Chain Store Agehttp://www.chainstoreage.com/csa.rssThis channel is translating news from Chain Store Age (http://www.chainstoreage.com) web site.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:27:14 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108921The Talbots on Thursday announced that it has completed its previously announced sale of its J. Jill business to Jill Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108919RedPrairie Corp. said Wednesday that Staples will be utilizing the company’s Workforce Management solution to provide support for labor across Staples’ U.S. retail supply chain operations.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108895Walgreen Co. said Thursday that same-store sales rose 3.4% in June, as a surge in pharmacy sales offset weak sales of seasonal items.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108891Things are getting heated at The Children’s Place. A group of shareholders that owns about 22% of The Children's Place Retail Stores and is led by its former CEO made another pitch to shareholders Thursday in support of its three nominees to the retailer's board.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108893Quick Chek has completed its first renewable-energy project: a 110kW solar photovoltaic system that will help power its corporate headquarters in Whitehouse Station, N.J.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108875Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, according to Craine’s New York.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108751Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday that it supports President Barack Obama's push to require large employers to offer health insurance to workers.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108873A new study released by WorkPlace Media has outlined some of the biggest hurdles facing major brands as they attempt to harness the worlds of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to create an impact with consumers. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108871Rite Aid Corp. received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that the company has regained compliance with the exchange’s share price listing requirement.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108833The Home Depot has been ordered by a jury to award $1.5 million to a customer and his wife in a personal injury case stemming from a forklift accident inside a store, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108831Tiffany & Co. will open a store in Seattle’s University Village on Sept. 4. The 2,100-sq.-ft. store will feature the jeweler’s new format, which is smaller and less formal than traditional Tiffany stores.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108829Sears Holdings Corp. announced Wednesday that it is implementing a universal login standard, called Open ID, that enables visitors to consolidate their Internet identity by providing them a single login for all of their online interactions.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108779The Bon-Ton Stores announced Tuesday that it will close its 167,900-sq.-ft. Elder-Beerman Woodville Mall store in Northwood, Ohio.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108777Best Buy Mobile said Tuesday it commissioned a survey revealing that a large portion of adults in America plan to buy a smartphone in the next 12 months.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108775Baskin-Robbins said Tuesday it has identified two Texas cities as key expansion markets for the chain. Austin and San Antonio have both been labeled by the company as priority markets for 2009.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108773Delia’s said Tuesday it is launching a customer interaction management system from the Yacobian Group.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108771Billabong said Tuesday it has launched new global sourcing and product lifecycle management solutions from New Generation Computing to be implemented worldwide across all of the company’s regions and brands.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108665The Children’s Place Retail Stores announced on Monday that it filed an investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission urging stockholders to reject former chief Ezra Dabah’s nominees.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108661The Pantry said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of 38 convenience stores from Herndon Oil Corp.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=108659Online jeweler Blue Nile has cut its ties with North Carolina affiliates over pending legislation, according to a report in the Puget Sound Business Journal.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT