Unilever Chief Executive Polman Says More Food Disposals to Come06 Dec 2012
Unilever, (UNA) the world’s second-biggest consumer-goods company, will sell more parts of its food business as it focuses on faster-growing personal... Continue Reading
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More mannequins, less clutter at heart of JC Penney plan06 Dec 2012
More mannequins are on the floors of J.C. Penney stores. About 40,000 more. They are one of the most visible changes J.C.... Continue Reading
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Holiday Store Hours 2012: Walmart, Target, Costco And Other Major Retailers … – Huffington Post05 Dec 2012
Washington City Paper (blog)Holiday Store Hours 2012: Walmart, Target, Costco And Other Major Retailers ...Huffington PostIt's officially December and that means it's time to start shopping for gifts and decor if you haven't already. No mat...
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Online sales soar on Black Friday28 Nov 2012
Online sales jumped more than 20 per cent in the U.S. at the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season... Continue Reading
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Top 10: Apple heads list of retailers with highest sales per square foot28 Nov 2012
Apple Inc. operates the most successful retail stores by a significant margin, according to RetailSails, a retail and consumer goods... Continue Reading
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Safeway Is Counting on U28 Nov 2012
Safeway plans to balance its future on “a three-legged stool.” That’s how Steve Burd, chairman and chief executive officer, is... Continue Reading
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Casual Male Rethinks Retail, Branding for the Big-and-Tall Shopper28 Nov 2012
Derrick Walker has parlayed a background studying engineering at MIT into a string of retail positions. He’s worked at Radioshack... Continue Reading
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J.C. Penney sourcing executive suddenly departs28 Nov 2012
A Friday report by Business Insider said that Ken Mangone, executive VP product development, design and sourcing for J.C. Penney Co., has... Continue Reading
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Survey: LLBean.com tops in customer satisfaction among online apparel retailers28 Nov 2012
LLBean.com ranks highest among online apparel retailers with a score of 830 (on a 1,000-point scale), followed by LandsEnd.com (829)... Continue Reading
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Nordstrom and OfficeMax top list of retailers that keep employees happiest28 Nov 2012
For the second year in a row, Nordstrom topped the list of retail companies that keep their employees happiest, followed... Continue Reading
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Sales growth slows in the UK’s supermarkets28 Nov 2012
Supermarket grocery sales have slowed in the four weeks ending 10 November, according to insights company Nielsen. While aggregate sales... Continue Reading
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BestBuy lays out a 5-point plan to boost web sales28 Nov 2012
BestBuy Co., often pointed to as the prime example of a retail chain that’s been hammered by online competition, is... Continue Reading
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