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7-Eleven Expands ‘Evolution’ Stores To Two New Markets

Nearly a year after debuting its first Evolution Store at its Dallas headquarters, 7-Eleven is expanding the concept to Washington, D.C. and San Diego. The stores are designed as experiential…

News March 3

Target Sees Mixed Q4: Sales Slow But Same-Day Services Generate 80% Of Online Growth

While Target was able to beat Wall Street earnings estimates for Q4, the retailer still had a relatively mundane season in terms of revenue growth — largely due to weak…

News March 3

Amazon Rolls Out Tighter Same-Day Delivery Windows In Four Cities

Amazon will shrink the shipping time for certain Same-Day Delivery orders to mere hours with a new program being rolled out in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas and Orlando, Fla. Up to…

News March 3

Sportina Deploys Solutions To Improve Inventory Visibility, Increase Stock Rotation

Sportina, a Slovenia-based fashion retailer that operates more than 350 stores across 11 countries, has tapped solutions from Oracle Retail to modernize its operations, optimize inventory availability for customers and…

News March 3

Exclusive Q&A: How High Times Is Leveraging Its Cannabis Brand Equity To Conquer Retail

The cannabis retail industry is largely defined by its youth; players in the newly legalized CBD and cannabis industries haven’t had decades to build their shopper bases like Walmart or…

Features March 3

Responsible Retail: How Purpose Becomes Performance

Responsible retailers do more than earn the right to bask in the warm glow that comes from doing the right thing. They also do better financially. New research suggests that…

Executive Viewpoints March 3

Walmart Promotes Sam’s Club CEO To U.S. E-Commerce COO

Walmart has named Jamie Iannone Chief Operating Officer for U.S. E-Commerce, according to an internal memo seen by CNBC. He will report to CEO of U.S. E-Commerce Marc Lore and…

News March 2

Bed Bath & Beyond Cuts Corporate Workforce By 10% In Restructuring Effort

Bed Bath & Beyond will lay off 10% of its corporate workforce, totaling approximately 500 workers, as part of restructuring efforts. The retailer aims to simplify its field operations, reduce…

News March 2

Hudson’s Bay Shareholders Approve Privatization Plan

More than 98% of Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) shareholders voted to take the department store retailer private for a price of $11 (Canadian) per share in cash. The vote, held…

News March 2
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