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2017

Target’s new look

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. has unveiled the elements of a redesign aimed at creating a faster, easier experience for a shopper running an errand while encouraging those not in a rush to linger in the aisles. The retailer expects its first fully re-imagined store will open this fall in a Houston suburb. In addition, 40

Dollar General buys 323 stores

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. is acquiring Dollar Express Stores LLC, operator of a chain of 323 discount stores in 36 states that were being run as Family Dollar outlets but had been sold off in 2015 when Family Dollar Stores Inc. accepted a buyout offer from then-rival Dollar Tree Inc. The 323 stores

Filing raises concerns about Sears

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Concerns that the parent of Sears and Kmart is headed toward bankruptcy were rekindled when the company offered in a disclosure that it might not be in operation a year from now. “Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,”

Merchandising operations are streamlined at Supervalu

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu Inc. has consolidated the merchandising staff for three of its retail divisions, eliminating 21 positions, and shuffled some managerial roles. Responsibility for all merchandising for Supervalu’s Farm Fresh, Shoppers and Shop ’n Save East divisions has been shifted to the merchandising department at Shoppers, based in Bowie, Md. As a result, 21

Variety of voices tell Kroger story

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. is getting creative. The company, which is one of the world’s largest grocery retailers with 2,796 food stores operating under a number of banners in 35 states and the District of Columbia, launched a new website last month, www.krogerstories.com, that features various formats to help convey how the company is distinguishing

New faces bode well for retail

New faces bode well for retail

For many executives, this year’s National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting could just as easily be labeled a weeklong First-Timers Reception. So dramatic has been the turnover of staffers at some of America’s leading mass retailers that many of the attendees at the 2017 event in Scottsdale, Ariz., have never been to an

Disruptive change is industry’s new norm

Disruptive change is industry’s new norm

The established order in mass market retailing has been shaken in recent years by the emergence and increasing prominence of Amazon and other e-commerce alternatives to brick-and-mortar stores. Online merchants continue to make inroads in one category after another — everything from books, (the foundation of Amazon’s business) and home entertainment to apparel and groceries.

Food safety: those who want to win will need to invest

Food safety: those who want to win will need to invest

The headlines just keep ­coming: “ConAgra Agrees to Pay $11.2 Million in Salmonella Outbreak” “Two People Die After Eating Raw-Milk Cheese Made in New York State” “Brazil’s Largest Food Companies Raided in Tainted Meat Scandal” “3,300 Children Hospitalized After Food Poisoning” And those are just in the last few weeks. Concurrent with the ongoing deployment

Power of store can be leveraged for omnichannel success

Power of store can be leveraged for omnichannel success

Traditional mass market retailers are in an interesting position for establishing success in an omnichannel retail environment. By default, physical stores are an integral part of their business model, with digital channels being complementary, not foundational, elements. This has been thought to put these traditionally physical retailers at a disadvantage. However, in one very prominent

Target set to retool

NEW YORK — Target Corp. vowed to update hundreds of stores and make other investments in its business after it delivered a disappointing 2016 in terms of sales and earnings. The Minneapolis-based company pledged to spend $7 billion over the next three years to remodel more than 600 of its 1,800 stores, accelerate the expansion

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