Best Buy names company veteran CEO
Consumer electronic retailer Best Buy has named Brian Dunn, the company’s president and COO, as CEO effective June…
Meredith launches dedicated online women’s network
Meredith Corporation, home to brands such as Better Homes and Gardens, American Baby and More, has launched Meredith…
Heartland Payment Systems says processing system was breached
Princeton, NJ-based payments processor Heartland Payment Systems said today its processing system was the victim of a security…
Recession not an insurmountable challenge
I don’t want to hear any more about continuing economic gloom. After weeks of dismal retail sales (despite…
Active Interest Media, and F+W Media swap assets
Active Interest Media (AIM) and F+W Media Inc. are swapping assets in the log and timber homes and…
Meredith closes Country Home magazine
Meredith Corp. has shuttered Country Home magazine, trimmed some 250 jobs corporate-wide, and moved some creative functions from…
Office Depot, international retailer sign franchise pact
Office Depot and international retailer M.H. Alshaya Co.have agreed to sell office products and services under the Office Depot…
Survey finds workers looking for better balance
Nearly half – 47% – of those polled in FedEx Office’s Finding Better Balance survey say finding a…
Retail trade group calls on Obama to enact national tax holidays
Calling it an important step toward rebuilding consumer confidence, the National Retail Federation today urged President-elect Barack Obama…
Walgreens trims expansion plans
Sales in Walgreens stores were up 6.6% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, however the company…