 10, 2012
Former Giant Eagle CFO takes talents to Family Dollar

Family Dollar Stores has named Mary Winston to the position of EVP and CFO.

March 8, 2012
Kohl's has lots in store for 2012

Kohl’s Department Stores has opened eight new stores, bringing approximately 1,000 new jobs nationwide. The company now operates 1,134 stores in 49 states.

January 27, 2012
Lowe's board looks to Dollar General leadership

Lowe’s has announced that Richard Dreiling has joined its board of directors.

January 13, 2012
Go big, go home or go to jail

In an era when retail cashiers look warily at a $100 bill, hard to imagine what a man was thinking when he tried to pass a $1 million bill at a Walmart in North Carolina.

January 6, 2012
Family Dollar seeks gold in California

Momentum remains on the side of Family Dollar, as the company late Thursday reported another quarter of record sales and profits and the opening of 101 units, which included its first stores in California.

January 3, 2012
Lowe’s acquires online home improvement retailer

Lowe’s announced that it has acquired ATG Stores, an online retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products based in Kirkland, Wash.

December 19, 2011
Family Dollar getting executive suite in place before new store, expanded assortment push

Family Dollar Stores on Monday named Paul White to the position of EVP and chief merchandising officer.

December 8, 2011
Food Lion offers loyalty members holiday guide

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion announced that it will now offer its MVP customers copies of Southern Living magazine guide for the holidays. 

December 6, 2011
At Lowe's investor's conference, the focus is growth

At its annual conference in Mooresville, N.C., held Tuesday, Lowe's executives are prepared to talk growth and the transformation from retailer to a "home improvement company."

November 16, 2011
ODP takes top spot for retail energy efficiency

Office Depot has announced that Office Depot stores in Plano, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; and Tallahassee, Fla. won the top three spots for retail energy efficiency gains in the 2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star National Building Competition.

November 7, 2011
Four stores to close by end of year

Target said it plans to close stores in Broomfield, Colo., Raleigh, N.C., Orlando and Portland by the end of its fiscal year in late January.

October 31, 2011
Kroger to make record investment in new Virginia store

Charlotte, N.C.-based Crosland Southeast said it broke ground Friday on Richmond MSA’s newest multi-use development, Stonebridge, which will occupy the site of the former Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield County, Va.

October 24, 2011
Lowe's personalizes home improvement with new site

Following the recent launch of its "Never Stop Improving" marketing campaign, Lowe's announce that it has introduced MyLowe’s, an integrated online experience that will help customers manage their biggest asset - their homes.

October 18, 2011
Belk names new operations leadership

Belk, a Southern, U.S.-based department-store retailer announced that Mark Chandler has joined the company as EVP operations, reporting to Johnny Belk, president and COO.

October 17, 2011
Lowe's scales back store plans

Lowe's Monday announced that it would close several stores and discontinue a number of planned new store projects as the company looks to bounce back from a second quarter of declining earnings and flat same-store sales.

September 29, 2011
Family Dollar appoints Edward Garden to board

The chief investment officer of Trian Fund Management has been named to the board of directors at Family Dollar, the retailer announced.

September 28, 2011
Family Dollar Q4 profit up, boosts store expansion plans

Family Dollar Stores announced Wednesday that it plans to open 450 to 500 new stores in fiscal 2012, a 50% jump compared with the number of openings in fiscal 2011, and will renovate, relocate or expand over 1,000 locations.

September 19, 2011
Lowe's builds a new brand strategy

Following a disappointing second quarter and a pledge to improve going into the second half of the year, Lowe's has launched a new brand strategy to help better position itself as a market leader in home improvement retailing.

September 13, 2011
Family Dollar gets in-store learning experience

Family Dollar Stores has found itself a way to better understand how customers respond to its in-store displays and promotions, and how they can be improved to generate more sales.

September 8, 2011
Butterball names new CEO

Butterball LLC, the nation’s largest turkey producer, has announced the appointment of Rod Brenneman as the company’s new CEO.

August 15, 2011
Lowe’s Q2 falls short of expectations

Lowe’s reported sales of $14.5 billion in the second quarter ended July 29, up 1.3% from the same period a year ago.

August 5, 2011
Delhaize America turns out positive Q2 results

New stores, higher retail inflation and positive calendar impact drove sales up for Delhaize America, the U.S. sector of the Delhaize Group, during the second quarter ended June 30.

August 1, 2011
Food Lion expands N.C. DC

Delhaize America announced that it is expanding its Food Lion distribution center in Dunn, N.C.

July 25, 2011
Bet your 'Bottom Dollar' grocery chain expanding

Discount grocery chain Bottom Dollar Food announced plans to enter the greater Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, markets.

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