RETAIL NEWS

TEL AVIV, Israel — Amazon is expanding into one of the go-to destinations for product discovery.

This was according to “Amazon: The Big E-Commerce Marketing Opportunity for Brands,” a report from Kenshoo. The study is based on 3,100 consumers in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and France.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy will be acquiring six Ohio outpatient pharmacy locations from ProMedica, with plans to close five of them. CVS Pharmacy will take over operations at ProMedica Pharmacy Counter in Oregon, Ohio, converting it to a CVS Pharmacy in November. The other five locations, all in the Toledo area, will be closed, with their files set to be transferred to nearby CVS Pharmacy locations starting in mid-October.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General on Wednesday partnered with the Big 12 Conference and ESPN Events to serve as the Official Discount Retail Sponsor for the Big 12 Conference for the 2017-2018 academic year. Additionally, the major discount retailer will serve as the Conference’s Official Homegating and Tailgating Headquarters and exclusive sponsor of the Dollar General Big 12 Championship Tour, which plans to host events at each of the 10 Big 12 Conference collegiate campuses during the 2017 fall football season.

RICHMOND, Va.— The U.S. District Court here on Tuesday officially dismissed the Kroger lawsuit against Lidl, which alleged Lidl infringed on Kroger's private label trademark. Both parties filed a stipulation of dismissal on Sept. 7, the court reported.

According to that stipulation, the parties agreed to dismiss the suit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled anytime in the future, with each side bearing their own attorney fees and court costs.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Among the products Walmart is bringing into stores to up its beauty game is one bringing consumers a new way to remove nail polish. Nail-Aid on Wednesday announced that its Spray Away aerosol nail polish remover was getting an exclusive Walmart launch at all of the retailer’s more than 4,500 stores.

WADSWORTH, Ohio —  Ritzman Pharmacy at NEOMED has introduced Ritzman Recognizes, a new awards program celebrating local high school students’ achievements in four categories – athletics, service, leadership and academics.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — In celebration of National Literacy Month in September, Dollar General and Kellogg’s are partnering on a new "Here’s My Story" campaign aimed at sharing customers’ personalized literacy and education advancements stories through programs funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.