Retail Executive News

03/19/2012 - 4:56pm
PriceSmart to open third location in Columbia

PriceSmart announced that it has purchased land on which it will build a PriceSmart Warehouse Club in North Cali, Colombia.

03/19/2012 - 4:55pm
Sears Canada launches online points redemption feature

Sears Financial has launched an online points redemption system for its five million plus card members, making it one of the first major retail loyalty programs in Canada to do so.

03/19/2012 - 12:42pm
Zara takes Manhattan

Zara, part of Spain’s Inditex Group, has opened its biggest U.S. location, a 32,000-sq.-ft., three-level flagship on a primo stretch of Manhattan real estate: Fifth Avenue at 52nd Street.

03/19/2012 - 11:40am
Starbucks opens its first Evolution Fresh juice bar

Starbucks Corp. opened its first-ever juice bar under its newest brand, Evolution Fresh.

03/19/2012 - 9:59am
Down-and-Out Retail Heavyweights: How In-Store Analytics Change the Game

By Tim Callan, RetailNext

03/16/2012 - 4:36pm
List details world’s ‘most ethical’ companies; 15 retailers make cut

Target Corp., Costco Wholesale Corp., Safeway, Gap Inc. and Whole Foods Market are among 15 retailers recognized on the Ethisphere Institute's 2012 "World's Most Ethical Companies" list.

03/16/2012 - 4:33pm
Kroger names sustainability chief

The Kroger Co. appointed Suzanne Lindsay as its first director of sustainability.

03/16/2012 - 2:48pm
Nielsen: Top five retail apps and websites

During the 2011 holiday season, the top retail apps and websites combined — Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, Target and Walmart — reached nearly 60 % of smartphone owners, according to Nielsen.

03/16/2012 - 2:42pm
Panera Bread Co. announces move to co-CEOs

Panera Bread Co. announced that founder and executive chairman, Ron Shaich, and president and CEO, Bill Moreton, will become co-CEOs, effective immediately.

03/16/2012 - 2:35pm
Bluestone Energy wins award for Stop & Shop energy-efficiency project

An energy project undertaken for The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. by Bluestone Energy Services has been recognized as the Best Multi-Site Retail Energy Program in New England by the Association of Energy Engineers New England (AEENE).

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