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Gtrot Travel Deals, Whole Foods Expansion, Blockbuster Canada Troubles

Published on May 09, 2011
Travel site Gtrot has partnered with Local Offer Network to send its users daily deals for more than 100 destinations in the United States, Canada, Australia and UK, starting five days before their trips, according to the Boston Herald. The offers are aggregated from more than 200 daily deal sites, including Groupon and Living Social. Store Openings & Closings Whole Foods Market...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Best Buy, Whole Foods, Krispy Kreme

Published on September 16, 2010
Best Buy Grows Net Earnings Consumer electronics retailer reported net earnings of $254 million in Q2 fiscal 2011, up 61% from $158 million in Q2 fiscal 2010. In addition, Best Buy’s quarterly revenue increased 3% to $11.3 billion, compared with revenue of $11 billion for Q2 fiscal 2010. Source: Best Buy Co., Inc. Whole Foods Color Codes Seafood Sustainability Whole Foods Market...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ KFC, Starbucks, Best Buy

Published on September 10, 2010
KFC Revamps Col. Sanders Fast food chicken retailer KFC is trying to revamp its logo, an image of founder Col. Harland Sanders, in the wake of statistics showing 60% of 18-to-25-year-olds cannot identify him. KFC is launching a promotional campaign on a variety of online social networks that includes a contest to create a new sketch of Sanders. Source: USA Today Starbucks Changes...
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Environmental Update: Whole Foods, Burger King, Fresh & Easy

Published on September 10, 2010
Each week, Retailer Daily provides a review of notable environmental news happening in the retail industry. Articles are provided courtesy of Environmental Leader.Whole Foods Rolls New Sustainable Packaging Guidelines Whole Foods Market has rolled out new responsible packaging guidelines to all of its more than 2,100 body care and supplement suppliers company-wide. All new body care and...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ PetSmart, Whole Foods, Giant Eagle

Published on August 04, 2010
PetSmart Debuts in Manhattan Specialty pet supply retailer PetSmart is opening its first two Manhattan stores later this year. One store will open August 21, 2010 and one will open in November 2010. Source: PetSmart Whole Foods Grows Quarterly Sales Specialty organic supermarket retailer Whole Foods increased Q2 2010 sales 15%, to $2.2 billion. Comparable store sales increased 8.8%, or...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Kroger, Whole Foods, Smashburger

Published on June 10, 2010
US Bank Purchases Kroger Credit Cards U.S. Bank has acquired supermarket retailer Kroger's existing credit card portfolio from RBS Citizens N.A., a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland. The portfolio includes funds from Kroger’s personal finance products, including, credit monitoring, identity theft protection, gift cards, money services, pet insurance, credit cards and prepaid debit cards....
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Macy’s, Gap, Kroger

Published on May 13, 2010
Localization Drives Macy’s Growth Upscale department store retailer Macy’s is crediting is MyMacy’s merchandise localization initiative with driving strong fiscal Q1 2010 results. Macy’s plans for this year include integrating the macys.com and bloomingdales.com websites and opening new formats and international locations of its Bloomingdales luxury banner. Source: Macy’s,...
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Cost, Convenience Dictate Retailer Renewable Energy Purchases

Published on March 23, 2010
Retailers prefer to purchase convenient and relatively inexpensive forms of renewable energy, according to the findings of the “Enterprise Renewable Energy Adoption Survey.”Retailers Pursue Solar, Wind Projects
Renewable energy among retailers
The most popular kind of purchased renewable energy among retailers, solar (75% purchase rate), is probably the most commonly known and...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Amazon, Sears, Gymboree

Published on March 11, 2010
Amazon Confirms 1-Click Patent Following a four-year re-examination, the U.S. Patent Office is confirming online retailer Amazon.com’s patent on its single-click purchase technology. The patent, set to expire in 2017, has been challenged by multiple parties since it was initially filed in 1997. Source: TechFlash Sears Spreads Mygofer Pilot Broadline retailer Sears is expanding the...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Radio Shack, Best Buy, Starbucks

Published on March 04, 2010
Private Equity Firm Considers Buying Radio Shack Private equity firm Apollo Management and at least one other unnamed private equity company are rumored to be considering a purchase of consumer electronics retailer Radio Shack. Neither Apollo or Radio Shack has commented. Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Best Buy Readies On-Demand Video Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is preparing...
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