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Casey’s Plans to Add 350 Stores, New Food Options in Three-Year Plan

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Casey’s General Stores has announced a three-year strategic plan that will include opening 350 additional stores, expanding its selection of prepared and private label foods and ramping up its community involvement.

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Shoe City, Filing for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close All Stores

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Bankruptcy Court in Maryland and plans to close all 39 stores in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The Athlete’s Foot parent company Arklyz Group was planning to purchase Shoe City in May 2022, but the deal fell through. Shoe City has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. million , and Timberland , owed $1.4

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How RFID is Powering Perry Ellis’ Customer Operations, from Inventory Planning to Checkout

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Perry Ellis is managing this challenge through the rollout of RFID technology, in partnership with Mojix , that will help the retailer manage its supply chain from the store level all the way through broader inventory planning.

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Following Tough 2023, Allbirds Plans to Close 10-15 U.S. Stores This Year

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Additionally, the brand plans to continue evaluating a transition in its international go-to-market strategy — moving to a distributor model in certain markets to grow them in a “cost- and capital-efficient manner,” according to a company statement.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

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The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. operates approximately 19,000 stores and 28 distribution centers in 47 states and employs more than 173,000 workers. 3, 2023, with net sales increasing 10.6% and same store sales up 4.3%. Dollar General Corp.

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

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Boisson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins. The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer.

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How Retail Tech Solutions Address Stadium Concessions Gripes

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With so many venues, and sports stadiums in particular, seeing the impact, the soon to be unveiled Intuit Dome plans to deploy 45 autonomous stores throughout the arena. During the 2021 NFL season, an autonomous store at Ford Field cut down transaction and queuing time by 50% and increased store sales by 170%.

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