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  • Analysis: Staples-Office Depot Merger Could Lead to Major Industry Consolidation

    By Will McKitterick, analyst, IBIS World

  • Academy Sports + Outdoors moving Eastward with four stores in Orlando area

    New York -- Academy Sports + Outdoors will celebrate the simultaneous opening of four stores in the Orlando, Florida, area in March.

    The new stores will be located in Kissimmee, Waterford, Lake Mary and Melbourne and will open simultaneously at 8:30 a.m. on March 6. The openings mark the Katy, Texas-based company’s furthest expansion eastward to date.

    The $4 billion sporting goods retailer has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Orlando City Soccer Club beginning with the team's inaugural 2015 season.  

  • Staples to acquire Office Depot in cash and stock deal

    Staples has entered an agreement to acquire Office Depot in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.3 billon that is sure to face a high degree of regulatory scrutiny.

  • Cornell to clarify Target’s long-term strategy

    Target chairman and CEO Brian Cornell has made some bold moves since arriving at Target last fall, but the most significant revelations concerning long term prospects will come in early March when the company hosts its first investor conference of the Cornell era.

  • Colgate, Family Dollar partner on Black History Month

    Colgate is teaming up with Family Dollar to inspire African-American families during February's Black History Month to honor their past and treasure their future with a healthy smile.

    Many Americans, including more than one-third of African-American adults, live with untreated tooth decay. Without proper treatment, tooth decay can progress and eventually result in a cavity or even tooth loss.

  • Brown Shoe names J.C. Penney exec as CFO

    St. Louis -- Brown Shoe Company announced that Kenneth Hannah has been named senior VP and CFO of the company, replacing Russ Hammer as of Feb. 16.

    Hannah most recently served as executive VP and CFO of J.C. Penney Co. Prior to that time, he served in multiple executive roles at SunEdison (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials), including president of Solar Energy and of Solar Materials and as VP and CFO.

  • Costco comps flat in January

    Costco’s same store sales flat-lined in January, disappointing many analysts who had expected a 1.2% increase.  

  • Target’s upcoming investor conference first of Cornell era

    New York -- Target chairman and CEO Brian Cornell has made some bold moves since arriving at Target last fall, but the most significant revelations concerning long term prospects will come in early March when the company hosts its first investor conference of the Cornell era on March 3.

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