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March 22, 2013
Golfsmith goes ‘Xtreme’ with new Houston store

That old expression about everything being bigger in Texas was given more credence today with the grand opening of a 40,000-sq.-ft. Golfsmith superstore in Houston.

March 22, 2013
Sam’s Club doubles up with Walmart in La Marque

Sam’s Club this week opened a new 136,000-sq.-ft. club adjacent to a Walmart supercenter in La Marque, Texas.

March 7, 2013
Walmart in line to open 500 Neighborhood Market stores by fiscal 2016

Walmart will open as many as 115 small-format stores this year, according to Bill Simon, president and CEO of Walmart U.S.

February 1, 2013
Neighborhood Market comes to bay area

Walmart’s efforts to gain share in California’s grocery market continued this week with the opening of another Neighborhood Market in San Jose.

January 22, 2013
Walmart Canada growth to slow

Walmart’s store count in Canada will increase by nine units during the coming fiscal year following an exceptional rate of growth in 2012.

November 16, 2012
Dick’s faces new golf competitor

Dick’s Sporting Goods is looking at increased competition in its core Northeastern markets as PGA Tour Superstore prepares for the grand opening of its first retail location in Paramus, N.J.

October 11, 2012
Walmart spends less to grow more

The pace at which Walmart adds new selling space globally will remain unchanged next year, but improved productivity, more U.S. stores and expanding multichannel capabilities are expected to produce sales and profit growth.

September 14, 2012
Home Depot to close its big box stores in China

The Home Depot will close its remaining seven big box stores in China, the company announced late yesterday, in order to shift its focus to specialty stores and online offerings in that market.

July 2, 2012
Opening date set for Cabela's newest location

A soon-to-open Cabela’s store in Rogers, Ark., will test the viability of a large format store in a small market.

June 14, 2012
Big-box shoppers wonder if concerns are heard

A study of big-box retail consumers, released Thursday, found that only two in five consumers believe that retailers value their input, and just 29% believe it is acted upon.

April 13, 2012
Record expansion and leadership depth on display in Canada

Impressive. That is the best way to describe what a ballroom full of financial analysts and thousands of others watching via Web cast saw unfold Thursday inside a Toronto hotel ballroom where Walmart held its annual international meeting for the financial community.

April 12, 2012
In case you missed it: Dollar General special report

While Walmart maintains its small format stores are still in pilot mode, Dollar General continues to open its 7,000-sq.-ft. units at a dizzying pace. DG recently surpassed 10,000 units and has plans for 625 new stores this year with a long term goal of doubling in size. Expanded offerings of food and consumables and sharp prices on national brands present a serious threat to customer traffic at supercenter.

January 27, 2012
Second Chicago supercenter draws political praise

Walmart opened its second supercenter in Chicago this week, and the only thing missing from the press release was a quote from President Obama praising the company as a job creator.

January 12, 2012
Target gives small shops mass appeal

Target is bringing the experience of small, independent shops to the masses with its next design partnership, “The Shops at Target.”

November 29, 2011
Meijer founder passes away at 91

Frederik Meijer, the founder of the supercenter retail chain of the same name, died Nov. 25. He was 91.

October 12, 2011
California Gov. Brown vetoes big-box legislation

Gov. Jerry Brown of California vetoed a bill that would have required comprehensive economic-impact reports before big-box superstores could begin construction.

October 12, 2011
Comps nightmare ending at Walmart

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Two years of declining same-store sales at Walmart are poised to end next month when the retailer reports third quarter results that reflect positive momentum from a wide range of initiatives put in place during the past 12 months, judging from comments made by senior executives during an all day meeting with analysts on Wednesday.

September 23, 2011
Target puts final Canadian plans in motion

Target's entry into Canada is nearing completion, as the company Friday finalized its real estate transaction with Zellers Inc. with the selection of 84 additional Zellers leases, bringing the total number of leases selected, including an initial group of 105 leases selected in May, to 189.

August 23, 2011
A TRU store strategy underway

Toys"R"Us Inc. continues to implement its strategy of integrating its Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us units, announcing that it will have opened 21 new stores by the end of 2011.

August 16, 2011
Walmart says strategy working, reaffirms commitment to EDLP

Despite the absence of top line growth at Walmart’s U.S. stores division, second quarter earnings grew 12.4% to $1.09 and came in a penny ahead of analysts’ estimates, which was enough for the company to narrow and increase the range of its full year profit forecast.

July 26, 2011
Meijer opens small concept store in Chicago

Meijer announced that it is opening a new concept store in the Chicago suburb of Melrose park that will provide a tailored grocery offering and a broad variety of general merchandise.

July 25, 2011
Walmart breaks new ground in Chicago

About a week after announcing it would join First Lady Obama and other retailers in bringing more choices to so-called "food deserts", Walmart announced its official presence in Chicago today with the news that it has begun work on a new supercenter in Chatham.

June 20, 2011
Formidable foe awaits on the Northern front

Target’s first stores in Canada are not scheduled to open until 2013, but this week the company can get a glimpse of what it’s up against when Walmart Canada president and CEO David Cheesewright is scheduled to speak at the Jefferies 2011 Global Consumer Conference.

June 16, 2011
Coming soon: more Walmart Market stores

Walmart is moving forward with what could be characterized as a roll out of its Neighborhood Market format nearly 13 years after the first unit opened in the fall of 1998.

March 31, 2011
More food competition from Target

The PFresh initiative at Target, which results in the addition of fresh food and an expanded offering of consumables, arrived in more Target discount stores last month, further elevating the competitiveness with Walmart supercenters.

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