| March 23, 2012 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Francesca's maps a plan to triple store count
Women's fashion, accessories and jewelry retailer Francesca's Holdings has an aggressive growth plan that includes tripling its store count, which currently stands at 304, while sticking with its strategy of making each store in the chain feel like an independent boutique. Investor's Business Daily (3/22)       | Predict what customers want and how to delight them.
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When customers visit your website or store to make a purchase, they leave valuable clues to how you can build a longer, more profitable relationship with them. Join us online to hear how retailers are using analytics to increase profitability. REGISTER NOW. | - Sears taps former Sony executive for appliance division
Sears has named former Sony Electronics executive Steve Haber as the new head of its home appliance division, which faces growing competition from other chains including Lowe's and Home Depot. Haber replaces Dev Mukherjee, who announced his resignation earlier this month. Reuters (3/22) - CEO: Saks sees potential for growth as luxury stays strong
 Saks CEO Steve Sadove detailed plans to add a men's grooming salon at the store in Birmingham, Ala., during a visit there this week. Saks and other high-end retailers are faring well in the current economy, as wealthier consumers continue to spend on luxury items, he said. "There is a dichotomy between the high end and the low end, and I don't see that rapidly changing right now," said Sadove, who also serves as NRF's vice chairman. The Birmingham News (Ala.) (3/22)  | Data powers all your online channels and as a marketer you are involved with how this information is being used to reach customers. Federal regulations require protection of that consumer data to avoid potential risks and lawsuits. Watch these videos to learn how to create a comprehensive data privacy strategy. |
 - "The retail food landscape is changing," Lempert says
Industry analyst Phil Lempert notes rapid change in retail food, with dollar stores and drugstores offering frozen and perishable groceries and retailers including Trader Joe's and ALDI offering a curated selection at smaller stores. A Walgreen store in Chicago "stands out with a sushi and sashimi bar, self-serve yogurt, a juice bar featuring fresh fruits, vegetables and made-to-order smoothies, craft beers, spirits, gourmet chocolates, a cigar humidor and more than 400 varieties of wine priced as high as a $450," he writes. The Huffington Post/The Blog (3/21) - Designers bring back the peplum
An extra flap of fabric around the widest part of the body may seem like the opposite of what women want, but a growing number of retailers from H&M to Saks and Bergdorf Goodman are featuring spring dresses that show that the peplum done properly can enhance a woman's shape. "Peplum helps define that hourglass shape, which overrides the idea you may look too hippy," says Stephanie Solomon, women's fashion director at Bloomingdale's. The Wall Street Journal (3/22) - Li & Fung's U.S. orders are on the rise
Orders from U.S. retailers including Wal-Mart are on the rise as the economy improves, Hong Kong-based supplier Li & Fung said Thursday. The US accounts for about 60% of business for the clothing and toy supplier, which reported a 24% rise in net income for 2011. Bloomberg (3/23)  | The Business Case for Mobile and Tablet Shopping
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Web attacks and retribution campaigns are on the rise, and they have become more frequent, more random and more extreme. This paper assesses the current cyber threat environment and discusses the use of distributed cloud services as an effective means to protect against evolving, modern-day IT threats. |
 | Policy & Government Affairs |  |  | | |  | - NCCR urges Congress to rewrite health care law
NRF's National Council of Chain Restaurants says requirements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law two years ago have the potential to hobble restaurants' profit margins. The organization has asked Congress to rewrite the law to specifically address the mandate that large employees and franchisees start providing government-mandated levels of health insurance to full-time workers in 2014. QSRMagazine.com (3/22)  | Gain valuable insight on how to build an HR strategy that produces results in any economy. Notable CEOs of quickly-growing companies outline their winning HR strategies in this must-read whitepaper for small businesses in growth mode. Learn more here. |
| NRF News | |  | | - How the new health care law continues to stymie the retail industry
Two years later, retailers, restaurants and other businesses continue to find it financially difficult to meet the demands of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). In a post on Retail's BIG blog, NRF's Vice President of Health Care Neil Trautwein examines which statutes of the reform law are threatening retailer's economic growth, and the fate of PPACA on its second anniversary. Read more. Retail's BIG Blog (3/23) - Save $300 on NRF's Loss Prevention Conference by March 30
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| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - Starbucks CEO puts focus on retail
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, said the company will continue expanding beyond cafes and into retail, commenting, "We're in the nascent stage of what we believe is our capability to do a number of things within food and beverage." Starbucks first took its products to supermarket shelves in 1995, and its retail offerings now include Via instant coffee and capsules for Keurig single-cup brewers. Bloomberg (3/22) - Atlanta equity firm acquires Krystal
Argonne Capital Group, which owns hundreds of restaurant units, including IHOP and Applebee's, has acquired Chattanooga, Tenn.-based burger chain Krystal for an undisclosed amount, the companies said Thursday. Krystal, which operates or franchises 360 eateries in 11 states, put itself up for sale last summer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (3/22) | |  | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Business Analyst | QuantiSense | Atlanta, GA | | Implementation Consultant | QuantiSense | Atlanta, GA | | Director, Store Environment & Merchandise Planning | Harbor Freight Tools | Calabasas, CA | | Planner | Stein Mart | Jacksonville, FL | | Director of Advertising Production | The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | | Project Manager | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ | | Director of Operations | Spencer Gifts | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | | Global Insights Manager | Burt's Bees | Durham, NC | | Designer - Footwear/Girlcare | Tween Brands Service Co. | New Albany, OH | | Director, Online Marketing | Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. | Columbus, OH | | Merchandise Planner | Kohl's Department Stores | Menomonee Falls, WI | | Merchandise Buyer | Kohl's Department Stores | Milwaukee/Menomonee Falls, WI | | Merchandise Planner | Burlington Coat Factory | Burlington, NJ | | Merchandise Planning & Analytics Manager | Coast Guard Community Services Command | Chesapeake, VA | | Buyer | Smithsonian Museum Retail | Washington, DC | | eCommerce Web Analytics & Planner Manager | Bealls Florida | Bradenton, FL | | Manager of Store Communication | American Eagle Outfitters | Pittsburgh, PA | | Visual Manager | Saks Fifth Avenue | Huntington Station, NY | | Meat/Seafood Team Leader | Meijer | Cincinnati, OH | | Meat/Seafood Team Leader | Meijer | Westerville, OH | | Vice President - General Manager | Saks Fifth Avenue | Stamford, CT | | Buyer, Petites | Stein Mart | Jacksonville, FL | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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