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Citing Theft and Safety Issues, Target Closes 9 Stores in 4 States

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in 2021 and in line with shrink rates seen in 2020 and 2019. Theft, both internal and external, accounts for 65% of shrink, although it can reach as high as 70% in certain verticals. reduced specific storesoperating hours; 29.7% reduced or altered in-store product selection; and 28.1% billion in 2021.

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Lego Plans $1.4 Billion Sustainability Investment Over Next 3 Years

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These plans are part of the brand’s near-term climate target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 37% by 2032 compared to a 2019 base figure. They are holding us to account, and we must set ambitious goals and take meaningful and lasting actions to protect their futures.”

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Bed Bath & Beyond Tech Chief Resigns as Retailer Deals with Data Breach

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This followed the late August 2022 announcement that the retailer would be closing 150 stores and cutting 20% of its workforce as part of ongoing recovery efforts. He was replaced as CFO on an interim basis by SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Laura Crossen.

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Report: Walmart Pulls Guns and Ammunition From Sales Floor, Citing ‘Civil Unrest’

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The retailer will continue selling the items in the stores that carry them, which account for approximately half its footprint. “We

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NJBIZ: American Dream Reaches Deal with Lenders for 4-Year Extension on Loan Repayment

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1, 2022, and the balance in the reserve account previously used to make payments on the loans is $862.12. The more than 3-million-square-foot shopping center has a troubled past, including more than a decade of construction before opening in October 2019, just months before COVID-19 forced it to shut down for an extended period.

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Paper Source Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Keep Most Stores Open During Proceedings

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In court papers , CFO Ronald Kruczynski said that prior to the pandemic, Paper Source “had been enjoying rapid expansion and sustained sales growth,” but that the company had “sustained deep damage to their finances and operations as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”. million reported in 2019.

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Burlington Doubles Store Total Target to 2,000, Plans 75 Net New Locations for 2021

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The company is planning to open 100 new stores this year while at the same time relocating or closing 25 existing stores, bringing the net total of new stores in 2021 to 75. Another key efficiency driver will be a reduction in store size to improve store-level productivity, said O’Sullivan on that call.

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