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Urban Outfitters Reports 10% Increase In Annual Sales

Specialty retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc., which owns the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, reported record net sales increases…

Smarthome Implements 360price To Keep Pace With Competitors

Smarthome, a home automation retailer, is partnering with 360pi to access price intelligence for 3,000 product SKUs that span across home energy…

NRF: January Retail Employment Down 21K

January retail employment is down 21,600 jobs, yet up 230,000 jobs year-over-year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) monthly jobs report. December…

Zendesk Names Three New Board Members

Zendesk, a provider of cloud-based customer service software, announced three new members to its Board of Directors: Caryn Marooney, VP of Technology…

RadioShack To Close 500 Stores In Company Overhaul

RadioShack will close approximately 500 stores in its ongoing efforts to restructure the business. The company has been undergoing a re-evaluation since…

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Q4 Earnings

Supply chain commerce solutions provider Manhattan Associates reported record non-GAAP adjusted diluted Q4 earnings of $0.24 per share, compared to $0.18 in…

Walmart Canada Announces $500 Million Expansion

Walmart Canada plans to complete 35 supercenter projects throughout the company’s 2014 fiscal year, through January 31, 2015. The retailer also will…

CVS Caremark Puts $2 Billion On The Line With Tobacco Ban

CVS Caremark is attempting to help customers break their smoking habits by no longer selling cigarettes and other tobacco products. By Oct….

Microsoft Names Satya Nadella As New CEO

Microsoft named Satya Nadella — the company’s EVP of Cloud and Enterprise — as its new Chief Executive Officer and member of…

Target Speeds Up Smart Card Technology Implementation By Six Months

Target CFO John Mulligan, in testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C., announced the company will be accelerating…

tekservePOS Rebrands As Level 10

tekservePOS, a retail IT solution provider, is in the process of an extensive rebranding effort. Moving forward, the company will be known…

Abercrombie & Fitch Appoints Jonathan Ramsden To New COO Position

Abercrombie & Fitch has named Jonathan E. Ramsden, the company’s current Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to the…

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News Briefs

Urban Outfitters Reports 10% Increase In Annual Sales

Smarthome Implements 360price To Keep Pace With Competitors

NRF: January Retail Employment Down 21K

Zendesk Names Three New Board Members

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Q4 Earnings

Walmart Canada Announces $500 Million Expansion

CVS Caremark Puts $2 Billion On The Line With Tobacco Ban

Microsoft Names Satya Nadella As New CEO

Target Speeds Up Smart Card Technology Implementation By Six Months

tekservePOS Rebrands As Level 10

Abercrombie & Fitch Appoints Jonathan Ramsden To New COO Position

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