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  • What went wrong at Advance Auto parts

    Warm weather hurt sales at Advance Auto Parts in the fourth quarter, but other factors were in play too as the company’s performance lagged competitors.

    The retailer said same store sales were negatively impacted by the timing of the New Year's day holiday, which fell in the 53rd week last year, by the foreign exchange currency fluctuations from its Canadian business, and by warmer winter weather.

  • O’Reilly eyes more stores following record year

    More than 200 O’Reilly Automotive stores are expected to open in 2016 after the nation’s third largest auto parts retailer logged strong fourth quarter results and its 23rd consecutive year of same-store sales growth.

  • Whole Foods reveals more locations for new 365 store format

    While Whole Foods Market continues to work on the performance of its flagship stores, the company disclosed new locations and expressed confidence in its new store concept, “365 by Whole Foods Market,” even though the first location is not scheduled to open until May.

  • Toys"R"Us names new global leader

    Toys“R”Us has promoted its senior vice president of store operations to a global leadership role.

  • Tech Guest Viewpoint: Steps to Implementing RFID Successfully

    Careful planning with clear, set goals will better your chances to get the most out of any vision. When considering RFID in retail, it’s no different. If you start with the results you want and identify a pathway toward achieving them, you’ll set yourself up for success.

  • Late refund checks hit Citi Trends

    Same-store sales literally fell off a cliff at Citi Trends in the waning days of the fourth quarter and the operator of 522 urban fashion stores is attributing the weakness to the federal government.

  • Outlets on fire as occupancy rate set new record

    So much for the argument that the U.S. market is saturated with retail stores and e-commerce is hurting mall traffic. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers brought four new properties online in 2015 and still managed to achieve a portfolio occupancy rate in excess of 95% for the 35th consecutive year.
     

  • Walmart supports omnichannel commerce with product content

    Seamlessly selling products through Walmart just got a little easier.

    Using the ContentSpec 2.0 interface from product content management platform provider Salsify, Walmart suppliers can now publish product content directly to Walmart’s systems. Rather than utilizing a spreadsheet-based process which could take weeks, Walmart suppliers can transmit digital content in as little as minutes.

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