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BJ’s Wholesale Club’s board of directors has a new member.

Walgreens Boots Alliance came out of the gate strong in its first quarter, and also announced the launch of a cost management program to save more than $1 billion annually within three years.

A new company will be managing the Home Shopping Network’s (HSN) credit cards.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is partnering with a Verily, a sister company of Alphabet (Google), to improve health outcomes of its patients and employees.

Gymboree Group Inc. may be going back into bankruptcy.

A bankruptcy court in Delaware has approved footwear company Rockport’s plan to liquidate.

Batteries Plus Bulbs has a new CEO.