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  • Wakefern DC to get new solar system

    WALL, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp. has partnered with NJR Clean Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, to install a rooftop solar system at a Wakefern Food Corp. distribution center in Keasbey, N.J. The 2.4 megawatt solar system will supply power to a refrigerated warehouse, helping lower Wakefern’s long-term electricity costs and its greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Starbucks sees 1,000 new U.S. stores in next five years; will accept mobile payments starting in November

    Houston -- Starbucks Coffee Co. founder and CEO Howard Schultz said his company plans to add 1,000 stores in the U.S. in the next five years, according to a Bloomberg report.

  • Tesco first half profit drops on high turnaround costs

    London -- British retailer Tesco reported Wednesday that profit dropped 6.8% in its first fiscal half to $2.06 billion, weighed down by costs associated with its turnaround strategy.

    Revenue for the period inched up 1.6% to $51.9 billion, but costs were up as well for the world’s third-largest retailer. Same-store sales fell off 0.7%.

    "The plan is a long course of treatment for us, not a single dose," new CEO Philip Clarke said of the turnaround plan.

  • Walgreens September sales down 7.8%

    DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens on Wednesday posted a 7.8% decline in its September sales to nearly $5.5 billion, compared with $5.9 billion for the same month in fiscal 2012.

  • Toys'R'Us gets in on holiday pricing game

    WAYNE, N.J. — Toys“R”Us has stepped up its efforts to be the destination for holiday shopping this season by offering a price match guarantee on all items available in its Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us stores nationwide. 

  • More retailers jump on the Merchant Customer Exchange bandwagon

    Dallas -- The Merchant Customer Exchange announced Tuesday that Bed Bath & Beyond, Dillard's, Dunkin’ Brands, Gap, Sheetz and Wakefern Food Corp. are among those joining the existing lineup of merchants who are committed to creating a seamless mobile-commerce solution.

  • Walmart eases way to reload prepaid cards

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is offering its customers a new way to load money onto prepaid cards.

  • Walmart launches prepaid card reload program

    Bentonville, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday that it is launching a new service called Rapid Reload, which allows customers to load money onto prepaid cards.

    The service is affiliated with Green Dot Network, InComm's Vanilla Reload Network and First Data's Money Network.

    For a fee of $3.74, the program allows customers, effective immediately, to add money to their card at a store register.

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