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March 15, 2013
Safeway moves head merchant into ops role

Safeway president of merchandising, Kelly Griffith, was named to a new operational position, filling a void created by the retirement of EVP of retail operations Bruce Everette.

February 27, 2013
Sales, earnings grow on Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree reported that consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter were $2.25 billion, a 15.4% increase compared with $1.95 billion reported for the quarter ended Jan. 28, 2012.

February 26, 2013
CEA: Consumer confidence down again

Consumer confidence in the overall economy and sentiment toward technology both fell again in February, according to the latest figures released by the Consumer Electronics Association.

February 19, 2013
Capital One sells Best Buy credit card business to Citi

Capital One Financial Corp.has reached an agreement to sell the portfolio of Best Buy private label and co-branded credit card accounts, with current loan balances of approximately $7 billion, to Citi.

February 12, 2013
Stage Stores consolidates operations to boost efficiency

Stage Stores is consolidating its South Hill, Virginia regional operations into its Houston, Texas corporate headquarters, in an effort to increase efficiency, create synergies, reduce expenses and enhance growth.

January 18, 2013
NACDS plays defense at annual event

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has announced former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates as the keynote speaker for the 2013 NACDS Annual Meeting, which will be held April 20 to 23 in Palm Beach, Fla.

January 7, 2013
RILA announces leadership changes

The Retail Industry Leaders Association has made changes to its top staff. Former Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us executive Garth Gasse has joined the association as director of retail operations, asset protection. Lisa LaBruno has been promoted to SVP for retail operations.

January 2, 2013
Dollar Tree to expand Oklahoma DC

Dollar Tree intends to expand its 603,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Marietta, Oklahoma by an additional 400,000 sq. ft.

December 19, 2012
Chain drug association CFO retires

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ EVP and CFO Jim Huber is retiring after 25 years of service.

December 17, 2012
Another new online record, $5B in 5 days

Survey results released Monday by comScore revealed that the most recent work-week saw four individual days eclipse $1 billion in spending, led by Green Monday with $1.275 billion.

November 8, 2012
ComScore: Online retail spending up 15% to $41.9 billion in Q3

Online retail spending in the United States reached $41.9 billion in the third quarter, up 15% versus year ago, according to comScore.

October 11, 2012
Major surgery on rollback at Walmart

Walmart is introducing a first-of-its-kind Centers of Excellence program that will offer its associates quality health care with no out-of-pocket cost for heart, spine and transplant surgeries at six of the leading hospital and health systems in the United States.

September 25, 2012
Consumer Electronics Association sees boost in technology confidence

Consumers are growing more confident in technology and plan on spending more in this area, according to the latest CEA Index released today by the Consumer Electronics Association.

September 20, 2012
Retailers charge that proposed Visa/MasterCard interchange settlement unacceptable

Retailers are up in arms over the proposed settlement filed in July of antitrust lawsuits filed by merchants against Visa, MasterCard and the nation's largest banks.

September 10, 2012
Supervalu names interim president of Farm Fresh division

Supervalu has named Bill Parker as the interim president of Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy, a 43- store division in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Va. market. Parker, Farm Fresh's current SVP merchandising, will replace Gaelo de la Fuente who became the company’s president in April 2010 and is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Parker will assume the new role on Sept. 15.

August 22, 2012
Cabela’s to enter Virginia and Delaware in 2014

Cabela’s Inc. announced today plans for two new stores, including its first-ever locations in Virginia and Delaware. Construction is expected to begin on the new locations in 2013, with the stores expected to open in 2014.

August 22, 2012
RILA opposed to ‘flawed’ proposed swipe fee settlement

The Retail Industry Leaders Association criticized the proposed swipe fee settlement and urged class plaintiffs to reject the proposal.

August 20, 2012
Giant-Carlisle introduces healthy-food checkout lanes

Eight supermarkets in the Richmond, Va., area are using one of the most important parts of the store to promote healthy eating: the checkout lane.

August 13, 2012
Online retail continues to show strength

U.S. online retail recorded its eleventh consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, according to ComScore.

July 18, 2012
Food Lion expands pricing strategy to the Carolinas

Food Lion continues to roll out its new brand strategy, this time bringing the program to 269 stores in North Carolina and South Carolina, including its headquarter city of Salisbury, N.C.

July 9, 2012
Bosco syrup sweetens up Walmart aisles

Bosco brand chocolate syrup is making its Walmart debut in 530 stoes in 12 Eastern states including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

June 29, 2012
Texas becomes latest state to tax online retailers

Texas joins eight other states in taking legislative action requiring online-only retailers, notably Amazon.com, to collect sales tax. Online retailers will have to collect sales tax in Texas beginning July 1.

June 11, 2012
Save-A-Lot looking for college interns to 'hit the road'

Save-A-Lot, a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, on Monday launched a national search for a team of two interns to serve as brand ambassadors — or more aptly titled Road Scholars — for its 2012 Fuel Your Family Road Trip campaign.

May 17, 2012
Target Clinic to open locations in Virginia, North Carolina

Target has announced its plans to open new Target Clinic locations at four Target stores in northern Virginia and four Target stores in North Carolina, marking the first Target Clinics to open in these states.

December 22, 2011
Amazon.com to open two fulfillment centers in Va.

Amazon.com announced that it plans to open two fulfillment centers in Virginia, investing a total of $135 million.

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