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  • Discretionary spending down in June

    WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales declined during the month of June, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

    U.S. retail and food services sales for the month, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $401.5 billion, an decrease of 0.5% from the previous month but 3.8% above the year-ago period. Retail trade sales were down 0.5% from last month but 3.5% above last year.

  • New marketer joins Walmart’s tax service provider

    Michael Williams has joined Jackson Hewitt, the nation’s second largest tax preparation firm, as SVP and chief marketing officer.

    Williams joins the tax service provider following a tax season in which the firm saw its relationship with Walmart expand to 2,800 in-store locations from 2,000 locations the prior year.

  • Retail sales fall for third straight month

    New York -- Retail sales fell 0.5% in June, the Commerce Department said on Monday, as consumer spending declined for the third consecutive month. The drop, which followed a 0.2% decrease in May, was unexpected as many economists were expecting growth.

    Falling gas prices were attributed to some of the weakness. But even excluding sales at gas stations, retail spending fell 0.3% in June. Economists said weak job growth was making consumers cautious and eating away at consumer confidence.

  • Weis Markets celebrates anniversary with 100-day price freeze

    SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets has lowered the prices on over 1,000 staple items and that it will freeze the prices of these products for 100 days in recognition of its 100 year anniversary this year. 

    It is the Company's ninth Price Freeze since 2009.

  • School supply company sees a ghost

    School supplies manufacturer It’s Academic announced a new partnership the manufacturer of a vanishing grid line technology.

  • Giant-Carlisle completes acquisition of Genuardi's stores in Philadelphia

    AMSTERDAM — A division of Ahold USA has completed its acquisition of stores in the greater Philadelphia area.

    Giant-Carlisle officially closed its acquisition of 15 Genuardi's stores, a subsidiary of Safeway. The deal was previously announced in January and was approved by the Federal Trade Commission last month.

    As previously reported, during the conversion process, five stores at a time will temporarily close for about a week. The three-phase staggered approach is expected to be completed on July 22.

  • Study finds traditional grocery stores, food brands may fall out of favor

    NEW YORK — It seems that traditional grocery stores and established food brands may lose their position in the market due to a confluence of changing demographics, economic factors and customer preferences, according to new research from global investment bank Jefferies and global business advisory firm AlixPartners.

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