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May 13, 2013
West Elm to open in King of Prussia, Pa.

Home furnishing retailer West Elm, owned by Williams-Sonoma, will open a store in King of Prussia, Pa., on May 16.

March 26, 2013
Kleinfeld Bridal to open in Hudson’s Bay flagship in Toronto

Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic New York bridal retailer and star of the hit reality show “Say Yes to the Dress,” will open a 20,000-sq.-ft. salon in Hudson’s Bay’s flagship location in downtown Toronto in early 2014.

March 19, 2013
Hodgdon Group completes 15th retail project for Ashley Furniture

The Hodgdon Group announced that it has completed construction of the conversion of a former Babies "R" Us building at Eastland Center in West Covina, Calif., for the opening of an Ashley Furniture HomeStore on March 15.

February 21, 2013
Multimedia: Simons, Edmonton, Canada

Check out the video of the latest jewel in Simons' department store portfolio.

October 10, 2012
Verizon to open in Dress Barn Plaza

Charter Realty & Development said that it has arranged a 2,350-sq.-ft. lease for Verizon located in the Dress Barn Plaza in Norwalk, Conn.

August 13, 2012
HD: Shop-in-shops: One of the decade's big ideas

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has taken issue with an opinion piece that appears in the August 1, 2012, issue of the Wall Street Journal.

August 7, 2012
CVS profit rises 18% in Q2, raises outlook

CVS Caremark Corp. reported that profit for the quarter ended June 30 leaped 18.4% to a record $966 million from $816 million last year, boosted by the contractual impasse between rival Walgreens and Express Scripts.

July 30, 2012
Safeway, Bozeman, Mont.

Safeway has opened the first LEED for Retail certified store in the state of Montana, in the town of Bozeman.

June 6, 2012
Ann Taylor's Loft sets Canadian debut

Loft, a division of Ann Inc. — formerly known as Ann Taylor — will open its first Canadian location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Ontario, in late 2012.

May 16, 2012
Nash Finch to acquire No Frills Supermarkets

Nash Finch has agreed to acquire the 18-store No Frills Supermarkets, which is based in Omaha, Neb.

March 13, 2012
Bi-Lo, Winn-Dixie announce completion of merger

Bi-Lo has announced that it has successfully completed its merger with Winn-Dixie Stores.

February 29, 2012
Gordman’s expanding into Utah

Gordman's will open its first stores in Utah, in March, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

February 29, 2012
Regency Centers to launch construction of East Washington Place

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers said it will begin construction of East Washington Place, a 378,000-sq.-ft. community center anchored by Target.

February 13, 2012
Safeway spins off trio of Genuardi's stores to Weis

Safeway Inc. said that it has agreed to sell three of its Genuardi's stores in Pennsylvania to grocery chain Weis Markets.

February 10, 2012
Hhgregg to occupy former Linens space in central Illinois

Electronics and appliances retailer Hhgregg is taking a 35,000-sq.-ft. space left vacant by defunct Linens ‘N Things, at Champaign Town Center in Champaign, Ill.

February 10, 2012
PriceSmart in deal to build 6th location in Costa Rica

PriceSmart announced that on January 9, 2012 it entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 16,038 square meters of property in La Union, Cartago, Costa Rica, upon which it plans to build its sixth warehouse club in Costa Rica.

February 2, 2012
RILA to debut Labor and Employment Forum

The Retail Industry Leaders Association said that it will hold the first-ever Labor and Employment Law Forum on March 21-22, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

January 31, 2012
Bon-Ton announces board changes; Bergen named chairman

Following recent news that Bon-Ton Stores president and CEO Bud Bergren would be stepping down and succeed by former Lord & Taylor CEO Brendan Hoffman, the retailer said Tuesday that, effective Feb. 7, Bergen will become chairman of the board.

January 30, 2012
Safeway names president for Vons division

Safeway Inc. named Lori Raya as president of its Vons division.

January 27, 2012
Target names more Canada store locations

Just a few weeks after unveiling the locations of its first 24 stores in Canada, Target released an expanded list of stores that will debut in 2013.

January 5, 2012
Safeway sells 16 Genuardi’s stores to Giant Food Stores

Safeway Inc. is exiting the Philadelphia market.

December 19, 2011
Toys ‘R’ Us stores to stay open round the clock til Christmas

Toys “R” Us said it will keep stores nationwide open for the 112 hours before Christmas, with doors staying open from 6 a.m. Dec. 20, to 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

December 2, 2011
Villa Capri Ristorante to open at Twin Peaks

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers said that Villa Capri Ristorante has leased restaurant space at Twin Peaks shopping center, located in Poway, Calif.

December 1, 2011
Costco shines in November, Target disappoints

The discount and wholesale club sector was hit and miss in November, as Costco shone with a 9% rise in same-store sales for the month, but Target missed Wall Street expectations with a weak gain.

November 28, 2011
Family Dollar gets the Walmart treatment

Family Dollar hasn’t faced much community opposition during an ambitious decade-long expansion program that has left the company with roughly 7,000 stores in 45 states.

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