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  • Wal-Mart to open 30 and remodel 55 China stores; open DCs

    Bentonville, Ark. – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open 30 new China-based stores and remodel 55 of its 400 existing stores there during 2014, as well as open new China distribution centers. The China activity is part of Wal-Mart’s larger three-year plan for growth in the country.

    Wal-Mart will spend $93 million on the store remodeling. The activity this year will be the first major initiative from new China CEO Sean Clarke.

     

  • Warehouses Coming to a Store Near You

    By Kris Bjorson and Lew Kornberg, Head of Retail Tenant Representation at Jones Lang LaSalle

  • LightSpeed releases new POS solution

    Montreal - LightSpeed, has unveiled its new LightSpeed Cloud for iPad POS solution. The patent-pending app lets retailers use product photos, logos and other imagery to design a custom, fully branded POS and interactive selling tool that offers personalized product look-ups and recommendations.
     

  • Target replaces Canada head, promotes U.S. execs

    Minneapolis – Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada, is departing the company. Mark Schindele, senior VP merchandising operations, will assume the role of president, Target Canada.
     

  • PayAnywhere releases touch-screen POS tablet

    Troy, Mich. - PayAnywhere, the professional grade mobile point-of-sale solution from North American Bancard, has released PayAnywhere Storefront, its free touch-screen tablet and stand with built-in credit card reader. PayAnywhere Storefront provides new simple pricing, security protection and advanced business analytics.

  • Study: M&A activity in retail mobile payments rises

    Greenwich, Conn. – Merger and acquisition (M&A) dealflow in the retail mobile payment sector has risen 500% between 2009 and 2013, while investment dealflow has grown 300%. According to data from Mooreland Partners, a mid-market investment bank specializing in technology deals, there were 232 M&A deals in this sector from 2009-213, and 259 from 1999-2013.

  • Fighting the New Breed of POS: Targeting Cyber Attacks

    By Jason Fredrickson, Guidance Software

  • Edible Arrangements names CVS marketing head as president

    Wallingford, Conn. - Robert Price, former senior VP and chief marketing officer for CVS/pharmacy, has been named president of Edible Arrangements LLC. At CVS/pharmacy, Price led all marketing, advertising, sales promotion, e-commerce, customer insights, store design and customer loyalty programs.

    Prior to CVS/pharmacy, Price's held positions with Wawa Food Markets; H-E-B Grocery Stores; Imasco Limited (the former parent company of Hardees and Roy Rogers Restaurants); and The Monitor Company, a strategy consulting firm.

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