Retail Executive News

05/03/2013 - 4:37pm
OfficeMax investor sues to stop merger with Office Depot

An OfficeMax shareholder sued the directors of the company on Thursday, seeking to block its acquisition by Office Depot Inc., Bloomberg reported.

05/03/2013 - 4:30pm
Parametric’s directed sound going into more Build-A-Bear Workshop stores

Parametric Sound Corp. announced that Build-A-Bear Workshop will include the company's directed-sound product, HyperSound, in an additional 20-25 newly designed stores that it plans to open across North America this year.

05/03/2013 - 10:55am
Accenture: Retailers scale back global expansion

The world’s largest retailers have been scaling back their global expansion activities, particularly in Asia, and turning their attention inward by integrating operations and strengthening their store, Internet and mobile sales channels, according to a new report by Accenture.

05/03/2013 - 9:33am
Uniqlo, Westchester’s Ridge Hill, Yonkers, N.Y.

Uniqlo has opened its seventh U.S. location to date, in Westchester's Ridge Hill center, in Yonkers, N.Y.

05/02/2013 - 11:21am
Study: Marketing's influence in retail IT decisions growing sharply

The bond is growing stronger between retailers' marketing and IT departments, and investments and activity in marketing-related IT projects are on the rise, according to a new study from EKN.

05/02/2013 - 10:52am
Mother’s Day shoppers set spending limits

Shoppers are setting a budget for Mother’s Day spending this year, according to a new survey from PriceGrabber.

05/02/2013 - 10:46am
Starbucks shakes up senior management

Starbucks Coffee Co. is shaking up its senior management team with five promotions and two new appointments.

05/01/2013 - 5:20pm
Walmart looks to e-commerce for growth

Walmart is emphasizing e-commerce for growth, said Neil Ashe, the chain’s president and CEO of global e-commerce, said during an investor presentation Wednesday morning.


05/01/2013 - 5:17pm
Walgreens opens Boston flagship

Walgreens on Wednesday will celebrate the official opening of its latest flagship, located at School and Washington streets in Boston.

05/01/2013 - 5:10pm
J.C. Penney asks customers to come back in its new ad

J.C. Penney Co. unveiled an advertisement on Facebook that asks customers to return to its stores.

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