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Supervalu to unveil east coast’s largest natural gas powered truck fleet
Mechanicsville, Va. – Supervalu is shipping goods to its grocery stores across the Eastern region with a much smaller carbon footprint, thanks to the recent addition of 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). The fleet is the largest of its kind on the East Coast, and the company plans to add another 20 trucks next year.
CPG group names McKinsey exec to top job
Peter Freedman was appointed managing director of the Consumer Goods Forum with responsibility for leading the Paris-based organization’s efforts to promote better lives through better business.

Amazon Drones and Holiday Sales

By Leslie Hand, research director, IDC Retail Insights
Retail Store of the Year Awards: Entry deadline is Dec. 23

New York – Give your project the recognition it deserves — enter Chain Store Age’s 32nd annual Retail Store of the Year design competition. The entry deadline is December 23, 2013.

More than 20 competition categories are featured, including department stores, supermarkets, discounters, restaurants, convenience stores, specialty stores, service, sustainability and pop-up stores. This year, for the first time, the competition also includes the category of in-store digital innovation.
Study: Dunkin’ Donuts, Subway are largest chains in New York City

New York -- Dunkin’ Donuts is the chain with the most locations in New York City, operating 515 stores across the five boroughs, according to The Center for an Urban Future’s sixth annual “State of the Chains” study. Subway is the second largest national retailer in the city with 467 locations. Rounding out the top ten are: Duane Reade/Walgreens (with 318 stores), Starbucks (283), MetroPCS (261), McDonalds (240), Baskin Robbins (202), Rite Aid (190), T-Mobile (161) and GNC (138).
Project Profile: Yorktown Centre

Location: Downtown Erie, Pa.
Size: 196,728 sq. ft.
Developer: Existing property acquired in August 2013 by Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.
Major tenants: Giant Eagle, Panera Bread, The UPS Store, GNC, Wells Fargo, Eat’n Park
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New technology makes paying the bill easier than ever for customers
Logic dictates that the easier it is for customers to pay for goods, the more likely they are to purchase them. Long lines, fumbling for cash or a payment card, and even the simple act of waiting for an associate to ring up a sale at a traditional fixed POS terminal are all impediments to converting sales from busy and distracted consumers.
Office Depot names Wendy’s exec as CFO

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot, formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, announced the appointment of Stephen Hare as executive VP and CFO, effective immediately. Hare replaces co-CFO Mike Newman, who has retired from the company, and interim Co-CFO Deb O’Connor, who has returned to her position as senior VP, finance and co-chief accounting officer.
Project Profile: Thornwood Village Center

Location: Thornwood, N.Y., in Westchester County
Size: 20,175 sq. ft.
Developer: DLC Management Corp.
Major tenants: Walgreens
Status: Complete
Retail Universal Waste Compliance Doesn’t Need to Be Difficult

By Scott Thibodeau, [email protected]

Supervalu to unveil east coast’s largest natural gas powered truck fleet

CPG group names McKinsey exec to top job

Amazon Drones and Holiday Sales

Retail Store of the Year Awards: Entry deadline is Dec. 23

Study: Dunkin’ Donuts, Subway are largest chains in New York City

Project Profile: Yorktown Centre

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Office Depot names Wendy’s exec as CFO

Project Profile: Thornwood Village Center

Retail Universal Waste Compliance Doesn’t Need to Be Difficult