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  • T.J. Maxx to open new location at Southbury Plaza

    Southbury, Conn. -- Real estate firm RHYS Commercial announced that T.J. Maxx has signed a long-term lease to open a 22,000-sq.-ft. store at Southbury Plaza, located in Southbury, Conn.

    Southbury Plaza, owned by Gatto Development Corp., is a 300,000-sq.-ft. shopping center anchored by Stop & Shop Supermarket, Kmart and Panera Bread.
     

  • Walmart gets super hero treatment with The Avengers

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is giving fans of Marvel's "The Avengers" exclusive access to the Super Hero Augmented Reality (AR) game featuring their favorite Avengers, including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow. This new "Super Hero AR" app is available now for download at the iTunes App Store and Android Market.

  • Parmida Home debuts in Virginia

    Fredericksburg, Va. -- Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Co. announced that Parmida Home will open a new store at The Village at Towne Centre, near Fredericksburg, Va.

    The 6,900-sq.-ft. store is slated to open in early November across from Sephora.

    The Village at Towne Centre is the outdoor shopping district of Spotsylvania Towne Centre, a 1.7 million-sq.-ft. complex offering more than 120 department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues.
     

  • Cold Aisle Syndrome: Refrigerated Cases With Doors Offer Shoppers Comfort and Save Energy Costs

    By Sam Khalilieh, [email protected]

    Study after study has concluded that adding doors to medium temperature coolers (MTC) is a great solution for a variety of issues that plague grocery retailers. Whether looking at energy use, operational costs, product safety, or consumer comfort, there is no down side to adding doors. So why do so many overlook this very basic approach? This question has been puzzling me for a long time.

  • Liz Claiborne 1Q loss narrows, revenue beats

    New York -- Liz Claiborne Inc. reported Thursday that it narrowed its loss in the first quarter to $60.6 million, compared with a $96.3 million loss in the year-ago period. Strong sales of the company’s Kate Spade and Lucky Brands goods strengthened the results.

    Revenue for the period fell 4% to $317.1 million from $330.7 million, but beat Wall Street’s estimated $307.4 million in revenue.

  • Wal-Mart first-ever retailer to launch online ‘pay with cash’ option

    Bentonville, Ark. -- Walmart said Thursday it has launched a “Pay with Cash” service that offers cash payment options for online orders at Walmart.com in the United States.

    Walmart is the first major retailer to offer online purchases without the need for banking services or a credit, debit or prepaid card.

  • Marcus & Millichap names Denver retail exec

    Denver -- Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services announced that Jon Hendrickson has been named associate director of the firm’s National Retail Group in Denver.

    Hendrickson joined Marcus & Millichap’s sales intern program in 2004, became an agent in 2006 and was promoted to senior associate in 2009.
     
     

  • JCP makes more key appointments

    PLANO, Texas — JCPenney has made a number of key appointments in the areas of real estate, supply chain, communications, marketing and philanthropy.

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