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  • Walgreens' Red Nose Day campaign a hit with shoppers

    A British charity has brought its highly successful fundraising event across the pond, with a lot of help from Walgreens.

  • GMA honors ex-Walgreens CEO, other leaders

    Former Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson is one of three top retail industry executives confirmed as inductees into the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s Hall of Achievement when the trade group holds a gala event in conjunction with its annual meeting this fall.

    GMA will also honor former ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin and Chairman of the Board of Flowers Foods George Deese with the GMA Hall of Achievement Award in August.

  • BIG DEALS, FEWER SQUARE FEET

    Our fastest-growing acquirers bought fewer square feet than in 2013. But the deals may be even better.

    Editor’s Note: The 26th annual Chain Store Age survey of Fastest-Growing Acquirers surveyed retail square footage purchased during the 2014 calendar year.

    Retail real estate acquisitions slowed in 2014. The year’s five Fastest-Growing Acquirers purchased approximately 10 million fewer square feet than the top five bought in 2013.

    That may be a deceptive observation.

  • HyVee chief picked to lead chain drug group

    New York -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced during its Annual Meeting, the election of new officers, four new executive committee members and five new board of directors member for the coming year.
     
    Randy Edeker, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hy-Vee will serve as the new NACDS chairman of the board of directors. Edeker succeeds John Standley, chairman and chief executive officer of Rite Aid.
     

  • Supermarket execs to lead chain drug group

    Two big grocery chain executives will be overseeing the board of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.

  • Walgreens to close nearly 200 stores in restructuring

  • Walgreens to close about 200 stores as part of new $500 million cost-savings plan

    Deerfield, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported quarterly earnings for the first time since the December 2014 merger of Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots GmbH. The announcement included the news that the drug store retailer will close about 200 U.S. stores as part of its previously announced three-year, $1 billion cost-reduction plan.

  • RadioShack CEO Magnacca steps down

    After trying to get RadioShack back on its feet for nearly two years, CEO Joe Magnacca is stepping down.

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