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  • Whole Foods Market adds Target omnichannel guru to exec ranks

    Whole Foods Market is adding a Target veteran with experience in technology and omnichannel marketing to its executive leadership team.

    The grocery retailer announced that it has named Don J. Clark global VP of purchasing for non-perishables.

    “He is a proven leader in the retail industry with a clear track record of delivering results. His core values align very well with our company’s, and we are confident that Don will execute a range of innovative strategies that help take our non-perishables business to the next level.”

  • TexturePlus calls on Congress to pass retail and restaurant remodeling legislation

    Texture Plus, the largest U.S. manufacturer of high-impact textured faux wall panels, urged the United States Senate and House of Representatives to quickly pass the “Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act.”

    “Retailers and restaurants depend on remodeling their locations every five years to stay competitive,” said Brian Kampe, CEO. “The standard 39 year depreciation for building remodeling makes those improvements a difficult tax burden.”

  • 99 Cents Only Stores has a new CFO

    99 Cents Only Stores has appointed a new CFO who has been a veteran retail leader for Kroger and Albertsons.

  • Report: Another retailer powers up same-day delivery

    A major national retailer is the latest chain to start offering same-day delivery in a large metropolitan area.

    According to Re/code, Best Buy is partnering with third-party delivery service Deliv to offer customers in the San Francisco area, including San Jose, same-day delivery of online orders. The official rollout follows a recent pilot of the service Best Buy conducted with Deliv in the greater San Francisco area.

  • Whole Foods adds Target omnichannel guru to exec ranks

    Whole Foods Market is adding a Target veteran with experience in technology and omnichannel marketing to its executive leadership team.

    The grocery retailer announced that it has named Don J. Clark global vice president of purchasing for non-perishables.

  • Borrowing a page from big tobacco to grow produce sales

    Big screen actors and television personalities made smoking cool for generations of Americans. Now produce marketers and retailers hope a new deal with Hollywood can have the same effect on fruits and vegetables.

  • Lidl breaks ground on U.S. headquarters

    German discount grocery chain Lidl has broken ground for a new regional U.S. headquarters and distribution center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

  • Meijer takes LED plunge

    Meijer is piloting a new approach to store lighting.

    The retailer's remodeled store in Beavercreek, Ohio, is its first-ever location to feature 100% LED lighting. The LEDs, from GE, are expected to save more than a half million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

    The new lighting is part of an extensive $50 million remodeling project that Meijer is undertaking at four supercenters in the Dayton market. According to Meijer, the GE LEDs deployed in the store are 30% more efficient than traditional lighting, with a 50% longer lifespan.

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