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House approves bill to help retailers with remodeling costs
New York - The House has passed a long-delayed tax bill that will help retailers remodel their stores and also move a wide range of individuals including welfare recipients and veterans into the workforce. The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 now heads to the Senate. The package includes two key provisions on depreciation that affect retailers who remodel their stores and another that helps with hiring.
Eastern Mountain Sports goes live with JustEnough forecast solution
IRVINE, Calif.- JustEnough Software Corp announced that Eastern Mountain Sports, has gone live with JustEnough’s retail planning solution to better plan and forecast for its 68 stores and e-commerce site.

Kroger taking on obesity epidemic

Kroger is highlighting its efforts to fight the U.S. obesity epidemic at a nutrition forum in Italy this month.
Epson offers mobile POS printers

Long Beach, Calif. - To meet the needs of mobile and tablet-based POS, Epson offers a wide range of mPOS-friendly printers that deliver fast, easy printing directly from any mobile device. Ready to go right out of the box, the printers are ideally suited for connecting mobile POS devices, and the DHCP-enabled printers allow for fast network setup and easy installation.
RadioShack gets ‘weird’ for the holidays

Eighties sensation Weird Al Yankovic is offering RadioShack a new hope for the holidays.

Yankovic is appearing in the chain's holiday ad campaign called "Gift Smart.” In the ad, he sings his own unique take on the holiday song “Toyland.”

"He's tech-savvy, smart and a social media guru," said RadioShack chief marketing officer Jennifer Warren. Yankovich has more than 3.5 million Twitter followers and 1.6 million Facebook fans. "I don't think there could be a better fit for our brand right now."
Report: RadioShack denies that it defaulted on loan

New York - Shack Corp. on Monday denied that it defaulted on a loan from its term lenders—Salus Capital Partners and Cerberus Capital Management—less than a week after the chain initially disputed the allegations as “wrong and self-serving,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
Simon to build $2.5B in new outlet malls

Retailers looking to grow their physical store presence have an ally in Simon Property Group, as the retail real estate leader is poised to expand its portfolio of Premium Outlets properties by adding 6.4 million square feet and a total investment of $2.5 billion.
FirstData: Retail dollar volume up 5.3% Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday

Year-over-year (YOY) retail dollar volume from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday grew 5.3%, a decrease from last year’s growth of 7.4%, according to First Data 2014 SpendTrend Holiday Shopping Spend Analysis, which examined consumer spending from more than one million merchant locations over the five-day period.Similarly, retail transaction growth was 5.0% compared to 6.0% in 2013.
Walgreens makes doctor visits easy as using an app

Deerfield, Ill. – Few things are more physically invasive than a visit to the doctor, but Walgreen Co. is doing its best to change that. Walgreens and telehealth services provider MDLive have introduced a new telehealth offering that will give Walgreens website users 24/7 access to U.S. board-certified doctors through its mobile application.
Guildford Town Centre reaches out to consumers with 3 Tier Logic

Surrey, Canada - Guildford Town Centre, a shopping center in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, is reaching out to customers across multiple channels and points of engagement. The center retained 3 Tier Logic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3TL Technologies, to use its Platform3 technologies to drive consumer foot traffic, gather in-depth data about shoppers, and increase social media engagement.