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  • Guest Commentary: New Florida data breach law impacts retail stores

    By Luis Salazar and Neha Dagley   Watch out, retailers with stores in Florida. The Florida State Legislature has tightened controls over businesses for data security breaches. Effective July 1, 2014, the new Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA) will impact your business and how you handle data breaches.  In recent years, data breaches have become commonplace, and have undoubtedly affected the chain-store industry.     FIPA: COMPLIANCE AND CONSEQUENCES

  • Simon Premium Outlets heads into 2015 with 6.4 million sq. ft. in development

    Simon Premium Outlets heads into 2015 with 6.4 million sq. ft. in development  New York - Simon Property Group is expanding its Premium Outlets portfolio with a worldwide development pipeline of 6.4 million square feet and a total investment of $2.5 billion.   

  • Kroger taking on obesity epidemic

    Kroger is highlighting its efforts to fight the U.S. obesity epidemic at a nutrition forum in Italy this month.

  • Food City lets customers do it themselves with self-checkout

    Abingdon, Va. – Sometimes the best customer services comes from customers themselves. Food City, K-V-A-T Food Stores Inc. has completed a pilot test of the Fujistsu U-Scan Genesis II self-checkout solution.
     

  • Macy’s to become downtown LA flagship at The Bloc

    Los Angeles - The Ratkovich Company, with partners National Real Estate Advisors and Blue Vista Capital, announced that Macy's at The Bloc will receive a major upgrade to become a downtown Los Angeles flagship store. The partners will also bring San Francisco-based men's emporium Wingtip to The Bloc, along with a new retail gallery concept conceived in collaboration between CNTRLgroup and Otto Design Group.   

  • Belk reaps rewards of omnichannel strategy

    Months after announcing a major upgrade in its e-commerce capabilities, Belk reported that its online sales grew 46% in the third quarter.

    The Charlotte, N.C.-based operator of 300 department stores in 16 states attributed the increase in Internet sales to the company’s “Yes! We Have It” item locator program and store fulfillment of digital sales initiatives.

  • House approves bill to help retailers with remodeling costs

    New York - The House has passed a long-delayed tax bill that will help retailers remodel their stores and also move a wide range of individuals including welfare recipients and veterans into the workforce. The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 now heads to the Senate.   The package includes two key provisions on depreciation that affect retailers who remodel their stores and another that helps with hiring.  

  • Danier Leather goes for form and function with Fujitsu POS rollout

    Toronto, Canada - Danier Leather is going for both form and function with a new POS rollout. The retailer's flagship store at the Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, has implemented Fujitsu TeamPOS 7000 All-In-One (AIO) hardware. The solution offers faster and sleeker point of sale technology and the capability to integrate with future omnichannel offerings to enhance usability, increase sales capacity and improve the consumer experience, according to Fujitsu.    
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