Retail News Breaks Archives

Week of Mon, Jan 10th, 2011

Sale of credit card receivables eyed by Target

Target Corp. is looking to sell its nearly $7 billion credit-card receivables portfolio.

Target to enter Canada with buy of Zellers sites

Target Corp. is making a foray into Canada with a deal to buy sites of discount store chain Zellers Inc. from Hudson's Bay Co.

CVS/pharmacy launches ExtraCare beauty club

CVS/pharmacy has launched what it says is the first beauty club program for the chain drug trade class. The club is an extension of its ExtraCare loyalty card program.

BI-LO relaunches organic line

BI-LO Inc. has reintroduced Full Circle, its line of all-natural and organic products, more than doubling the number of organic items available.