Retail Executive Operations News

06/28/2012 - 4:49pm
Nordstrom to debut first full-line store in Manhattan

Confirming the rumors that have swirled for the last few days, Seattle-based Nordstrom said that it has found a site for its full full-line department store in New York City.

06/28/2012 - 4:47pm
Virgin Mobile opening first 10 retail stores on Friday, could prompt rollout

A report by Bloomberg said that the Sprint-owned pay-as-you-go carrier Virgin Mobile will open 10 retail stores on Friday in Chicago, as part of its plan to leverage iPhone’s expansion into the prepaid wireless space.

06/28/2012 - 4:45pm
Lowe’s donates $250,000 for wildfire and flooding relief; launches social media campaign

Lowe’s said it is donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross as part of its efforts to provide relief from the wildfires in Colorado and the flooding damage from Tropical Storm Debby in Florida.

06/28/2012 - 4:44pm
Duckwall-Alco officially changes names to Alco Stores

Duckwall-Alco said it is officially changing its name to Alco Stores, Inc. An amendment at Wednesday’s annual shareholder meeting was approved.

06/28/2012 - 11:09am
Ikea powers up solar panels at Orlando store

Ikea said that it has officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Orlando, Fla.

06/27/2012 - 4:31pm
Walmart debuts exclusive mobile Internet service

TruConnect Mobile announced that Walmart is now the exclusive provider of its prepaid mobile broadband service Internet on the Go, powered by the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.

06/27/2012 - 4:30pm
Lowe's teams with Microsoft to improve customer service

Microsoft said that Lowe's Home Improvement is engaging its services to help improve customer service.

06/27/2012 - 10:33am
Consumer confidence in June dips to five-month low

The Conference Board, in its monthly sentiment index released on Wednesday, said that confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in June for a fourth consecutive month, reaching a five-month low.

06/27/2012 - 10:30am
Publix, Hy-Vee, Chick-fil-A top in customer service, according to research

Research results released by Temkin Group put grocers Publix and Hy-Vee along with credit unions and Chick-fil-A at the top of its 2012 Temkin Customer Service Ratings, which examines how U.S. consumers rate the customer service of 174 large companies across 18 industries.

06/27/2012 - 10:12am
Denny's makes Dominican Republic, airport debuts

Denny's Corp. said that it has opened its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic as part of a development agreement with Grupo Nahas, which owns and operates the Intercontinental Hotel and Holiday Inn, among others, in Santo Domingo.

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