| August 6, 2012 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Walgreen will add corporate jobs in Ill. office revamp
Walgreen plans to spend $75 million over three years to expand and renovate 27 offices in Illinois, adding 500 jobs. "Walgreens has deep roots in Illinois and is an important part of the region's flourishing health care hub," Gov. Pat Quinn said. "This expansion will create good paying jobs, attract additional investment to the area and help fuel our economic recovery." Chicago Tribune (free registration) (8/3)       | Could you get more ROI from CRM?
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 - Sycamore Partners completes Talbots buyout
Equity firm Sycamore Partners was to complete its $193.3 million acquisition of Talbots last Friday, and the chain is expected to announce a new management team and a replacement for CEO Trudy Sullivan. The buyout also triggered the resignation of the chain's board of directors. Boston Herald (8/4) - Amazon is on track to outpace Wal-Mart, former ASDA chief says
Amazon is on track to overtake larger rival Wal-Mart Stores as online retail increasingly shapes the way consumers shop, former ASDA CEO Andy Bond said. "Almost certainly Amazon will have toppled, or at least be vying with, Wal-Mart for the top slot in 2020. Ten years ago, people would have said that was ridiculous," said Bond, chairman of online bicycle retailer Wiggle. The Telegraph (London) (8/5) - Consumers, convenience and the changing of channels
 Convenience stores might have started the channel-blurring trend by beefing up prepared-food offerings to compete with quickservice chains, but retailers across the spectrum have gotten on board as consumers seek to find more of what they're looking for in one place, said industry consultant Bill Bishop and Fran Duskiewicz of Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes. "It used to be we owned convenience, that's the name of our industry, but the fact is we don't own convenience anymore," Duskiewicz said. "The shopper is defining what's convenient." SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership (8/6)  |
Convenience retailers face competition from some unexpected sources today — grocery and drug stores, fast food restaurants and more are vying for your shoppers. NACS / Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council representatives share ways to effectively address channel blurring. Learn more. | |
- Back-to-school sales extend beyond pencils and books
Retailers are hawking everything from skateboards and cars to massages and flowers in back-to-school promotions this year. The season is retail's second-busiest of the year, with consumers expected to spend $83.8 billion this time, according to NRF data. USA TODAY (8/5)   | 10 Principles for Building an Effective Human Capital Plan
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| NRF News | | | | - The evolution and innovation of the Starbucks logo
Starbucks is the very model of a successful, multifaceted global enterprise, but it all started with one shop more than 40 years ago. As the company evolved, so has the now ubiquitous siren logo. At the Shop.org Annual Summit next month in Denver, the man behind last year's logo refresh, Steve Murray, Starbucks content manager of brand strategy, will share how the company balances constant innovation, brand identity and personal relationships between baristas and customers worldwide. Learn more. - Maximize your career through NRF's LinkedIn group
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