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  • Specialty retailer names new CEO

    Land’s End has appointed a seasoned fashion and luggage veteran as its next chief executive.    The apparel retailer named Jerome Griffith to be its next CEO, effective March 6, 2017. Griffith most recently served as president and CEO of upscale luggage brand Tumi Holdings from 2009 until its sale in August 2016 to Samsonite International. He will also join the Lands’ End board of directors.  

  • This group is spending less this holiday — or are they?

    The wealthiest segment of the U.S. population is cutting back a little this holiday season.      

  • Big new entertainment attraction headed to nation’s largest mall

    Mall of America is upping its entertainment quotient with a 40,000-sq.-ft. arcade imported from India.   Called Smaaash, and co-founded by an entrepreneur from India, the attraction includes a multilevel go-cart track, virtual reality and video games and a restaurant and bar, the Star Tribune reported.  

  • LinkedIn expert to lead workshop at SPECS/2017

    For more than half a century, Chain Store Age’s annual SPECS conference has delivered one of the retail industry’s most important and impactful events.   

  • Five top trends for grocery stores in 2017

    More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017.   That’s according to John Karolefski, supermarket analyst and purveyor of GroceryStories.com, who also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits, and better access to product information.   "The top trends for 2017 will result in improved loyalty to stores and more informed shoppers," said Karolefski.   

  • New cost cutting move: Kroger offering early retirement

    The Kroger Co. is offering early retirement to approximately 2,000 corporate employees.   The offer does not include store and district associates, senior officers, and supermarket division presidents.  It is part of the chain’s effort to lower expenses without directly impacting shoppers.   

  • Union for air pilots warns about last-minute Amazon holiday deliveries

    The union that represents cargo pilots who fly Amazon goods has launched online ads that warn staffing problems could lead to delayed deliveries.       The ads, set to run on Facebook and Google, link to a site called “Can Amazon Deliver?” that outlines alleged staffing issues at two cargo airlines from which Amazon leases planes, reported ReCode.  

  • Homes good retailer files for bankruptcy — again

    Gracious Home has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, its second filing in six years.   In its filing, the 53-year-old retailer, which operates stores in New York City, said “there is a viable business remaining, albeit on a smaller scale.”   Gracious Home previously filed for Chapter in August 2010, citing a sales decline due to the 2008 financial crisis.   
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