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  • Chicago’s largest grocer to buy Strack & Van Til stores

    Jewel Food Stores (Jewel-Osco), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertsons Companies, is expanding its footprint in Indiana.    Jewel-Osco said it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Central Grocers to acquire 19 Strack & Van Til stores and other certain assets. Strack & Van Til is owned by Central Grocers, which filed for bankruptcy protection at the beginning of May.   

  • Sears’ Lampert takes on vendors in blog

    Eddie Lampert, the chairman and CEO of embattled Sears Holdings Corp., is not holding back.    Days after he gave a rare newspaper interview in which he commented on the current state of affairs at Sears and partially blamed media coverage for its troubles, Lampert has taken vendors to task in a new blog post on the company’s website.  

  • Update on Walmart Mexican bribery case

    There’s been a new twist in the U.S. lawsuit over Wal-Mart’s alleged bribery in Mexico.  

  • Supermarket chain files Chapter 11

    Struggling Marsh Supermarkets is looking for a buyer, but it doesn’t have all that much time.    The 86-year-old grocery store chain on Thursday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and said it is seeking a buyer for all or part of its business.  The company’s 44 locations will continue normal operations throughout the process.  But the stores will be shuttered if the company does not find a buyer within 60 days.  

  • Sporting goods giant shakes up leadership team

    Dick’s Sporting Goods has made several changes in its executive team, including naming a former Target executive as its chief merchant.   The company said that André Hawaux is retiring as executive VP, COO. He will remain with Dick’s through the second quarter of 2017. Dick’s did not name a replacement for Hawaux.   

  • Big earnings, sales miss for Macy’s

    Macy’s reported disappointing earnings for its first quarter, as its sale continued to slide.    Macy's posted a first quarter profit of $71 million, or 23 cents a share, down from $116 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding some costs, Macy's adjusted per-share profit fell to 24 cents from 40 cents, below analysts' expectations for 35 cents.   

  • Dealing with Asbestos

    The best thing to do about asbestos? Leave it alone — if the structure is safe.

    That was one of the takeaways from the SPECS session, “Hazardous Building Materials Among Us.”

    Asbestos was a mainstay in both commercial and residential buildings for decades because, simply put, it was a cheap and readily available lifesaver, explained speaker Michael Ebel, VP and principal scientist at Amec Foster Wheeler.

    “It was known as the ‘Miracle Mineral,’ heat-resistant, chemical-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and a poor electrical conductor,” Ebel said.

  • Better Energy Savings

    Retailers looking for dramatic energy savings at the lowest cost should think radical – and that means using an integrated design process right from the start.

    “Radically efficient buildings are, among other things, 75% more energy efficient than typical construction” said Paul Westbrook, president of RE:source consulting, at the SPECS session, “An Improved Road to Energy Savings.”

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