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  • Men's Wearhouse to operate 300 Macy's tuxedo shops

    The Men's Wearhouse has signed a 10-year agreement with Macy's, Inc. to operate men's tuxedo rental shops inside 300 Macy's stores.

    No other terms of the agreement were disclosed.

    Doug Ewert, Men's Wearhouse chief executive officer, said: "As the nation's leading provider of tuxedo rental products and services, we are very excited to team with Macy's for the next decade to provide their customers with exceptional tuxedo rental services inside of 300 Macy's stores across the country."

  • Target doubles share buyback authorization

    Minneapolis – Target Corp. is doubling the amount of its share buyback authorization from $5 billion to $10 billion. Under this authorization, through first quarter 2015, the company had invested a total of $3.7 billion to retire 56.9 million shares at an average price of $65.06 per share.

  • Food Lion to donate more than 1M meals

    Food Lion is celebrating the anniversary of its hunger relief program by donating more than 1 million meals.

    In year 1 of the Food Lion Feeds program, the grocer donated more than 62 million meals and is on target to meet its commitment to donate 500 million meals throughout its 10-state operating area by the end of 2020.

  • Nordstrom to open store in 2018 in Carlsbad, California

    Seattle -- Nordstrom announced plans to open a full-line store in a new open-air retail promenade to be built by Caruso Affiliated, in Carlsbad, California.

    The 124,000-sq.-ft. store is scheduled to open fall 2018 and will be the fifth Nordstrom full-line store in the greater San Diego area. The company opened its first Nordstrom in San Diego at Fashion Valley in 1981.

  • Whole Foods lauded for animal welfare practices

    Whole Foods Market, whose mission includes a promise toward the humane treatment of animals, is winning accolades for its animal welfare practices.

    The company has been recognized with a Good Sow Commendation and a Global Good Egg Award from Compassion in World Farming.

  • Trustwave: Retail most compromised industry in 2014, with e-commerce assets most targeted

    Chicago -- Retail was the most compromised industry in 2014, making up 43% of breach investigations, according to a study by Trustwave that gathered data from 574 breach investigations the company conducted in 2014 across 15 countries. Retail made up 43% of the investigations, followed by food and beverage, which made up 13% of the investigations.

    The “2015 Trustwave Global Security Report” found that 64% of the breaches in the retail industry were of e-commerce assets and 27% were of POS assets.

  • Five Below to enter Florida market; on track for 70 new stores in 2015

    Philadelphia - Five Below is entering the Florida market with the opening of nine stores on June 12. These locations, which will bring the fast-growing retailer’s store count to 400, and are part of a total 70 new stores it plans to open in 2015.

    “Entering the state of Florida, our 25th state and opening our first stores in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, is very exciting as we continue to grow our footprint across the country," said Joel Anderson, CEO of Five Below.

  • Target announces share buyback, dividend boost

    Target is doubling the amount of its share buyback authorization from $5 billion to $10 billion and boosting its quarterly dividend by 7.7%, confirming the contents of a statement it published inadvertently and took off its website earlier on Tuesday.

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