Haggen, the West Coast regional grocer, announced that in order to continue to improve its business and strengthen its competitive position, it has decided to close or sell a number of locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Most of the stores being closed or sold were acquired as part of the transaction in […]

Samsung announced the addition of two new smartphones: the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note5. The phones aren’t on sale officially until Friday, Aug. 21 but Best Buy customers who pre-order, purchase or lease and activate one of the new Samsung phones in stores or on BestBuy.com will get a free wireless charging pad […]

DICK’S Sporting Goods, the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, opened its 40th store in Pennsylvania and 623rd store nationwide on Friday, August 14th at Franklin Center in Chambersburg, PA (1320 Lincoln Way East). On Friday, the first 100 people in line received a free Reebok Play Dry T-Shirt. Saturday and Sunday giveaways included […]

Smart & Final Stores had net sales of $905.1 million, a 9.3% increase as compared to $828.1 million in the same period of 2014. Net sales growth was driven by a 3.5% increase in comparable store sales and from the net sales contribution of new stores. The growth in comparable store sales was comprised of […]

ALDI has a long track record of being an employer of choice, offering wages and benefits that are higher than the national average for the retail industry. In Southern California, ALDI will offer starting wages of $13 per hour for store associates, with an opportunity for long- standing associates to earn up to $21 per […]

A&P is planning to file for bankruptcy, the second time in less than five years. The company will seek buyers for 120 of its 296 stores, with proceeds expected at about $600 million. A&P has experienced declining sales and profit margins as big low-cost operators like Target, Wal-Mart, and Dollar General have expanded into the […]

ALDI will launch its first stores in Southern California in March 2016, with approximately 25 stores expected before July 2016. Additionally, by the end of 2016, ALDI will employ more than 1,100 people to work in its Southern California stores, as well as at the company’s regional headquarters and warehouse in Moreno Valley, Calif. Since […]

To meet rising demand for convenience and healthy living, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and its King Soopers division has launched the new natural and organic eCommerce website, open to King Soopers customers who live in and around the Denver metro area, and offering more than 36,000 natural and organic products, the website provides the […]

Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading global provider of office products, services, and solutions and parent company of Office Depot and OfficeMax, has the school supplies students, parents and teachers need to ‘Gear Up for School’ this back-to-school season. Whether it’s the first day of grade school or college, Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have the […]