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06/13/2011 - 4:54pm
Macy’s workers in four New York stores vote to strike

Local 1-S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that more than 4,000 union workers at Macy's Manhattan flagship and three other New York locations have voted to strike if a new contract is not reached by midnight on Wednesday.

06/13/2011 - 4:51pm
Couche-Tard buys 322 Exxon Mobile sites in California

Alimentation Couche-Tard, parent of Circle K Stores, has signed an agreement to acquire up to 322 sites, plus an additional 65 reseller contracts, in Southern California, from ExxonMobil Corp.

06/13/2011 - 4:48pm
Bass Pro Shops signs on for The Point, new mixed used development center in New Jersey

O’Neill Properties Group announced that Bass Pro Shops has signed a letter of intent for a 200,000-sq.-ft. store at The Point, in Sayreville, N.J., one of the largest new mixed use developments in the United States.

06/13/2011 - 10:28am
VF Corp. to buy Timberland

Apparel giant VF Corp., whose brands include Wrangler, The North Face, and Nautica, said it has agreed to buy Timberland Co. for approximately $2 billion.

06/13/2011 - 10:18am
Court upholds $188 million judgment against Wal-Mart

A Superior Court in Pennsylvania on Friday upheld a $187.6 million class action award against Wal-Mart Stores on allegations that its Pennsylvania employees were not properly compensated for off-the-clock work and missed rest breaks.

06/13/2011 - 10:14am
Williams-Sonoma launches international shipping

Williams-Sonoma said Monday that it will offer international shipping across its brands.

06/10/2011 - 3:26pm
Burger concepts – doomed for bust?

Chainstoreage.com columnist Jeff Green challenges the boon of the burgeoning burger concepts, posing the question: “Are burger joints here to stay or just a trendy restaurant theme that will overextend itself and “fall of the map” in a few years?

06/10/2011 - 11:28am
Report: Lawsuit filed over escalator death in Sears store

The family of a 4-year-old Massachusetts boy who died after falling from an escalator at the Auburn Mall, in Auburn, Mass., have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit that alleges the escalator was "dangerous and defective" and did not follow state codes or the blueprint for its installation.

06/10/2011 - 11:28am
Sears Canada completes LED retrofit

Sears Canada has replaced more than 130,000 inefficient incandescent spotlights with energy-saving LED lighting in all Sears Home and full-line stores across Canada.

06/10/2011 - 11:27am
Cisco report details best practices in global e-commerce

With global e-commerce estimated to reach nearly $1.4 trillion in 2015, more and more retailers are looking to gear up or expand their online operations.

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