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Shoe Carnival - 14 New Stores, 12 New Cities, One Day

A pretty cool way for Shoe Carnival to open some stores…. PRWeb Article

Dick's to Test Field & Stream Store

Dick’s acquired the right to use the Field & Stream name.  They will be opening a store in Pennsylvania. Motley Fool Article Building on a 140-year-old iconic brand, Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) will open a new retail concept store under the Field & Stream banner featuring outdoor equipment, accessories, and services in hunting, fishing, archery, and camping equipment. It […]

Philly Whole Foods adds delivery service

Last month Whole Foods on South Street in Center City Philadelphia began offering a free grocery delivery service to a specified area surrounding the store. Customers just need to order at least $30 worth of products and limit their order to four bags of goods (that’s all the bikes can hold!). According to the company, […]

Dollar Tree reports sales increase; won't add tobacco

Dollar Tree announced last week that its net earnings improved by 10.2% in the fourth quarter as compared to the same period a year ago. A 15.4% sales increase was a major factor, along with a slight improvement in margins and an extra week in the quarter. Comparable-store sales for the quarter increased 2.4%. In […]

Grocers take top 3 spots in experience ratings

The third annual Temkin Experience Ratings, which evaluate a company’s overall customer experience, came out last week, and grocery chains fared well. Based on a study of 10,000 consumers, Publix, Trader Joe’s and Aldi earned the highest scores. Here are the top 12 performers: 1 – Publix 2 – Trader Joe’s 3 – Aldi 4 […]

Ahold USA reports sales increase

As compared to the same time period a year ago, U.S. sales at European-based Ahold improved 4.3% in the fourth quarter to $6.1 billion, and identical-store sales improved by 1.4%. Ahold USA includes Giant, Stop & Shop, Martin’s Food Markets and Peapod. For the fiscal year, U.S. sales increased 3.1% to $25.8 billion. Worldwide, Ahold […]

Study shows Wal-Mart's price advantage over Target is growing

According to Kanter Retail’s semi-annual pricing study, Wal-Mart is widening the gap over Target. A basket of branded goods at the world’s largest retailer was 4% less expensive than the same basket at Target, which represents the largest gap since the study began in 2009. The last time Target’s basket was less expensive than Wal-Mart’s […]

Office Depot & Office Max Merging

The proposed merger between Office Depot and Office Max has been talked about for some time.  The FTC’s involvement and the level to which they will be involved is yet to be determined.  However, here is an interesting take on the situation…. Time Article

Whole Foods to take Genuardi's store in Cherry Hill

Whole Foods has announced it will open a store in the former Genuardi’s site at Ellisburg Shopping Center in Cherry Hill, NJ. Safeway closed the Genuardi’s store last summer after they couldn’t find a buyer for it. Whole Foods plans to renovate the store and open sometime next year. It will be the 13th New […]

McCaffrey's reaping harvest from local greenhouse

McCaffrey’s Market, with stores in Pennsylvania (Yardley, Newtown) and New Jersey (Princeton, West Windsor), is now selling produce “that’s just about as local as you can get,” according to company officials. Produce is bring grown hydronically by New York-based BrightFarms in a newly constructed, 50,000 square foot greenhouse down the road from one of McCaffrey’s stores. “We’re […]