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  • Supervalu steps up to the efficient buildings challenge

    Washington, D.C. — Supervalu announced that it has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, which aims to engage building operators nationwide in improving energy efficiency by 20% by 2020. The announcement was made by President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton during a leadership event attended by Craig Herkert, Supervalu CEO and president, this morning in Washington, D.C.

  • CVS/pharmacy debuts mobile shopping platform for smartphones users

    Woonsocket, R.I. — Looking to stay on the cutting edge of mobile commerce, CVS/pharmacy has made the entire CVS.com catalog available to shoppers through its mobile site (m.cvs.com), so CVS/pharmacy customers easily can browse, order and buy products anywhere, anytime from their smartphones.

    In addition, the CVS Photo mobile site features fully-optimized print ordering and purchasing with easy checkout.

  • Lowe's has praise for the 'creator' customer

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. — During Lowe's annual conference Tuesday, SVP marketing and advertising Tom Lamb defined the company's target customer by first breaking down home improvement consumers into four distinct groups.

    Lowe's target, he said, is on the two largest spending groups, together called "creators."

  • Pep Boys comps driven down by retail weakness

    Philadelphia — Comparable sales for the third quarter took a slight dip at The Pep Boys due to continued weakness in the company's retail segment. The company reported that comparable sales fell 0.4%, consisting of a 0.4% comparable service revenue increase and a 0.6% comparable merchandise sales decrease. Total sales increased 5.2% to $522.2 million, from $496.4 million for the same period last year.

  • Fools Errand: Downsizing Your Stores is No Panacea

    By Tom Mullaney, [email protected]

  • Consumer privacy: Marketers can reach common ground on behavior-driven marketing

    "I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half."

     – John Wanamaker, Department Store Tycoon and Marketing Pioneer of the early 20th Century

    “There is an online privacy war going on, and without help, consumers will lose.”

    – Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union

  • Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index up in November

    New York City -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index increased in November to 103.7, up from the revised figure of 102.42 in October. The November figure is up 6.4% from the same month a year ago.

  • New York’s All Stars: Top 10 New Stores of the Year

    From charming boutiques to sleek global flagships, the New York retail scene was rocked by an influx of newcomers this past year. So many, in fact, that it was hard narrowing down the choices for my annual Ten Best list. After much deliberation, here are my picks:

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