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May 14, 2013
Century 21 tries out smaller footprint

Century 21 is opening a new concept store at the Outlet Collection Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, N.J. The retailer hopes a smaller footprint will offer shoppers an “elevated shopping experience” with a highly edited assortment of fashion and accessories for men and women.

May 14, 2013
Century 21 tries out smaller footprint

Century 21 is opening a new concept store at the Outlet Collection Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, N.J. The retailer hopes a smaller footprint will offer shoppers an “elevated shopping experience” with a highly edited assortment of fashion and accessories for men and women.

May 8, 2013
Bare Necessities entices tech-savvy shoppers

Bare Necessities, an online specialty retailer of women's and men's branded and designer intimate apparel and lingerie, has launched an interactive look book showcasing Wacoal’s intimates to entice tech-savvy shoppers with smartphones and tablets.

May 6, 2013
C&A scales up RFID solution to 25 stores

Leading apparel retailer C&A is scaling up its Radio Frequency Identification project with Checkpoint Systems, a leading global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, from five to 25 stores.

May 6, 2013
Dove launches new self-esteem campaign

Unilever’s Dove has announced the launch of a new initiative, “Let’s Make Girls Unstoppable,” as part of its commitment to reach 15 million girls by 2015 with self-esteem programming.

April 24, 2013
Children’s Place CFO Scarpa named COO

Children's Place CFO Michael Scarpa has added COO to his credentials. Scarpa, who oversees finance, information technology, distribution, logistics and wholesale, will add store operations, store development and international to his responsibilities.

April 24, 2013
Peapod, nonprofit help Hurricane Sandy families rebuild

As the six month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, online grocery service Peapod is teaming up with Family-to-Family, Inc. to launch a 90-day campaign to restock the kitchen cupboards of families still struggling from the effects of the storm.

April 17, 2013
Dove turns to forensic artist for latest real beauty campaign

According to research conducted by Unilever's Dove brand, the way women depict themselves is dramatically different from how others perceive them.

April 17, 2013
Unilever winning battle against waste

Unilever United States and Canada has achieved 100% zero waste to landfill in all 26 of its manufacturing and non-manufacturing headquarter facilities. Other countries in which Unilever has achieved this milestone include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan.

April 10, 2013
Bed Bath and Beyond earnings surge 14% in Q4

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. reported net earnings of $1.68 per diluted share ($373.9 million) in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 2, 2013, an increase of approximately 14% versus net earnings of $1.48 per diluted share ($351 million) in the same quarter a year ago.

March 29, 2013
Toys'R'Us sales slip in Q4

Toys“R”Us reported that sales for the the fourth quarter decreased $155 million to $5.8 billion and that net earnings fell to $239 million from $343 million in the prior year.

March 28, 2013
Babies'R'Us, WhatToExpect.com conceive a new partnership

Babies"R"Us has partnered with WhatToExpect.com to provide expectant moms access to their combined content and retail resources.

March 27, 2013
Craft & Hobby Association names Kerri Wickersheim VP of Marketing Communications

The Craft & Hobby Association announced the appointment of Kerri Wickersheim as vice president of Marketing & Communications effective April 1.

March 15, 2013
Kid Brands names new CEO

Kid Brands, a manufacturer of juvenile and infant products has announced the appointment of Raphael Benaroya as president and CEO, effective immediately.

March 11, 2013
Dove gives women chance to control Facebook ad space, promote positive beauty messages

Dove is celebrating International Women's Day by giving women the power to control Facebook ads so they can fight back against the ones that prey on their insecurities and promote the positive ones.

March 7, 2013
Health advocates get Birds Eye view into ending childhood obesity

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Birds Eye, a brand of Pinnacle Foods, was invited to share its successful strategy for getting youth to eat their vegetables at the Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) 2013 Building a Healthier Future Summit this week, at a time when childhood obesity experts are looking for new approaches and new options to tackle this complex issue.

February 25, 2013
Rite Aid to present N.J. first lady with nearly $280,000 in hurricane-relief money

New Jersey first lady and chairwoman of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund Mary Pat Christie will visit a Point Pleasant, N.J., Rite Aid store on Friday at 11:30 a.m. with Rite Aid executives to receive money for the fund, Rite Aid said Thursday.

February 25, 2013
Rite Aid to present N.J. first lady with nearly $280,000 in hurricane-relief money

New Jersey first lady and chairwoman of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund Mary Pat Christie will visit a Point Pleasant, N.J., Rite Aid store on Friday at 11:30 a.m. with Rite Aid executives to receive money for the fund, Rite Aid said Thursday.

February 19, 2013
Checkpoint Systems introduces safer anti-theft label

THOROFARE, N.J. — Checkpoint Systems, a global supplier of shrink management solutions, has introduced a new enhanced performance (EP) anti-theft EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) food label for supermarkets that is certified to be microwave safe.

The 4010 EP Food Label was designed specifically to protect fresh and frozen supermarket food. It has been certified as microwave safe and non-flammable by TUV Rheinland, an international service group that provides manufacturers with assessment and certification services to ensure product safety.

February 13, 2013
Storch steps down at TRU, successor to be named

Gerald Storch, is vacating his role as CEO of Toys"R"Us after seven years of service.

February 12, 2013
Octonauts swim into Toys'R'Us

Toys"R"Us announced that it will be the first retailer in the United States to offer Fisher-Price's Octonauts toys.

February 5, 2013
Haier seeks supply chain edge

Third party logistic provider Kenco was chosen by Haier America to manage the appliance brand’s U.S. distribution.

February 1, 2013
Burlington Coat Factory joins Heart Truth campaign

Burlington Coat Factory has joined forces with The Foundation for National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) The Heart Truth campaign dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease among women.

January 10, 2013
Toys “R” Us announces charitable holiday campaign results

Toys“R”Us raised $4 million and collected nearly 350,000 toys during its 2012 charitable holiday campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

December 21, 2012
Domino helping out on the home front

Domino Sugar has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross for relief and rebuilding efforts in the Northeast following Hurricane Sandy.

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