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Corporate Responsibility

  • Benjamin Moore opens new DC

    Montvale, N.J. -- Benjamin Moore has opened a 90,000-sq.-ft. state-of the-art distribution space in the Landover Logistics Center in Landover, Maryland.

    The new LEED-certified (Silver) center will accommodate expansion and enhance service in the fast-growing Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets, as well as support distribution of an expanded line of Benjamin Moore & Co. latex products.

  • Longtime Kroger executive to step down

     The Kroger Co.’s first female corporate officer is retiring.

  • Patagonia wears its heart on its sleeve

    New York -- Activism, yoga classes and free repairs are all on the menu at Patagonia’s new store in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood.

    The global outdoor lifestyle retailer, one of the industry’s most dedicated environmentalists, is marking 20 years of doing business in the Big Apple.

  • Ahold joins initiative on farmworker pay

    Ahold USA has become the first major grocery retailer to join an initiative requiring Florida tomato suppliers to increase farmworker pay and protect workers from forced labor and sexual assault.

    The Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced Wednesday that Ahold USA is America's first major grocer to join the group's Fair Food Program. Ahold USA is the parent company of Stop & Shop, Giant Foods of Landover, Giant Foods of Carlisle, Martin's and online grocer Peapod.

  • The Power of Facebook

    New York -- A mannequin storm has been playing out on Facebook.

    British fast-fashion giant Topshop said it will make a change in mannequins a customer complained on her Facebook page about the chain's "ridiculously tiny" mannequin.

    In the post, which went viral, the customer appealed to the merchant to take responsibility "for the impression you have on women and young girls."

  • Old Navy empowers kids to be #Unlimited

    This back-to-school season Old Navy is asking kids at Boys & Girls Clubs around the country what it means to be #Unlimited.

  • White House taps Best Buy to connect America

    Minneapolis – While the buzzing sounds and dings of dial-up Internet access may seem like quaint relics of the turn of the century, the fact remains that millions of Americans lack even that level of Web connectivity. To help bridge this digital divide, Best Buy will participate in a new ConnectHome initiative announced by President Obama and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro.

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