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  • Indigo Books streamlines coupons with XCCommerce

    Montreal – Canadian bookstore chain Indigo Books and Music Inc. has enhanced its implementation of XCCommerce’s Promotion Solution Suite across all its channels by rolling out the Central Coupon Module.

  • Sportsman's Warehouse offers military discount

    Sportsman’s Warehouse will honor those serving in the U.S. military and public safety occupations with a special promotion.

    On Military and Public Safety Appreciation Day, Jan. 24, 2015, the stores will offer discounts of up to 20%. Firearms, ammunition, optics and electronics will be offered with a 10% discount.

  • Report: SEC to review shareholder proposals after Whole Foods fight

    Washington, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reportedly review a rule that allowed Whole Foods Market Inc. to block a shareholder proposal regarding director nominations. According to Bloomberg, the SEC said it will take another look at a regulation that lets public companies block proposals from shareholders if the company offers a similar proposal.

  • RILA adds more firepower to board

    (L-R) Target's Brian Cornell and Walgreens' Alexander Gourlay

  • Barnes & Noble retail group CEO to retire; will serve as real estate advisor

    New York -- Barnes & Noble announced that Mitchell Klipper, CEO of the retail group, will retire at the end of the fiscal year, ending May 2, but will remain with the company in the role of special advisor on real estate and other matters. Klipper, a 28-year veteran of the chain, previously served as the retailer’s COO and CFO before being appointed chief executive.

    The retailer said it has begun a search to fill Klipper’s position and that he will help with the selection of the new retail CEO and in the transition process.

  • Walmart elevates exec to omnichannel role

    With retail executive titles becoming increasingly exotic, credit Walmart for coming up with an unusual sounding title for a position that other retailers might describe as chief omnichannel officer.

  • Activist hedge fund Starboard Value pushes for Staples and Office Depot merger

    New York -- Activist investor Starboard Value LP, which helped put together the merger of OfficeMax and Office Depot, issued a letter on Tuesday calling for Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. to merge, saying it would lead to greater savings.

  • Barnes & Noble retail chief to retire

    The chief executive of Barnes & Noble Inc.’s retail group will retire May 2.

    Mitchell Klipper, will continue to work with the company as a special adviser on real estate and other matters, Barnes & Noble said. The company said it has begun to search for a new retail CEO, and Klipper will help in the process.

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