Retail Executive Operations News

05/22/2013 - 4:59pm
Simon plans $170 million renovation, expansion of Woodbury Common

Simon Property Group announced that it plans to enhance and expand Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, in Central Valley, N.Y.

05/22/2013 - 1:35pm
Wal-Mart hires Hill+Knowlton exec and former Bush advisor as VP of corporate affairs

Walmart announced that Dan Bartlett will become the company's new executive VP of corporate affairs in late June.

05/22/2013 - 1:33pm
Judge weighs injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch over store accessibility

A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, including its namesake and Hollister banners, are unfriendly to the disabled, the Associated Press reported.

05/22/2013 - 1:29pm
Bon-Ton taps PeopleAnswers for talent assessment

PeopleAnswers has announced a five-year software licensing agreement for The Bon-Ton Stores to use the PeopleAnswers HR-focused business solution to improve its in-store employee sales performance while lowering employee turnover.

05/22/2013 - 10:33am
Zale swings to profit in Q3; names former CEO of Signet as chairman

Zale Corp. on Wednesday reported net income of $5.1 million for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $4.5 million in the year-ago period.

05/22/2013 - 10:01am
Kohl's names Starbucks' exec chief customer officer

Kohl’s has appointed Starbucks executive Michelle Gass to the newly created position of chief customer officer.

05/21/2013 - 3:19pm
Parago study: Shoppers seek deals

The hunt for the deal has grown significantly in the past year and is now a behavior consistently seen in shoppers from all demographics, according to an annual shopper study by Parago.

05/21/2013 - 11:56am
NFC -- Coming Soon to a Store Near You

By George Hoffman, FineLine Technologies, Inc.

05/21/2013 - 11:40am
Target opens Bay Area tech center

Target opened a new Technology Innovation Center in San Francisco, on May 20.

05/21/2013 - 11:28am
Kemper expands Bellevue Collection

Real estate development firm Kemper Freeman is moving ahead with a $1.2 billion expansion of The Bellevue Collection, a regional shopping center located in Bellevue, Wash.

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