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Barnes & Noble Revamps Loyalty Program, Adding Free Option

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Barnes & Noble has reconfigured its loyalty offerings for the first time since the program began in 2001, launching its first free program and enhancing the benefits of its paid Membership program.

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Exclusive: How Daniel’s Jewelers is Using Vision AI to Better Serve its Customers

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When David Sherwood joined the family business in 2001, the plan was to sell. But in the process, he fell back in love with the business he had grown up in, and the plan changed. “I His father and uncle, who were running the company at that time, were ready to retire, so David was brought in to help find a buyer.

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Bankrupt Century 21, Citing $175 Million Insurance Nonpayment, Will Cease Operations

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Pioneering off-price retail chain Century 21 Stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to shut all 13 of its stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. Noting that insurance payouts enabled Century 21 to reopen six months after the Sept.

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Hy-Vee promotes three executives

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Marshall’s Hy-Vee career began in 1982 at the Des Moines, Iowa, Save U More, which was a former brand owned and operated by Hy-Vee. He held many retail store operations and management positions within Hy-Vee, and in 2006 he was promoted to assistant vice president, operations, northwestern district. Jay Marshall.

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Vasos extolled for accomplishments

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At Eckerd, Vasos rose quickly through store operations ranks from assistant store manager to store manager, district manager and regional manager before joining Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc., where he led the operations teams and later served as a merchant. In 2001, Vasos joined Longs Drug Stores Corp.

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FMI honors seven food industry executives

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As senior vice president and chief financial officer, he oversaw the development of the 2020 and Beyond Plan , which analyzed every facet of business at Associated Food Stores to identify opportunities for improvement. In 2001, industry relations was added to Rick’s responsibilities.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 258 – Retailer Owned Brands and Other News

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Jason: [0:48] I know this was a bad week to plan a vacation in the canal. Jason: [2:07] Yeah and the plan B is not ideal it’s a so long way around. Scot: [23:49] It makes logical sense the store operators themselves one credit for that stuff too. Scot: [0:51] Do you do you often vacation in the count.