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Reports: Alex and Ani Shutters 20 Stores and Rhode Island Headquarters

Retail TouchPoints

.” Alex and Anni has closed all stores in its home state but will continue operating seven across the country. Its products also are sold at The Paper Store locations. The company, which was founded in 2004, had more than 100 stores across the U.S. during the height of its operations.

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Foot Locker Plans Phase-Out of 250+-Store Footaction Banner

Retail TouchPoints

will transition approximately one-third of its most successful Footaction stores to other banners over the rest of 2021 and shutter the remaining locations as their leases expire during the coming two-year period. The retailer, which purchased Footaction in 2004, currently operates a total of 256 Footaction stores in 36 U.S.

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Stockouts Are Costing You Money

Independent Retailer

If you are running a grocery, convenience store , liquor shop, or something similar, you should think twice about waiting until tomorrow to reorder your best selling products. Thankfully, there are tools available for a store operator to attack this problem at its root. Since 2004, stockouts have only become worse for retailers.

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Hy-Vee promotes three executives

Mass Relators

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.