Supply Chain & Merchandising

Santa Clara, Calif. --The Irvine Company announced that Santa Clara’s first Whole Foods Market is coming to Santa Clara Square, a unique office campus and specialty retail center being built at Great America Parkway and the 101 freeway in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Walgreens reported October sales of $6.8 billion, an increase of 6.9% from the comparable year-ago period.  

Bulbs.com, is set to help businesses save big when switching to energy efficient lighting products. 

A leading online lighting supplier is launching its new National Utility Rebate Program initiative to help qualifying commercial customers participate in available utility rebate incentives for lighting products throughout the United States.

Newtown Square, Penn. –- SAP has released the Bilt mobile app, which provides interactive, 3D, voice-guided assembly, repair and installation instructions in application for iOS and Android tablets. Bilt digitally enables consumers to find the product best fit for them and assemble it as quickly and easily as possible.   

 

Retailers can keep customer data safe and also protect themselves against fraud-related losses by complying with PCI Data Security Standards, including the October 2015 deadline for U.S. retailers to accept cards with Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV)-compliant chips, advised Bob Russo, general manager, PCI Security Standards Council.

Seattle –- Online retailer Zulily Inc. shrank its net loss to $795 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 from $2.25 billion the same period the prior year. Net sales shot up 72% to $285.8 million.  

 

Downsized facilities management departments. Projects that reduce maintenance and operating costs. Store refreshes as opposed to costly remodels. Mandy Rennehan of Freshco Retail Maintenance spoke with Chain Store Age about how changes in retail facilities management are impacting retailers.

 

What trends are you seeing with regard to store retrofits and remodels?

Denver -- Brixmor Property Group announced it has added nine new small-shop leases at Villa Monaco, dramatically improving the center's occupancy, enhancing the neighborhood center's merchandising mix and strengthening its position in the Denver market.