Discount/Variety Newswire
201 - Better Skin is as Simple as a Trip to Walgreens for Super Collagen+C from NeoCell
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - A lot of women are watching their wallets but still want great looking skin. Good news - beauty doesn’t have to break the budget, especially when it comes to collagen products. NeoCell’s Super Collagen+C tablets produce healthier...
202 - Walgreens Pharmacies to Offer Adamis’ Pre-Filled Epinephrine Syringe as Generic Option for Customers
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB:ADMP), announced today that it has completed an agreement with Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) to offer Adamis’ pre-filled epinephrine syringe, Epinephrine Injection, USP, 1:1000 (0.3mg prefilled single dose syringe...
203 - Infectiguard Hand Sanitizer Picked Up By Fred’s
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Fred’s, the “hometown discount” chain with 600 stores in 15 Southeastern states, will offer a new line of skin-friendly hand sanitizers, just in time for what medical experts are predicting to be a record cold and flu season. Infectiguard Hand...
204 - BBVA Bancomer Installs VeriFone MX ATM
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that BBVA Bancomer has begun a major deployment of the recently announced VeriFone MX ATM payment kiosk. Bancomer, Mexico’s largest bank, is currently installing a customized version of the MX...
205 - With Coupon Savings Families Have Nothing to Fear This Halloween
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - CouponShack.com, the leading coupon site that helps consumers save money and get the best deals at their favorite stores, is helping families save big on must-have Halloween items including costumes, candy and decorations. According to the U.S...
206 - KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment) 3.0 Soars Higher Than Ever
SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Keynote® Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN), the global leader in on-demand mobile and Internet test & measurement solutions for continuously improving the online experience, today announced Version 3.0 of KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment...
207 - Oriental Trading Company Wins Customer Experience Excellence Award
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Oriental Trading Company, Inc., the nation’s largest direct marketer of party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, has been named winner of the 2009 Customer Experience Excellence Award by Gartner Research and 1to1 Media in the category of...
208 - Bartell Drugs Taps PlayNetwork to Deliver Music and Messaging Service to Enhance In-Store Experience
REDMOND, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - PlayNetwork, a global leader in providing integrated media experiences for businesses, today announced Bartell Drugs has selected PlayNetwork as its partner for providing music and messaging services to the company’s newest locations as it...
209 - The Penn Traffic Company Announces September 16 Conference Call to Report Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2010
SYRACUSE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Penn Traffic Company (“Pink Sheets”: PTFC) has scheduled a conference call to discuss its financial results and operating performance for the second quarter and six months ended August 1, 2009. What: Penn Traffic Company Fiscal 2010...
210 - Kohl’s Department Stores Named EPA Green Power Partner of the Year
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) will be named Green Power Partner of the Year during the annual Green Power Leadership Awards held Monday, Sept. 14 in Atlanta, Ga. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S...
211 - Offers.com Creates the Ultimate 'As Seen On TV' Destination for Offers and Entertainment
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Consumers now have a destination for the best As Seen on TV offers and entertainment at Offers.com. Announced today at the 2009 ERA D2C Convention in Las Vegas, the new section is the definitive consumer destination for As Seen on TV offers and...
212 - “The Supermarket Guru®” Phil Lempert Joins Walgreens’ Colin Watts to Partner with Product of the Year USA 2010
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Product of the Year USA, the only consumer product award voted on by consumers to recognize product innovation, today announced that Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru®, will reprise his role for the second year as spokesperson for Product of the...
213 - Spartan Stores, Fourth Hub of 2009, Selects Park City Group’s Consumer Driven Sales Optimization (CDSO)
PARK CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Park City Group (OTCBB: PCYG) today announced Spartan Stores Inc., a Michigan-based grocery retailer and one of the nations largest wholesale distributors, has signed on to become the latest grocery retailer to implement Park City Group’s...
214 - GNC Expands NeoCell Product Lineup
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - NeoCell , a leader in the natural supplement and skin care industries, announced today that GNC is adding three more NeoCell products to its network of stores. GNC customers will now be able to purchase: NeoCell’s new Pure H.A. Blueberry...
215 - The World’s Largest Garage Sale, Trade Show and Health and Wellness Expo Comes to the Florida State Fairgrounds
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - The Florida State Fairgrounds and Rock The Mike Productions will be host to The World’s Largest Garage Sale, Trade Show and Health and Wellness Expo, indoors at The Sweetbay Entertainment Hall inside The Florida State Fairgrounds. The event will...
216 - Dollar General Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Dollar General Corporation today reported net sales of $2.90 billion for its second quarter (13 weeks) ended July 31, 2009, an increase of $292.5 million, or 11.2 percent, over the 2008 second quarter. Same-store sales increased 8.6...
217 - Target Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per common share. The dividend is payable December 10, 2009 to shareholders of record November 20, 2009. The fourth quarter dividend will be the...
218 - StorValue Launches Suite of Loyalty and Rewards Based Prepaid Card Programs
COCONUT CREEK, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - StorValue™ Card Solutions, a leading innovator, issuer, marketer, and distributor of stored value general purpose reloadable prepaid cards, has announced the launch of a full suite of rewards based products to reach and service a variety of...
219 - Simparel Extends its Enterprise Solution to PLM
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Simparel Inc, known for its next generation open ERP solution, has extended its footprint to include design, concept, planning and pre-production (PLM). Using its unique data dictionary approach, customers can get a fully configured PLM that is...
220 - Dorel Juvenile Group USA’s Safety 1st® Infant Health and Grooming Collection Now Available at Target® Stores and Target.com
COLUMBUS, Ind. & FOXBORO, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Dorel Juvenile Group USA (DJG USA), a division of Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) and the nation’s largest juvenile products manufacturer, today announced that its Safety 1st® Infant Health and Grooming products are...
221 - Research and Markets: Gift, Housewares & Home Textiles Buyers Directory for 2009-2010 combines the names of over 12,700 buyers in companies for the U.S.
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gift, Housewares & Home Textiles Buyers Directory 2009-2010" report to their offering. If you are in the gift, housewares or home textile industry, you need Gift, Housewares & Home Textile...
222 - 99¢ Only Stores® to Celebrate the Luckiest Day of the Century, 9/9/09, by Marrying 9 Couples for Only 99¢ and Awarding $999.99 to a 9lb 9oz Baby Born on This Special Day!
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) will celebrate 9/9/09, the luckiest day of the century, by treating 9 brides and grooms to a beautiful wedding at its Hollywood store for only 99¢ per couple! Additionally, a 9lb 9oz baby born on 9/9/09...
223 - Groupon Launches in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Groupon , an online community launched in 2007 for organizing group action. For more information, visit http://www.groupon.com. To get Groupon’s daily free email for the best in your city, subscribe at http://www.groupon.com. To learn more on how...
224 - Toys“R”Us, Inc. Announces Financial Performance for 2009 Second Quarter
WAYNE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Toys“R”Us, Inc. today reported results for its second quarter beginning May 3, 2009 and ending August 1, 2009. Consolidated Financial Results Net earnings increased to $27 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to $13 million for...
225 - FedEx Honored by National Retailer
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) was recently honored with the “Small Parcel Carrier of the Year” award from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The award represents exceptional service performance in transportation services in 2008. “Receiving this...
226 - Dollar Tree to Present at the 16th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), the nation’s leading operator of discount variety stores selling everything for $1 or less, will participate in the 16th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference being held on September 9 – 10, 2009...
227 - Brand-Name Manufacturers Will Sell Excess Inventory at RedTag Live Event in Ft Lauderdale This Weekend
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Miami area will experience the biggest warehouse sale of the year as brand name manufacturers sell off their excess inventory in the discounted warehouse sale called RedTag Live! Thousands are expected as the sale will start over Labor Day...
228 - Nielsen: Affluent Consumers More Likely to Be Heavy Coupon Users
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - In today’s economy, more U.S. consumers are using coupons when purchasing consumer packaged goods (CPG) items with 1.6 billion coupons redeemed in the first half of 2009, up 23 percent from last year1. But which consumers are using coupons...
229 - Dollar Tree, Inc. Directors Recommend Declassifying Board
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), the nation's leading operator of discount variety stores selling everything for $1 or less, announced today that its Board of Directors will recommend at the Annual Meeting in 2010 that its shareholders support an...
230 - Business Wire Retail Report on August 2009 Retail Sales Figures
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month. The Retail Report is based on information...
231 - Kohl's Corporation Reports August Comparable Store Sales
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) reported today that total sales for the four-week month ended August 29, 2009 increased 4.8 percent from the four-week month ended August 30, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 0.2 percent...
232 - Ramco-Gershenson Completes the Sale of Two Wal-Mart Stores and a Stand Alone Home Depot Raising $27.4 Million in Proceeds
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) announced today that it has completed the sale of three net leased assets, including two Wal-Mart stores and a stand alone Home Depot. The two Wal-Mart stores anchor the Company’s Northwest...
233 - Target Corporation Reports August Sales Results
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended August 29, 2009 were $4,856 million, an increase of 0.1 percent from $4,852 million for the four weeks ended August 30, 2008. On this same basis, August...
234 - Family Dollar Fourth Quarter Comparable Store Sales Increase 1.0%
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported that net sales for the fourth quarter ended August 29, 2009, increased 2.6% to approximately $1.811 billion compared with $1.766 billion for the fourth quarter ended August 30, 2008. Comparable store...
235 - BJ’s Wholesale Club Reports August Sales Results
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) today reported that sales for August 2009 decreased by 1.9% to $757.6 million from $772.6 million in August 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales for August 2009 decreased by 6.0%, including a negative impact of 8.2% from lower gasoline prices and volumes...
236 - Fred's Reports August Sales
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Fred's Inc. (NASDAQ:FRED) today reported sales for the four-week fiscal month and seven-month year-to-date period ended August 29, 2009. Fred's total sales for the month decreased 1% to $128.0 million from $129.2 million in August 2008. Comparable...
237 - Change to Win: FTC Should Investigate CVS Caremark Merger
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Change to Win chair and SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger issued the following statement regarding a meeting today with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz. "Today we asked the FTC to open a full-scale investigation of CVS Caremark’s...
238 - Intertek Unveils New Design for Product Safety and Quality Certification Marks
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, today unveiled the new design for its family of product safety and quality certification marks. The new designs prominently position Intertek as the...
239 - QuantiSense Selects Netezza to Power Insight-Driven Business Intelligence and Analytics for Retailers
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - QuantiSense today announced that it will collaborate with Netezza to deliver its business intelligence and analytics application developed exclusively for the retail industry. With the seamless integration between Netezza and QuantiSense solutions...
240 - RetailMeNot.com Announces Launch of UK Spinoff VoucherHub.com
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - RetailMeNot.com, a top consumer destination for coupons, discounts and promotional codes for merchandise, groceries, travel and services, today announced the launch of VoucherHub.com, a new UK website for finding and sharing money-saving...
241 - RetailMeNot.com Unveils New Site Design
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - RetailMeNot.com, a top consumer destination for coupons, discounts and promotional codes for merchandise, groceries, travel and services, today announced a new site design that will improve usability and search speed for consumers. In...
242 - Ripley’s Believe It Not! “Seeing is Believing” is a Winner with Reviewers
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Reviewers who have read the new book from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! agree – “Seeing is Believing” is a winner. The latest book in the bestselling series was released August 4th and the positive reviews are piling up. "Yes, Ripley's...
243 - Labor Day 2009: UFCW, Coalition Partners Announce New National Comprehensive Agenda Challenging Walmart to Change Corporate Practices for the Sake of the American Economy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - UFCW International Vice President and Director Pat O’Neill today announced a new national comprehensive American values-driven agenda to hold Walmart accountable to its workers, our communities and the planet. He was joined by Nelson Lichtenstein...
244 - Centennial Comeback — Over 100 Years of Coupon Savings
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - It should come as no surprise that the recession has spurred use of one of the most venerable money-saving devices: the coupon. Offered in the U.S. since at least 1909, the coupon came into its own during the Great Depression, and now, in the...
245 - Family Dollar Expands Leadership Team
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) today announced that it has named Kecia Lamm to the position of Vice President – Store Operations and Holly Shaskey-Platek to the position of Vice President – Change Management and Leadership Development...
246 - Robert’s Crafts Goes Live on Tomax® Retail.net Solutions
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Tomax Corporation is pleased to announce the successful go-live of Retail.net® solutions at Robert’s Crafts. Robert’s Crafts is a specialty retailer offering fine arts and crafts supplies, including the Cri-Cut®, with locations throughout Utah and...
247 - Dollar General Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on September 10
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Dollar General Corporation plans to report its financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2009, on Thursday morning, September 10, 2009. The Company will not be hosting a conference call to discuss its second quarter financial...
248 - SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc. (SPNG) Squeeze Trigger Price is $0.09. Approximately 972 Million Shares Shorted Since December 2006 According to Buyins.net Research Report
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc. “The Smarter Sponge™ (OTCBB: SPNG) announced today that BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, is initiating coverage of SpongeTech® Delivery Systems after releasing the latest short sale data to August 2009. From December 2006...
249 - 99¢ Only Stores® Announces It Has Selected the 9 Lucky Couples That Will Get Married for 99¢ on 9/9/09 at Its Hollywood Store
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) announces it has selected the 9 lucky couples that will get married on 9/9/09 for only 99¢ at its 99¢ Only Stores on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. On August 11th, 99¢ Only Stores, an extreme...
250 - Park City Group Refinances $2.0 million Note
PARK CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB: PCYG), a developer of patented, innovative retail supply chain solutions and services, today announced that it has refinanced approximately $2.0 million of promissory notes with Baylake Bank. The new note replaces a...
251 - NPD Looks Into the Future of Eating and Finds A Whole Lot of Snacking Going On
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - The NPD Group, a leading market research company, has been continuously tracking eating habits in the U.S. since 1980, and now in a new study, the company forecasts what Americans will be eating in the future, and it looks like they’ll be eating a whole...
252 - JMS Just My Size® Applauds Lizzie Miller's Curves and Confidence
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - JMS Just My Size, a leading plus-size apparel brand, is proud of plus-size fashion model Lizzie Miller’s courage and confidence as she appears alfresco on the pages of September’s Glamour magazine, which is on newsstands now. Lizzie, who will...
253 - WGSN Announces Trend Exclusives from the Las Vegas Trade Shows
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - WGSN, the world’s leading style and trend analysis service, will kick off its Vegas trend coverage by offering insider trend intelligence through their new WGSN Americas blog- www.wgsn.com/americas. WGSN trend experts will navigate the booths at MAGIC...
254 - $5Dining Searches for the BEST $5 Meals in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - With the downturn in the economy, many consumers assume they can no longer enjoy the good food and social experience of dining out in San Antonio. But they can with $5Dining, a consumer resource website which features budgeting tips and a heaping serving...
255 - Manuel Capó, Founder of El Dorado Furniture, Will Be Honored with a Street Name in the City of Miami
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Manuel Capó, who recently passed away, will be honored by the City of Miami on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM by naming a street after him on Miami's Calle 8. The street named "Manolo Capó Way” will be at the location of his first Store at...
256 - Giant Food Offers Even Greater Savings in Challenging Economic Times
LANDOVER, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Building on a commitment to provide customers with the best possible value, Giant Food has announced a new initiative that will double the number of sale items each week to help stretch every budget. Since the 2006 launch of the Value Improvement...
257 - Energy Efficient Lighting Makes an Impact on Pegasus Associates Lighting Website
BEAVER FALLS, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - With energy-efficiency gaining in popularity among consumers and businesses, Pegasus Associates Lighting has created a new section on its website dedicated to its energy-efficient lighting products. This new section makes it easier for visitors...
258 - geoVue Announces Launch of Enhanced Sales Forecasting Model
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - geoVue, Inc., a leading provider of location-based intelligence systems to the retail, restaurant and service industries, announces plans to launch the next generation of iPREDICT™, their ground-breaking sales forecasting solution, in the fall...
259 - Family Dollar Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO), announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.135 per share, payable Thursday, October 15, 2009, to shareholders of record at...
260 - A New Audio Interview with Robert J. Oswald, Executive Vice President of HearAtLast Holdings, Inc., is now at SmallCapVoice.com
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview with HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. (Pinksheets:HRAL) is now available. The interview can be heard at...
261 - Fred's Reports Strong Second Quarter Results
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended August 1, 2009. For the second quarter of 2009, Fred's net income increased to $4.2 million or $0.11 per diluted share from $1.0 million or...
262 - Jo-Ann Stores Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter
HUDSON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (NYSE: JAS) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended August 1, 2009. Net loss for the quarter was $3.2 million, or ($0.13) per diluted share, versus a net loss of $11.7 million, or ($0.47) per...
263 - TicketCity Reveals the Top 10 Hottest NFL Games for September
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Since announcing Brett Favre’s addition to the team, the Minnesota Vikings have experienced a rush for regular season tickets. A closer look across pricing across the secondary ticketing industry reveals the Vikings are now in 4 of the top 15 most...
264 - Anchor Blue Holding Corp. Announces Its Acquisition of Anchor Blue and Investment by an Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners
ONTARIO, Canada-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Anchor Blue Holding Corp. today announced it has acquired the Anchor Blue Division of Anchor Blue Retail Group, a specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, and the placement of a control investment by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners...
265 - Research and Markets: 2009 U.S. Sporting Goods Stores Industry Report Features 2010 Forecast Estimates on the Size of the Industry Nationally and for All 50 U.S. States
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Research and Markets 2010 U.S. Metropolitan Areas - Estimated Number of Employees Definitions and Terms For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/28e7a8/2009_u_s_sporting.
266 - Dollar Tree, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation's leading operator of discount variety stores selling everything for $1 or less, reported earnings per diluted share of $0.63, for the quarter ended August 1, 2009 (“second quarter”), an increase of...
267 - Leading Off-Price Retailer SYMS Corp. is Addressing Unemployment “One Interview Suit at a Time” with the SYMS Suit Camp Sweepstakes
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - The number of Americans seeking employment has nearly doubled in the past 18 months. Almost 15 million people are now competing for available jobs. And slightly more than one-third of those who are unemployed are delaying their search due to lack of success...
268 - Kohl’s Names Kevin Mansell Chairman of the Board; Larry Montgomery to Retire after 21 Years
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) Board of Directors announced today that Kevin Mansell, 57, has been named chairman of the board, effective September 1, 2009. Mansell, a 27-year veteran of the organization, will also continue to serve as...
269 - Nad’s Launches New Website/OnLine Store
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Nad’s, the hair removal experts, have announced that their complete line of natural hair removal and related products are now available for purchase directly from their new website and online store at www.nadsproducts.com. What started as a heartfelt...
270 - IRI Report Provides In-Depth Private Label Insights and Potential Growth Areas for Manufacturers and Retailers
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Once seen as knock-offs of "name brands," private label products have become increasingly more accepted by consumers as quality has increased and retailers have expanded their offerings of private label goods. In fact, 78 percent of both lower- and...
271 - Walmart Offering CheckFreePayTM Walk-in Bill Payment Service from Fiserv
BROOKFIELD, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has implemented the CheckFreePayTM service from Fiserv, enabling customers to pay bills in person at all...
272 - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation Issues $4.9 Million in Grants to Support Literacy
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation continues its commitment to promoting literacy and education by awarding grants to schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations through its back-to-school and youth literacy grant programs...
273 - Thom Blischok Reveals Real Truth of Shopper Behavior During NACDS and IRI Webinar
-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - IRI: WHO: Thom Blischok – President, Consulting and Innovation, Information Resources, Inc. WHAT: Today’s consumers have changed their behaviors as a result of the downturned economy, adopting new shopping rituals that let them stretch their dollars. They...
274 - Research and Markets: This Essential 2009 U.S. Used Merchandise Stores Industry Report Containing 2010 Forecasts is Now Available
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Research and Markets 2010 U.S. Metropolitan Areas - Estimated Number of Employees Definitions and Terms For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e6745d/2009_u_s_used_mer.
275 - Mobile Coupon Redemptions Now Easier than Ever with Cellit
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Cellit announced today an upgrade to their stand-alone coupon redemption Widgit® that makes it compatible with Windows-based touch screen point-of-sale systems. This latest upgrade seamlessly integrates with touch-screen systems, placing an additional...
276 - Research and Markets: Discounters Seize the Day: Global Discount Retailing
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Discounters Seize The Day: Global Discount Retailing, 2008" report to their offering. With the cloudier economic climate after the credit crunch, combined with higher fuel prices and...
277 - Customer Satisfaction Improves; Critical to Economic Recovery According to ACSI
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy improved in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The index climbs to 75.7 on the ACSI’s 100-point scale, up 0.9 percent...
278 - Lean Sourcing and Supply Chain Veteran, John Wilkerson to deliver the Keynote Address “Next Generation Retail Lean Sourcing Best Practices”
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - The Innovation ‘09 Best Practices in Sourcing and Procurement Conference scheduled for March 8-10 in Scottsdale, AZ, will feature John Wilkerson, CPSM, SSMBB as a Keynote Speaker. Wilkerson will present a retail strategic sourcing best practice titled...
279 - Wow Green International Signs Up Thousands of Distributors Nationwide to Market Safe, Green Household Products
DETROIT-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - If there’s any question how much concern people have about toxic chemicals in the environment, especially in their homes, Wow Green International feels confident that the answer is “a lot.” On Sunday night, an overflow crowd of hundreds packed the...
280 - Fulcrum Grows 25% in 2008
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Fulcrum, a leading provider of database marketing solutions, has announced 25% growth in 2008, fueled by its broad set of integrated services and major new account wins with retailers, consumer electronics manufacturers, and banks. Fulcrum's Retail...
281 - With Zizzle’s 2009 Toy Line Value Really Does Come in All Shapes and Sizes
BANNOCKBURN, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - In a not so far away placed lived a princess named P.J. Sparkles. Celebrating her 20th birthday, P.J. Sparkles heart lights up with love for you and all of the Sparkle Friends. P.J. has lots of fun adventures with the Sparkle Friends; Dazzle...
282 - The Most Innovative Toys for 2009 Revealed at 106th American International Toy Fair®
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - “High play value” toys that offer hour after hour of entertainment for the money, toys that will motivate couch-potato kids to “Get Up & Move It, Move It!”, larger-than-life entertainment and movie-licensed toys, and more and more toys that...
283 - Basic Fun Proves Budget Friendly Toys are Big on Fun at Toy Fair ‘09, February 15th – 18th, Booth #1633
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Basic Fun, Inc., the leading manufacturer of licensed impulse toys and keychains, understands that toys don’t have to be expensive to be fun. With the majority of its products retailing under $5.99, it’s easy to see why Basic Fun toys continue...
284 - CVS/pharmacy Challenged by Public Health Advocates, Community Leaders to Free the Condoms, Reports CtW
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Public health advocates challenged CVS/pharmacy today over its policy of keeping condoms in locked cases in CVS stores located in communities of color, which are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. A recent survey of CVS stores by Change to Win...
285 - Research and Markets: The Essential Nordic Office Products Market Report, 2008 – 2013
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Nordic Office Products Market Report, 2008 - 2013" report to their offering. The author has now published its fourth update on the Nordic market. The Nordic Office Products Market...
286 - Carter’s to Host Fall 2009 Product Review
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Carter's, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) invites its investors and analysts to review the Fall 2009 product line and merchandising strategies for Carter’s and OshKosh on March 18, 2009. The product review will take place in New York. Interested parties should...
287 - NRF Says Stimulus Bill Would Help But Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Boost Consumer Spending
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The National Retail Federation told Congress that economic stimulus legislation being negotiated between the House and Senate today would provide assistance to consumer spending but still doesn’t do enough to provide the jumpstart that would bring...
288 - IKEA Charlotte to Offer Chairs, Gift Cards, Food, Log-Sawing with Mayor When 1ST Store in Carolinas Opens February 18
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that when its Charlotte store opens on February 18, it will recognize loyal, enthusiastic customers by giving away thousands of dollars in gift cards and merchandise...
289 - 99¢ Only Stores® Will Sell 9 Apple iPod Nanos for Only 99¢ Each to Celebrate the Grand Opening of Its Newest 99¢ Only Stores® on Thursday, February 12th, 2009, in Gilbert, Arizona
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® will be celebrating the grand opening of its newest store located in Gilbert, Arizona on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 8am. The Apple 4GB iPod Nano will be sold for only 99 cents to the first 9 customers and the...
290 - 24/7 Customer Helps Overstock.com Achieve #2 in Retail Customer Service Nationwide
CAMPBELL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - 24/7 Customer, a leading Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution provider helped Overstock.com to the # 2 slot in Customer Service among all U.S. retailers. Overstock.com has been rewarded for its exemplary customer service and continued...
291 - TheFind Announces Winners of TheFind100, the Top Specialty Stores of 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - TheFind, Inc. (www.TheFind.com), the leading shopping search engine and web destination for discovering lifestyle goods, announced today the winners of the inaugural TheFind100, recognizing the best 100 online stores in sixteen shopping...
292 - NARTS: Resale Professionals Living with CPSIA
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - The National Association of Resale & Thrift Shops (NARTS) is extremely disappointed that Congress did not act regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) to provide meaningful relief to the resale industry. In unison...
293 - UniFirst Corporation to Present at Baird Conference
WILMINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) today announced that Ronald D. Croatti, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven S. Sintros, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak at 10:15 a.m. eastern standard time on February 26, 2009...
294 - Rite Aid Announces Voluntary Recall of Peanut Products
CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Rite Aid is voluntarily recalling two of its products containing peanuts that were sold in many Rite Aid stores. The company has been notified by the manufacturer that these products contain peanuts from Peanut Corporation of America, which is the...
295 - 82 Percent of Consumers Buying Green Despite Battered Economy
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Four out of five people say they are still buying green products and services today—which sometimes cost more—even in the midst of a U.S. recession. A new study commissioned by Green Seal and EnviroMedia Social Marketing and conducted by...
296 - Walgreens Agrees to Purchase 12 Rite Aid Locations in San Francisco and Eastern Idaho
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) announced today it has signed an agreement to purchase 12 Rite Aid locations, including seven in San Francisco and five in eastern Idaho. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. While some Walgreens and Rite Aid...
297 - “Spring” It On This March…Stay for Breakfast® and View the World at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort
ORLANDO, Fla-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Spring into action this March and head to the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort serving up the Stay For Breakfast® Package for a limited time. Families can view the world and enjoy one night’s deluxe accommodations, followed by an incredible free...
298 - iParenting Media Awards Announce Best Products of 2009
EVANSTON, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - iParenting Media today announced the winners of the iParenting Media Awards Best Products of 2009, highlighting family products including high-tech toys, educational DVDs, safety gear to helpful books and audio CDs and more. Award-winning products...
299 - Loved Ones Deserve a Splurge This Valentine’s Day
PLEASANTON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Blackhawk Network, the largest third-party provider of prepaid gift cards recently conducted a survey with Kelton Research which found that a majority (61%) of consumers surveyed spent less money treating themselves in 2008 than in years past...
300 - Business Wire Retail Report On January 2009 Retail Sales Figures
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month. The Retail Report is based on information...
301 - Dollar Tree Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Sales of $1.39 Billion, Record Annual Sales of $4.64 Billion for Fiscal 2008
CHESAPEAKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), the nation’s largest discount variety store chain selling everything for $1 or less, reported total sales of $1.39 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2008, a 6.8% increase compared to $1.30 billion in last...
302 - NEW Jobs Coming to Altoona
ALTOONA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. (NEW), the nation’s leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products, announced today at a press conference with Gov. Edward G. Rendell plans to open a new customer...
303 - BJ’s Wholesale Club Reports January Sales Results
NATICK, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) today reported that total sales for the month of January 2009 increased by 0.9% to $656.7 million from $651.0 million in January 2008. On a comparable club basis, January sales decreased by 0.7%, including a...
304 - Fred's Reports January Sales
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Fred's Inc. (NASDAQ:FRED) today reported sales for the fiscal month, quarter and year ended January 31, 2009. Fred's total sales for the four-week month declined 5% to $126.1 million from $133.2 million in January 2008, reflecting the Company's...
305 - Ingles Markets, Incorporated Reports Increased Sales for First Quarter 2009
ASHEVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) today reported an overall increase in sales of 3.6% to $804.9 million for its first fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2008. For the December 2008 quarter, net income totaled $11.1 million compared...
306 - 99¢ Only Stores® Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) (the “Company”) announces its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 27, 2008. The Company announced on February 2, 2009 that approximately one third of its Texas stores are...
307 - Dollar General to Present at Goldman Sachs Second Annual Consumer/Retail Leveraged Finance Conference
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Dollar General Corporation announced that Rick Dreiling, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and John Feray, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy, are scheduled to make a presentation to the investment community at the Goldman Sachs...
308 - Celsius Soon in Tedeschi Food Shops with 189 Stores in the Northeast
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Celsius Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CSUH) announced today that Celsius®, the Original Calorie Burner, will soon be available in all Tedeschi Food Shops, a leading convenience store in the Northeast with locations throughout Massachusetts, Rhode...
309 - Family Dollar to Present at Deutsche Bank’s Small and Mid Cap Conference
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) announced today that the Company will make a presentation to the investment community at Deutsche Bank’s Small and Mid Cap Conference in Naples, Florida, on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. A webcast of this...
310 - Nielsen: U.S. Consumers Show Their Love for Chocolate on Valentine’s Day
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - U.S. consumers show their love for chocolate for Valentine’s Day, with Valentine’s week ranking number one for chocolate candy sales. According to The Nielsen Company: Consumers are expected to purchase more than $345 million in chocolate candy...
311 - Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company to Use Park City Group VMI Solution to Improve Forecasting and Increase Customer Service
PARK CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Park City Group (OTCBB:PCYG), who recently acquired Prescient Applied Intelligence, today announced that Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company, the fourth largest confections manufacturer in the US, is implementing Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI...
312 - Crown7 Introduces President Obama to New Smokeless HYDRO Device to Satisfy His Nicotine Fix
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - As President Barack Obama continues to smoke, today Crown7.com presented Obama with its newest smokeless alternative for the next time the commander-in-chief is seeking a nicotine fix and the sensation of smoking, although The Crown7 HYDRO is...
313 - Hickman Health LLC Introduces All Natural BeeReady to Combat Health Issues Associated with Oxidative Stress Induced by Environmental Pollutants Like Cigarette Smoke and by Alcohol Consumption
DESTIN, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Hickman Health LLC, a company dedicated to offering all natural, high quality health wellness products, announced today the launch of BeeReady, a chemical, dye and preservative free Super Antioxidant supplement formulated to combat the harmful...
314 - Cherokee Announces $0.50 Per Share Dividend for March
VAN NUYS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKE), a leading licensor and global brand management company, announced today that its Board of Directors approved the distribution of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable...
315 - 99¢ Only Stores® Announces Suspension of Exit from Texas Market to Re-evaluate its Texas Operations in Light of a Significant Improvement in January Sales Results and the Potential Beneficial Opportunities Resulting from a Recessionary Economy
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) announced today that its Board of Directors has decided to suspend the Company’s exit from its Texas market for up to six months to re-evaluate its Texas operations in light of a significant improvement in...
316 - 99¢ Only Stores® to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results on February 4, 2009
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) announced today it will release financial results for the third quarter ended December 27, 2008, after the market closes on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, followed by an investor conference call the same day at...
317 - Rent-A-Center, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results
PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, today announced revenues and earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Fourth Quarter 2008 Results Total revenues for the quarter...
318 - Kohl's Accepting Nominations To Help Stand-Up Kids Stand Out Through Kohl's Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - This year, through the Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program, Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) plans to award more than $350,000 in scholarships and prizes to recognize the selfless acts of more than 2,000 youth ages six through...
319 - IRI Healthcare Expert Examines Evolving Shopping Behaviors at NACDS Conference
-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - IRI: WHO: Steve C. Johnson– Executive Vice President and General Manager, Healthcare and Beauty Care Solutions Group, Information Resources, Inc. WHAT: Difficult and uncertain financial times have forced consumers to re-evaluate long-standing shopping...
320 - The Debt Diva’s Valuable Valentine’s Day Tips
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - The hype surrounding Valentine’s Day has long influenced American consumers to dig deep into their pockets for the traditional roses, chocolates, and jewelry. According to a 2008 report from the National Retail Federation, consumers expected to...
321 - Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Declares 432nd Regular Quarterly Dividend
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), manufacturer of ARM & HAMMER® consumer and specialty products, today reported that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of nine cents per share. This quarterly dividend will be...
322 - The Hershey Company Reaffirms that it Does Not Purchase Peanut Butter, Peanuts or Peanut Products from Peanut Corporation of America
HERSHEY, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) today reaffirmed its previous statement related to peanuts: No products made by The Hershey Company, including items and brands in the iconic Reese’s franchise, are affected by the recall of items produced by the Peanut...
323 - Burger King Holdings Inc. to Present at Two Investor Conferences
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that management will present at two investor conferences. On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the company will present at the Deutsche Bank Small and Mid Cap Conference, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located at 280...
324 - ACCO Brands to Webcast Fourth Quarter Earnings Call February 27, 2000
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE:ABD) will release fourth quarter 2008 financial results at approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 27, 2009. At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the Company will host a conference call to discuss the...
325 - Stay and Play Family Golf Package is a Huge Hit at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort from Only $209
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Stay and play family golf package featuring unlimited world-class championship golf is a huge hit at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort. Take a swing at the 18-hole championship Hawk’s Landing Golf Club, located directly outside the atrium...
326 - Celsius Soon to Be Available in Most GNC Stores Nationwide
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Celsius Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:CSUH) announced today that Celsius® Green Tea Peach Mango and Celsius Green Tea Raspberry Acai, are soon to be available for consumer purchase in most GNC stores across the country. Initial distribution will put...
327 - Target Corporation Announces Workforce Reduction
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Target (NYSE:TGT) today announced a workforce reduction at our headquarters locations which affects 9 percent of our headquarters population. This includes the elimination of approximately 600 employees and 400 open positions, primarily in the Twin...
328 - IRI Expert Examines Mass Market Beauty Trends in a Transforming Economy
-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - IRI: WHO: John Deputato – Senior Vice President, Client Solutions, Information Resources, Inc. WHAT: From lower-income to higher-income households, all income levels are changing their shopping behaviors due to the tough economy. These new shopping...
329 - Score Points with MyPoints
-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - MyPoints: WHAT: MyPoints (www.mypoints.com), the leading online loyalty program, will help save money (and face) for 500 lucky people. Each day, the first 100 visitors to www.mypoints.com will win a FREE FLOWERS e-certificate from FTD (valued at $50...
330 - Field Services Unlimited (FSU) Selects Evoco Workspace™ to Enhance Retailer and Restaurant Field Surveys
CALGARY, Alberta-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Evoco Inc., a leading provider of web-based program management software for retail construction and development, today announced that Field Services Unlimited (FSU) has selected Evoco Workspace™ to enhance their facility assessment service to...
331 - Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Announces New Global Supply Chain Organization
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH) announced today the creation of a new Global Supply Chain organization. This new organization, under the direction of Ellen Constantinides, has been created to enable PVH to make more efficient use of internal...
332 - Hudson Capital Partners Announces Key Senior Executive Appointment
NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - As part of a strategic growth initiative to expand its investment portfolio, Hudson Capital Partners, LLC, a national firm specializing in retail and fixed asset dispositions, today announced that it has appointed David Peress Chief Investment...
333 - IRI’s Thom Blischok Examines Consumer Shift in Shopping Behavior at the 2009 Convenience Retailing Conference
IRI: WHO: Thom Blischok– President, Consulting and Innovation, InformationResources, Inc. WHAT: Consumers today are forced to closely examine their finances and cutback on frivolous expenses. This new shopping demeanor is unfading andforcing retailers to brace for new purchasing behavior...
334 - Market Street DFW Launches ‘Free to Feel Better’ Campaign, Providing Pharmacy Guests with Free Prenatal Vitamins, Antibiotics
FRISCO, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Market Street, United Supermarkets’ world-class food concept store, today launches its “Free to Feel Better” program in its Dallas-Fort Worth-area stores. As a complimentary service to its guests, Market Street’s pharmacy will fill...
335 - ProPay Extends Its eAuction Accounts to eBay’s Bronze PowerSellers
OREM, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - ProPay, the industry’s most comprehensive provider of simple, safe and affordable merchant payment solutions, is extending its integrated eAuction Account to eBay Bronze PowerSellers. With the inclusion of Bronze PowerSellers, ProPay’s services are...
336 - Substantial Increase in Public Preference for Generic over Brand Name Drugs
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - The Harris Poll® finds a substantial change in the pharmaceutical drugs people buy, and how and where they buy them. In a period of just over two years, between October 2006 and December 2008, the proportion of adults who would choose generic drugs...
337 - Walgreen Co. Board Appoints Gregory D. Wasson Chief Executive Officer
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) today announced that Gregory D. Wasson, 50, has been appointed by the board of directors as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company effective Feb. 1, 2009. Alan G. McNally, 63, who has served as...
338 - Oriental Trading Company Names Dana Fuller as Chief Operating Officer
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Oriental Trading Company, Inc., the nation’s largest direct marketer of party supplies, arts and crafts, toys, and novelties, today announced that Dana Fuller has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new...
339 - Ernie Deyle Joins SD Retail Consulting to Lead Expansion of Shrink Reduction and Margin Recovery Practice.
NORTHBROOK, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - SD Retail Consulting (formerly Senn Delaney Retail Consulting) today announced the appointment of retail shrink and loss prevention veteran, Ernie Deyle, to head the firm’s Shrink Reduction and Margin Recovery practice. Mr. Deyle had previously...
340 - WholesaleCentral.com Ranked the No. 1 Wholesale Trade Site on the Internet
BETHEL, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - WholesaleCentral.com (www.wholesalecentral.com) has been ranked as the most popular web site in the Business-Wholesale Trade category on the Internet, as independently reported by Alexa® (www.alexa.com), the leader for web site traffic and popularity...
341 - Demandware and FitForCommerce Offer Retailers Advice on Fine-Tuning their eCommerce Strategies for a Tough Economy
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Demandware, developer of the only enterprise-class on-demand ecommerce platform, will host a webinar with FitForCommerce, a leading ecommerce consulting firm. Together, the companies will offer retailers actionable advice on fine-tuning their...
342 - iGo® Expands Canadian Retail Distribution of Universal Chargers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - iGo (Nasdaq: IGOI) is making it easier for consumers to keep their essential gadgets charged by making their products available at 275 Wal-Mart locations from coast to coast in Canada. iGo universal chargers are compatible with virtually all of...
343 - CSS Industries, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - The Board of Directors of CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) today declared a quarterly dividend of fifteen cents per share on its outstanding shares of Common Stock. This dividend will be payable on March 16, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close...
344 - 99¢ Only Stores® Will Sell 9 Apple iPod Nanos for Only 99¢ Each to Celebrate the Grand Opening of Its Newest 99¢ Only Stores® on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009, in Norwalk, California
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® will be celebrating the grand opening of its 282nd store located in Norwalk, California on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 8am. This will be the company’s 199th store to open in California. The new Apple 4GB iPod Nano...
345 - Pamela L. Davies Elected to Family Dollar Board of Directors
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) announced that Pamela L. Davies was elected to its Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held today at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Matthews, North Carolina. In addition, all...
346 - Family Dollar Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend by 8%
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.135 per share, payable Wednesday, April 15, 2009, to shareholders of record...
347 - Advance the Savings and See the World in 2009…Advance Purchase Rates from $199 in Play at the Orlando World Center Marriott
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Advance the savings and see the world in 2009! Central Florida’s hottest Four-Diamond vacation destination - Orlando World Center Marriott Resort is offering Winter Escape advance purchase rates from only $199-$329 per room, per night through May...
348 - Gregg Steinhafel Named Target Chairman of the Board
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) announced today that its board of directors has appointed Gregg Steinhafel, president and chief executive officer, to the additional role of chairman of the board, effective February 1, 2009. Steinhafel succeeds Bob Ulrich...
349 - Walgreens Outlines Transformation at Annual Meeting
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today held its Annual Shareholder Meeting, where Chairman and acting CEO Alan G. McNally, President and Chief Operating Officer Gregory D. Wasson, and Senior Vice President and CFO Wade D. Miquelon outlined the...
350 - Self-Service Kiosk From R3 Omni and NCR Maximizes Consumer Access to Licensed Merchandise In-Store
DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - R3 Omni, and NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced an innovative self-service kiosk solution designed to enable retailers and other businesses to offer their customers a fast, convenient way to select an extended range of merchandise from...
351 - Research and Markets: Wal-Mart de Mexico - Company PicShot is All That You Need to Know about This Company in a Comprehensively Packaged Research Offering
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wal-Mart de Mexico - Company PicShot" company profile to their offering. Company PicShot is a brief, yet detailed, profile of the chosen company. The PicShot profiles the company in terms of...
352 - Cost Plus, Inc. Provides Detail on Plan to Close 26 Stores and Exit Eight Media Markets
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Cost Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPWM) today provided detail on the plan to close 26 stores and exit eight media markets. Upon completion of its plan to rationalize operations, Cost Plus will operate 270 stores in 98 markets covering 30 states. The eight...
353 - Research and Markets: Instant Overview of the US Dishwashing Products Industry for 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Research and Markets Socio-Economic Data for US Snapshots Sources for Further Research For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ec5e41/snapshots_us_dishw
354 - Alibris Research Finds Economy Pressures Driving More People Back to School, Looking to Save With Used Textbooks
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - A survey conducted by Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for new and used books, music, and movies, shows more book buyers going back to school, becoming increasingly focused on buying lower-priced used textbooks, and...
355 - Tomax® Partners with ShopperTrak® to Enhance Workforce Solution
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Tomax Corporation® is pleased to announce the enhancement of its Retail.net™ Labor Scheduling offering, a comprehensive workforce management solution for retailers, with planned integration with the ShopperTrak® Traffic Measurement System using...
356 - Party City to Go Live with Tomax® Retail Analytics Solution
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Tomax is pleased to announce the planned go-live of its Retail Analytics solution, powered by PivotLink, at Party City. Party City is the largest party goods retailer in the United States, operating over 750 corporate and franchised locations. “Combining...
357 - Torex Introduces the Future of Customer Engagement with New Loyalty System
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Torex Retail Holdings Limited (Torex) today launches its Torex Loyalty system at Retail’s BIG Show, the NRF’s 98th Annual Convention & EXPO. Torex Loyalty enables retailers to achieve unrivalled insight into customers spending behaviour and...
358 - Convenience Stores Turn to Kronos® for Best Hires in a Down Economy
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - The current macro-economic climate has created a massive selection and hiring challenge in retail. For convenience store operators, the challenge is further magnified as hiring quality associates across hundreds of locations is a daunting but critical task...
359 - Gap Inc. Direct Chooses Kiva’s Game-Changing Order Fulfillment System to Support Growing E-Commerce Channel
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Kiva Systems (www.kivasystems.com), a developer of breakthrough robotic material handling solutions that increase distribution center productivity, today announced that Gap Inc. Direct has chosen to install the Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System (MFS...
360 - Family Dollar Uses SAS Merchandise Planning to Accelerate Its Company-Wide Transformation
EXPO, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Family Dollar, a Fortune 500 retailer with more than 6,600 stores and $6.8 billion in annual revenues, is in the midst of “Project Accelerate,” a three-year transformation that ultimately will lead to a better shopping experience for customers...
361 - Research Shows Consumers Seek More Self-Service Options Due to Pressures of Price and Time
DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - According to a survey of U.S. consumers commissioned by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), unprecedented price wars and product promotions by retailers may be saving consumers money, but also costing them more in terms of personal time. The research...
362 - NexCen Brands Receives Nasdaq Delisting Notice
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 10, 2009 - NexCen Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXC) today announced that the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “Listing Council”) has withdrawn its call for review and stay of delisting associated with the September 2, 2008 decision of the Nasdaq Listing...
363 - 99¢ Only Stores® Reports Total Sales of $351.1 Million for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009 Ended December 27, 2008
COMMERCE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - 99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) (the "Company") today reports total sales of $351.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 27, 2008. This represents an increase of 8.0% over total sales of $325.0 million for the same quarter...
364 - Business Wire Retail Report On December 2008 Retail Sales Figures
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month. The Retail Report is based on information...
365 - Walgreens Announces Reduction in Corporate and Field Management Positions
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today announced it is offering early retirement and severance programs to employees in corporate and field management positions as part of its Rewiring for Growth initiative. Approximately 1,000 positions (about 9...
366 - Island Pacific to Showcase Solutions at the National Retail Federation 98th Annual Convention and Expo
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings (ASX:TQH), announced today that it will exhibit January 12-13, 2009 at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 98th Annual Convention and Expo at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City in Booth #1965...
367 - Park City Group Appoints Mark Deuschle as Senior Vice President
PARK CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PCYG), a developer of patented retail supply chain solutions and services, today announced that consumer packaged goods industry veteran Mark Deuschle, has joined Park City Group as Sr. Vice President, reporting to CEO...
368 - BJ's Wholesale Club Reports December Sales Results
NATICK, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ: NYSE) today reported that total sales for December 2008 increased by 3.2% to $1.06 billion from $1.03 billion in December 2007. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 1.6% for the month of December, including a...
369 - Bakers Footwear Reports 3.4% Comparable Store Sales Increase in December 2008
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKRS), a leading specialty retailer of moderately priced fashion footwear for young women, with 240 stores open, reported December 2008 sales. For December, the five-week period ended January 3, 2009, comparable store...
370 - Replacements.com Grows Web Traffic by 13.5 Percent During December
GREENSBORO, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Despite a turbulent December for many retailers, Replacements, Ltd. experienced a record number of visits to the company’s Web site. For the first time ever, customer visits to www.replacements.com exceeded three million in a calendar month, up...
371 - New Year, New Economy, New Rules: nFinanSe’s Revolutionary Reloadable Prepaid Card Poised to Wean Consumers Away from Credit Cards, Could Save Consumers $500 Million Annually Over Competing Prepaid Cards
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Today, nFinanSe (OTCBB:NFSE) announced that it has launched the industry’s lowest cost reloadable prepaid debit card. The Company believes the nFinanSe Discover® Network Reloadable Prepaid Card is revolutionary, with industry-leading low fees and rich...
372 - AccessVia to Exhibit at National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - AccessVia: What: AccessVia exhibits at NRF 2009 Annual Convention and Expo for its 15th consecutive year. When: January 12-13, 2009 Where: National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention and Expo, Javits Center Booth #2037, New York City Who: AccessVia is...
373 - Family Dollar Reports First Quarter Earnings and December Sales Results
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), today reported that net income per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended November 29, 2008, increased 13.5% to $0.42 compared with $0.37 for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 ended December...
374 - Research and Markets: The Future of European Discounters 2008 Report is on Sale Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of European Discounters 2008" report to their offering. European Discounters 2008 analyses the market conditions in the wake of the credit crunch in key EU markets. The report...
375 - Site Controls to Demonstrate its Site-Command™ Energy Management Solution at NRF 2009
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Site Controls today announced its participation at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 98th Annual Conference and Expo, Booth #677, January 12-13 at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center. Site Controls will demonstrate its web-enabled...
376 - NeuroActive Bike: America’s First and Only Mind-Body Fitness Equipment Launched at Lady of America Fitness Centers
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Fitness centers are entering the next lap of their evolution with the NeuroActive Bike, a new breed of exerciser that simultaneously trains the body and the brain, Stephane Bergeron, MD, president of Brain Center America (BCA), announced today. The...
377 - Retail Systems Research’s Paula Rosenblum to Speak on the Value of Holistic Localization during Galleria’s BIG !DEAS session at the NRF Big Show 2009
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Paula Rosenblum, managing partner with Retail Systems Research (RSR), will present a BIG !DEAS session, hosted by Galleria, at the NRF Big Show to discuss customer-centric strategies that separate retail winners from laggards. The findings are based on her...
378 - Galleria Launches Promotional Display Optimization™ Solution
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Galleria Retail Technology Solutions today launched its automated Promotional Display Optimization™ solution, a new technology that enables retailers to generate thousands of store-specific end-cap display plans to optimize inventory for every promotion...
379 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. to Host First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
MATTHEWS, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), a discount store chain operating more than 6,600 stores in 44 states, will host a conference call for investors and analysts to discuss financial results for the first quarter ended November 29, 2008. WHEN...
380 - Biometric Access Company Unveils New Physical Access Control Solution at NRF Show
ROUND ROCK, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Biometric Access Company (BAC) will exhibit its new SecureTouch® SmartLock (SmartLock) physical access control solution at the National Retail Federation’s 2009 Expo on January 12 and 13 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York...
381 - Zappos.com Sells $50,000 “Cease and Desist” Service & T-Shirt
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Zappos.com, a leader in online apparel and footwear sales, today announced the offering of a limited edition “Cease and Desist” service and t-shirt designed exclusively for Zappos.com and available at http://www.zappos.com/50k The rare collector’s...
382 - Walgreens December Sales Increase 10.8 Percent
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) had December sales of $6,107,300,000, an increase of 10.8 percent from $5,512,830,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) rose 4.9 percent, while comparable store...
383 - Anchor Hocking and Stölzle N.A. Announce Foodservice Distribution Agreement
LANCASTER, Ohio-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - The Anchor Hocking Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of foodservice glassware, and Stölzle N.A., a marketer of premium crystalline stemware and barware, today announced they have entered into a new foodservice distribution agreement...
384 - Take a Bite Out of Thirst Sweepstakes Fueling Interest in Piranha Spring Water
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Bebida Beverage Company (Pink Sheets:BBDA) announced today that the Piranha Spring Water Take a Bite Out of Thirst Photo Sweepstakes has generated an increase in both consumer and distributor interest. Since announcing the launch of the contest, the...
385 - Paula Stern, Ph.D. Joins Rent-A-Center, Inc. Board of Directors
PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/NGS:RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, announced today that Paula Stern, Ph.D. has been named to its Board of Directors. The Honorable Paula Stern is Chairwoman of The Stern Group, Inc...
386 - CSS Industries, Inc. Announces Expected Shortfall to Earnings Estimate
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) announced today that it expects diluted earnings per share for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 to fall short of the Company’s previous guidance of $2.40 to $2.55 per diluted share. The deterioration in the...
387 - nFinanSe Launches Discover® Network Reloadable Prepaid Cards At Dollar General
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - nFinanSe (OTCBB:NFSE), a leading provider of stored value and prepaid card programs, announced today that the nFinanSe Discover® Network Reloadable Prepaid Card is now available at Dollar General, a leading discount retailer. Consumers can purchase...
388 - Singing Machine Announces Former CEO Eddie Steele is Back With Company
COCONUT CREEK, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - The Singing Machine Company (“Singing Machine” or the “Company”)(AMEX:SMD) proudly announces that it has worked out a deal with former Singing Machine CEO, Eddie Steele, which would bring Steele back to the Company he founded. Steele...
389 - Compete, Inc. Ranks eCOST.com Highest Among E-Commerce Websites for Increased Customer Traffic During the Holiday Season
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - eCOST.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of PFSweb, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW), and a leading multi-category online discount retailer, announced today that among e-Commerce websites it was ranked number one in increased customer traffic for the 2008...
390 - Time- and Budget-Crunched Consumers Turn to the Internet for Holiday Shopping
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - In light of the sinking economy, it’s no surprise that consumers are cutting down holiday spending this year: a new study by interactive agency Questus reveals that 49% of consumers plan on spending less this year, and almost one in five plan on...
391 - Coupons.com Launches Coupons for Facebook
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Facebook users looking for ways to cut costs can start saving hundreds of dollars every month on groceries, toys and other household items with a new online printable couponing application from Coupons.com, the world leader in digital...
392 - SHOP.COMTM Adds New Merchants for Holiday Shopping Season
MONTEREY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - SHOP.COM (www.shop.com), the destination comparison shopping engine designed for women, announced today the addition of 24 new merchant partners to its already vast offering of online brands. The latest merchants include Barnes and Noble...
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