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Walgreens milestone

Walgreen Co.’s 8,000th unit is also its first flagship store on the West Coast. The outlet, at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street here, features the varied, upscale offerings of flagship units in New York and Chicago.

Chief exec at Big Lots set to retire

Big Lots Inc. is searching for a successor to chairman, president and chief executive officer Steve Fishman, who has announced plans to retire after more than seven years at the company’s helm.

November retail sales hit hard by superstorm

While a record Black Friday helped drive retail sales in November, that performance failed to overcome the impact of Superstorm Sandy.

Family Dollar taps senior VP

Family Dollar Stores Inc. has named Tammy DeBoer to the position of senior vice president for food. In her new post DeBoer reports to executive vice president and chief merchandising officer Paul White.

Target offers a look at holiday collection

Target Corp. previewed its Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection of exclusive designer goods with a one-day-only pop-up store in Midtown Manhattan.

Shoppers like Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday remains the busiest e-commerce shopping day of the year, according to an analysis by Chase.

Australian retailers begin to see growth

Australian retailers are starting to see the first signs of improvement in consumer spending after enduring the worst retail trading conditions in decades.