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Giant Eagle names Laura Shapira Karet as CEO
Pittsburgh -- Giant Eagle announced that its Board of Directors has named Laura Shapira Karet to serve as the company's CEO, and John Lucot to serve as the company's president and COO, effective January 9, 2012.
Karet, 42, will succeed her father David Shapira, who will assume the position of executive chairman of Giant Eagle's Board of Directors. Shapira has served the privately-held, family-owned company for 41 of its 80 year-history, and has been CEO since 1980.
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Gap introduces Google Wallet in San Francisco area stores
San Francisco -- Gap Inc. announced that shoppers at more than 65 of its stores across the Bay Area can now use Google Wallet to pay with a single tap of your phone.
Google Wallet supports most Citi PayPass eligible MasterCard credit cards and the Google Prepaid Card.