Corporate Governance

Sports Authority kicks off summer with football clinic
The Sports Authority attracted more than 2,000 attendees to its free annual football clinic in Denver and helped educate parents and kids on player safety.

The event at Sports Authority Field at Mile High included on-field football training and a vendor expo. The football clinic, which had more than 670 participants between the ages of 6 and 14, allowed players to navigate through drill stations dedicated to specific skills such as passing, catching, running, defense, agility training, Heads Up Tackling and more.
RadioShack is far from dead
RadioShack plans to enhance its in-store experience and deliver an exciting new product mix now that it has $75 million in new funding.

General Wireless Operations Inc., doing business as RadioShack, has completed new financing consisting of a $50 million asset-based lending credit facility led by RBC Capital Markets and a $25 million first-in last-out term loan led by Great American Capital Partners.

Lowe's makes a change in finance team

Lowe's says it is making an investment in its long-term financial strategy with its latest move on its finance team.
Changing the world, one school supply at a time

Staples is shaking up the back-to-school aisle with an innovative promotion that makes a difference for children around the world.

The company is partnering with Me to We and Free The Children to help children around the world by allowing customers to digitally track how their purchase makes a difference.
Rite Aid creates risk management office

Rite Aid has named a 30-year company veteran to the newly created post of group VP of risk and controls.
Summer camp redefined at Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million is re-defining the meaning of summer camp and fun for kids this summer with a new character-based series of store events.

Summer Fun Camps at Books-A-Million will take place from 2-4 pm each Saturday in July, and feature activities based around popular characters like the Minions, Percy Jackson and Harry Potter. The camps will take place at all Books-A-Million locations.
Brainy chain opens store in D.C.

Marbles: The Brain Store has chosen one of the country's smartest cities for its next brick-and-mortar location.

The company plans to open a new store in the Washington, D.C., area at National Harbor, the waterfront shopping and entertainment district on the Potomac River.

The new location is the third Marbles store to open this summer. Marbles also launched in Times Square in New York City and Myrtle Beach, S.C., marking its first location in the southern region.
Dollar Tree just created the nation's biggest dollar store chain

Dollar Tree's yearlong takeover saga, in which the retailer's offer to buy Family Dollar prompted a separate buyout attempt from Dollar General, is finally over.

Dollar Tree Inc. announced that it has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Family Dollar Stores Inc. Dollar Tree also named a new president and COO of Family Dollar. The combined company will operate about 13,000 stores, making it the largest dollar store chain in the U.S. by store count.
H&M feels pinch of strong dollar but keeps expanding

New York -- Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M isn’t letting the strong U.S. dollar hurt its expansion plans.

The chain plans to open about 400 new stores in 2015-2016. It is expanding into five new markets: Taiwan, Peru, Macau, South Africa and India. Other plans include the launch of H&M Beauty this July, starting in about 900 stores and online. The company also hinted at the development of a mysterious new brand.
Academy Sports hits store count landmark, supports growth

Katy, Texas – Academy Sports + Outdoors is hitting a landmark in its store count.

The sporting goods chain will open its 200th store in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 3.

The Tupelo store will be approximately 63,000-sq.-ft. and will bring 100 new jobs to the area. This will be the first location in Tupelo and the fifth store in Mississippi.
Whole Foods Market in mea culpa

New York -- The top executives at Whole Foods Market have issued a mea culpa via social media in regards to an investigation that found instances of incorrectly priced products at their stores in New York City.
Top 10 Stories of the Year: Mid-Year Update

Having passed the calendar’s mid-point, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the top 10 most-viewed stories of the year (to date) on Chainstoreage.com.

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