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Report: Kmart rebranding select stores to K-Fresh banner
New York -- The Kmart store in Chillicothe, Ohio, has scaled back its hours and grocery offerings in preparation for its switch from a 24-hour supercenter to the retail chain's new K-Fresh concept, according to a report by the Chillicothe Gazette.
The newspaper reports that the K-Fresh concept has been piloted at two stores, one in suburban Chicago and another in Hawaii. -
NRF comments on Walmart pay hike for associates
Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation credited the “power of the marketplace” in Walmart’s decision to increase wages of approximately 500,000 full-time and part-time associates in April to $9 an hour, which is well above the Federal minimum wage.

