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May 20, 2013
Ikea, Walmart anchor new shopping center

Ikea and Walmart are among the retailers heading to Charlotte, N.C., to anchor the Belgate Shopping Center. The new 900,000-sq.-ft. shopping center is DDR Corp.’s first ground-up domestic development in more than four years.

May 3, 2013
Former Dollar General exec joins Pantry board

CARY, N.C. — The Pantry, a leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern U.S., has appointed former Dollar General executive Kathleen Guion to its board of directors.

April 24, 2013
Family Dollar improves visibility with real estate solution

Family Dollar is utilizing TAS Unity, a browser-based enterprise market knowledge system designed to aid retail real estate management from Trade Area Systems.

April 23, 2013
Saints quarterback a natural fit for Wrangler

Wrangler has drafted New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to endorse its denim brand.

April 18, 2013
Chiquita goes bananas for cloud technology

Chiquita Brands will look to national IT infrastructure and cloud solutions provider Peak 10 Inc. for global operations support.

April 17, 2013
Toshiba extends mobile commerce capabilities to grocery industry

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, a leading supplier of integrated in-store solutions, is about to make it possible for grocery shoppers to check out securely with just a single tap on their smartphones.

April 10, 2013
Family Dollar posts Q2 growth, but challenges remain

Family Dollar Stores reported a net sales increase of 17.7% to $2.89 billion for its second quarter. Net income per diluted share for the quarter increased 5.2% to $1.21.

April 8, 2013
Belk scores fashion touchdown with Cam Newton collection

NFL quarterback Cam Newton's collection for Belk is now available in 133 Belk stores and on Belk.com.

March 29, 2013
Belk donates $19 million to charity in 2012

Belk announced that the company, and its associates, customers and vendors contributed more than $19.3 million to local communities in the fiscal year ending Jan. 31.

March 25, 2013
Family Dollar names merchandise head

Family Dollar Stores has named Scott Zucker to the newly created position of SVP merchandise operations.

March 20, 2013
Verge helps Alco connect with customers

Alco has launched a branded smartphone app powered by Verge Connect.

March 7, 2013
Hanes wins eco award

Hanes has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's highly coveted Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award for 2013.

March 5, 2013
Lowe's earns energy accolades

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Lowe’s winner of the Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year.

February 25, 2013
Lowe's Q4 comps up 1.9%

Lowe’s reported net earnings of $288 million and diluted earnings per share of 26 cents for the fourth quarter of 2012.

February 21, 2013
Lowe's enhances multi-channel experience with SVP appointment

Lowe’s announced that Lara Lee will join the company as SVP customer experience design, effective Feb 25.

February 14, 2013
Former Family Dollar exec to head omni-channel efforts at Belk

Belk has named Dorlisa Flur EVP omni-channel, reporting to John Belk, president and chief operating officer.

February 14, 2013
Harris Teeter confirms reports of possible sale

Harris Teeter on Wednesday confirmed an earlier Wall Street Journal report that the grocer was in the process of exploring strategic options.

February 11, 2013
Reports: Delhaize America to cut 500 jobs

Delhaize America is cutting 500 jobs, according to published reports.

February 1, 2013
Harris Teeter Q1 sales up, grows market share

Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic supermarket chain, Harris Teeter, reported that sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 increased by 3.7% to $1.16 billion from $1.12 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The increase in sales was driven by an increase in comparable-store sales of 2.53% and sales from new stores, partially offset by store closings.

January 31, 2013
Lowe's names supply chain executive

Lowe’s has named Stephen Szilagyi to the post of supply chain executive, reporting to Rick Damron, COO.

January 30, 2013
Food Lion exhibit gives kids taste of grocery biz

The future grocers of America will get a taste of what its like to work in the industry, thanks to a new, interactive exhibit by Food Lion on display at the Children's Museum in Winston-Salem, N.C.

January 22, 2013
Lowe's meets demand with seasonal hires

Lowe’s is gearing up for increased demand this spring, by hiring approximately 45,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the United States. The company will also add 9,000 permanent part-time employees.

January 2, 2013
Butterball gobbles up pork producer

Butterball has moved to diversify its product portfolio with the acquisition of family-owned and operated Gusto Packing Co., located in Montgomery, Ill.

December 5, 2012
Lowe's continues down transformation road

Moorsville, N.C.-based Lowe’s is telling investors and analysts that changes are in the works, a message it has delivered steadily over the last several quarters.

December 3, 2012
Lowe’s strengthens appliance position

Lowe’s will be adding the LG electronics brand to an already powerful portfolio of appliance brands that includes Frigidaire, Whirlpool, Samsung, KitchenAid, Maytag, Electroluc, GE and Bosch.

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