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  • NPD: online a better destination for deals

    New research from NPD conducted during the 2013 holiday season suggests shoppers believe better deals are to be had online than in stores.

    That not good news for retailers under relentless pressure to generate store traffic with all manner of urgency oriented promotions such as the ubiquitous one-day sale or other types of limited duration activities.

  • Restaurant performance picks up in November

    Washington, D.C. -- Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) hit a five-month high in November 2013. The RPI, a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry, stood at 101.2 in November, up 0.3% from October and the strongest level since June.

  • Mr. Clean gives Times Square post-NYE scrub down

    CINCINNATI — Leaving the iconic Times Square clean and sparkling is a huge job, but somebody's got to do it. A 25-person "Mr. Clean Team" worked alongside the New York City Department of Sanitation and the Times Square Alliance on Jan. 1 to give the area a thorough scrub down following the massive New Year's celebration and they had some help thanks to one of Procter & Gamble's newest products. 

  • Walmart, Walgreens fill public-exchange prescriptions at no upfront cost

    Bentonville, Ark. -- Through the end of January 2014, customers at Walmart and Walgreens who have signed up for public health exchanges but have not yet received their plan identification information from their insurance providers will be able to fill up to a 30-day supply of prescriptions with no upfront cost.

  • Online legwear leader creates premium promo

    OnlyLeggings.com is borrowing a page from the playbook of Costco and Amazon to create a membership-based program to appeal to those who regularly purchase leg wear.

  • All Boxes Are Not Created Equal: Packaging Optimization Is Key to Big Supply Chain Benefits

    By Rich Thompson, managing director of supply chain & logistics solutions for the Americas at Jones Lang LaSalle

  • Obamacare glitch represents retail opportunity

    Walgreens, Walmart and Kroger were among major retailers quick to implement temporary new programs designed to help customers coping with one of the many glitches associated with the roll out of the Affordable Care Act.

  • Leadership change at Sheetz

    Altoona, Pa. — David Woodley, VP of sales and marketing for convenience store chain Sheetz, has moved into the executive VP spot vacated by Louie Sheetz.

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