News

05/09/2013 - 11:33am
Canadian Tire Corp. to capitalize on real estate holdings with REIT

Canadian Tire Corp. plans to spin off most of its real estate assets into a C$3.5 billion (approximately U.S. $3.49 billion) real estate investment trust, with an initial public offering expected later this year.

05/09/2013 - 11:30am
Survey: Poor mobile experience leads to abandoned carts

Two-thirds (66%) of smartphone and tablet users have failed to complete an online transaction due to obstacles at checkout, according to a new survey from Jumio and Harris Interactive.

05/09/2013 - 11:28am
Marks & Spencer completes rollout of Visa contactless payments

Britain’s Marks & Spencer (M&S) has completed the roll out of contactless payment to 644 of its United Kingdom stores, including its railway and airport franchise locations.

05/09/2013 - 11:26am
Gallup: Americans would rather save

A substantially higher percentage of Americans (60%) would rather save money than spend it (37%), according to a new Gallup poll. Consumer show little difference in these preferences according to demographic categories such as age, gender, education and political party.

05/09/2013 - 11:21am
Bebe names American Eagle exec as marketing VP

Bebe Stores, Inc. is naming Keith Keegan as senior VP of marketing, effective May 13.

05/09/2013 - 11:19am
ValueVision appoints Comcast exec to board of directors

Robert S. Pick, senior VP of corporate development of Comcast Corporation, has been appointed to the board of directors of ValueVision Media Inc., a multichannel retailer operating as ShopNBC.

05/08/2013 - 4:55pm
Ikea goes live with 38th completed U.S. solar project

Ikea has officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Stoughton, Mass.

05/08/2013 - 4:52pm
Golfsmith expansion continues with new store in Ohio

Golfsmith International, is opening a store Beavercreek, Ohio, with a grand opening celebration on May 10-May 12.

05/08/2013 - 4:46pm
WS Development to open outlet center in Cheshire

WS Development announced that it will develop an outlet center in Cheshire, Conn.

05/08/2013 - 2:17pm
Exclusive Video: Von Maur’s Jim von Maur talks strategy with Chain Store Age

Jim von Maur, president of Von Maur department stores, based in Davenport, Iowa, sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview in which he discussed the company’s growth strategy, technology investments, and the burgeoning e-commerce business.

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