Operations

Boneheads announces senior management team
Jun 03, 2013
Restaurant brands Boneheads Grilled Fish and Piri Piri Chicken has...
Atlanta -- Restaurant brands Boneheads Grilled Fish and Piri Piri Chicken...
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Consumer sentiment maintains at five-year record high
May 30, 2013
Consumer sentiment for the week ended May 27 maintained a near five-year...
New York -- Consumer sentiment for the week ended May 27 maintained a near...
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Ebay, Walmart and McDonald's tops for in-store charity donations
May 30, 2013
Ebay, Walmart and McDonalds are tops when it comes to in-store charity...
Chicago -- Ebay, Walmart and McDonalds are tops when it comes to in-store...
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Alco Stores names senior VP
May 30, 2013
Alco Stores said Thursday that it has promoted Ricardo Clemente to senior...
Abilene, Kan. -- Alco Stores said Thursday that it has promoted Ricardo...
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ICSC names divisional VP, Europe
May 30, 2013
The International Council of Shopping Centers’ executive committee has...
London — The International Council of Shopping Centers’...
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Survey: 11% of adults consider themselves shopaholics
May 30, 2013
Survey results released Thursday by CouponCabin.com found that more than...
Whiting, Ind. -- Survey results released Thursday by CouponCabin.com found...
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Home Depot to hold more than 700 in-store hurricane workshops
May 30, 2013
The Home Depot announced a single-day effort to prepare residents in storm...
Atlanta -- The Home Depot announced a single-day effort to prepare...
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Operations Guest Perspective

Know Your Boundaries: Don't Treat Canada Like a 51st State
By Bradley W. Snyder, Tiger Capital Group
To get a feel for how excited some Canadians are about the prospect of foreign brands entering the country, take a look at the columns of Marina Strauss in The Globe and Mail newspaper. The Toronto-based retail reporter maintains a vigilant watch for the latest scuttlebutt about the Canadian “invasion plans” of chains such as Target, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Lowe’s.

 

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People on the Move

Abercrombie & Fitch names EVP stores
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced the promotion of Amy Zehrer to the position of EVP stores, from SVP, effective immediately.
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Ops Surveys

Report: Always-on consumers, showrooming among 2013 retail trends
A new report by Experian Marketing Services finds that several key retail trends will impact how marketers shape their messages in 2013.
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Publix leads all retailers in customer satisfaction, followed by Amazon and Office Depot
Customer satisfaction with retailers is on the rise, according to a report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
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