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Coalition calls for reliable retail and restaurant work schedules
A coalition of New York-based advocates have launched a national campaign to press large retailers, restaurant chains and other companies to end on-call and last-minute scheduling. The effort comes in the wake of recent agreements by several retailers with New York's attorney general to end the practice in that state, the Associated Press reported.
Aeropostale back from the brink after auction
Aeropostale Inc. will live to see another day after all. A consortium, including Simon Property Group Inc. General Growth Properties Inc. and Authentic Brands Group, won the bankruptcy auction for Aeropostale Inc. The group, which also includes liquidators Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC and Hilco Merchant Resources LLC, plans to keep at least 229 of the teen retailer’s stores up and running along with Aeropostale's e-commerce business and international licensing business.

With Me, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, Calif.

WithMe, an interactive brick-and-mortar shopping experience that features limited runs of traditional and pure-play retail brands, has opened three new pop-ups in its flagship space at Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, Calif.
Breitling Boutique opens at WTC

Swiss watchmaker Breitling opened its boutique at Westfield World Trade Center in New York and promises to make it an all-senses experience for shoppers.
U.K. supermarket giant expands self-scanning service

Tesco wants to help its customers check out faster. The retailer has expanded its “Scan as you Shop” self-scanning program to 20 new locations — a move that makes the service available in a total of 350 stores.
PayPal in deal with MasterCard for store payments

PayPal Holdings has expanded its growing foothold in physical retail. The payments services company has entered into a partnership with MasterCard that will allow shoppers to use PayPal’s services in stores. In July, PayPal signed a similar agreement with Visa.
Bankrupt shipping giant trying to ease cargo chaos fears

Hanjin Shipping Co., the world’s seventh-largest container shipper, is working to ease the potential cargo chaos caused by its bankruptcy filing last week. The filing rose concerns among some of the nation’s biggest retailers that some merchandise may not arrive in time for the crucial holiday season, blooomberg.com reported.
Don’t Ignore These Holiday Security Issues

In the lead-up to this year’s holiday season, retailers across the country are already making important preparations in the hopes of increasing sales, improving customer service, and preventing data breaches. This last concern carries with it a heavy price tag; according to a survey from the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of holiday season cyber attacks is $8,000 per minute or nearly half-a-million dollars per hour.
Walmart, MoneyGram partner on new online money transfer platform

MoneyGram and Walmart on Tuesday announced the launch of a new state-of-the-art online money transfer platform that offers customers new features and a streamlined experience when sending money through <a href="http://walmart.moneygram.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; max-height: 100000px; color: rgb(0, 83, 160); text-decoration: none; border: 0px; outline: none; font-family: open_sansregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans
Johnson Controls and Tyco are now one

Johnson Controls has completed its merger with Tyco. By uniting Johnson Controls, a leading provider of building efficiency solutions with Tyco, a leading provider of fire and security solutions, the new company is positioned as a leader in products, technologies and integrated solutions for the buildings and energy sectors.