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Inside This Issue - News
Walmart is on the verge of a major push into urban markets with new, smaller store formats. Retailers should expect the upcoming holiday shopping season to be a bit better than last year’s, according to a forecast by Deloitte LLP. Walgreen Co. has promoted two of its executive vice presidents as part of a change in its organizational structure. A number of regional supermarket chains are launching health and wellness initiatives in a bid to broaden their appeal to customers. Target Corp. has completed the redesign of more than 25 stores in the Twin Cities area. The management of Carrefour SA unveiled a detailed program to revitalize its limping hypermarkets in western Europe at a special Investors’ Day here last month. Lower-income and multicultural shoppers represent a $115 billion retail opportunity over the next decade, SymphonyIRI Group Inc. research finds. Pharmacies at supermarkets and mass merchandisers earned high marks for customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 National Pharmacy Study. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has tapped Scott Melville as its new president.
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