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May 1, 2013
Social media firm growing in Minneapolis

Social shopper media firm Collective Bias may have been founded in Walmart’s home town of Bentonville, Ar., but the firm has big plans to help suppliers to Target achieve their social media objectives.

April 15, 2013
Kmart joins team to fight childhood hunger

Kmart and Shop Your Way are teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Sandra Lee to support the Share Our Strength Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry campaign. The national fundraising initiative encourages people to host bake sales in their communities to help end childhood hunger in the United States.

April 8, 2013
Banana Republic creative director earns honorary degree from alma mater

Simon Kneen, creative director and EVP design for Banana Republic has been awarded a Doctor of Arts honoris causa from Kingston University in London, United Kingdom.

February 25, 2013
Food industry fires back at obesity book

The head of the Grocery Manufacturers Association took exception this week to a new book which portrays consumers as hapless victims preyed upon by food industry giants that peddle addictive products.

January 24, 2013
Target sinks teeth into 'Twilight' exclusive

Target is giving "Twi-hards" an exclusive way to experience the final installment of the "Twilight" series with its offering of a three-disc deluxe edition DVD and exclusive two-disc deluxe edition Blu-Ray.

January 21, 2013
Cookbook author to share healthy recipes with Sam's Club

Sam's Club has hired cookbook author Katie Workman to recommend simple and healthy foods to influence people to eat better, the club retailer said Monday.

September 11, 2012
Fage, Bobby Flay partner to offer guide to cooking with plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maker Fage has partnered with Bobby Flay, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author, to help everyday chefs create extraordinary meals using the simplest of ingredients: plain Greek yogurt.

May 18, 2012
Sam's Club fires up partnership with pitmaster Troy Black

Sam's Club has invited pitmaster and cookbook author Troy Black to show families how to create the perfect Memorial Day meal.

May 10, 2012
Investment in online pays off

Though 79 is just one point shy of what ForeSee considers a superior score on its annual top 100 online retailers for customer satisfaction list, Target should still be concerned as it was three points behind rival Walmart, and three points does make a difference.

March 13, 2012
New baby care partnership is born at Sam's Club

Mass merchandiser Sam's Club has made a deal with the pregnancy and parenting brand of an author who has signed on to write articles in its in-store magazine.

February 16, 2012
Rachael Ray launches grinders line

Bestselling author and daytime host Rachael Ray has launched a new line of seasoning grinders.

August 5, 2011
Always darkest before the dawn

There was a lot of negativity in the air this week regarding Walmart. Jefferies & Co. analyst Dan Binder downgraded the company on Tuesday and proceeded to appear on CNBC where he expressed concerns about company specific issues at Walmart regarding turnaround initiatives not gaining traction in the time frame he had hoped for.

April 7, 2011
Meijer wraps itself in exclusive apron deal

Meijer is now selling an exclusive line of aprons for the kitchen and garden. The line was created by Crypton, a manufacturer of eco-friendly fabrics, in partnership with television host and author, Katie Brown.

April 5, 2011
Food Network Star launches home line with Sears

TV star, entrepreneur and bestselling author Sandra Lee has entered into a direct-to-retail license agreement with Sears Holdings for home products.

February 15, 2011
ACSI shows customer satisfaction remains strong

The American Customer Satisfaction Index has dropped just 0.1% from the previous quarter to 75.9 on the ACSI's 100-point scale, indicating that customers satisfaction remains strong, the ACSI reported.

February 10, 2011
A New Yorker’s perspective on Walmart

Crain’s New York Business this week reported on an interesting situation involving Walmart and the hype surrounding the company entry into the city. According to author Greg David, “as the opponents of Walmart continue their campaign to prevent the company from opening stores in New York, it remains a mystery how they intend to do that.

January 18, 2011
OfficeMax, Walsh expand organization line

OfficeMax and organization expert Peter Walsh announced the launch of a new collection under the "Peter Walsh you.organized" brand.

January 10, 2011
100th annual NRF convention launches with buzz

The 100th annual “Big Show,” the National Retail Federation’s annual event in New York City, launched at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 9 with a lineup of sessions and plenty of buzz.

November 28, 2010
AT&T to contribute $10K to literacy program

AT&T announced a contribution of $10,000 to help Duffy Books in Homes USA support disadvantaged...

November 21, 2010
Borders improves customer experience with Google, Meetup

Borders has announced its participation in Google's Local Availability feature, a national service that provides...

May 31, 2010
Barnes & Noble launches Online Storytime

Barnes & Noble has announced the launch of Online Storytime (www.bn.com/storytime), a new monthly program...

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