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  • Target CIO talks stores, digital, supply chain and more

    Mike McNamara, a former executive at British retailer Tesco PLC, joined Target as CIO last summer, moving from London to Minneapolis.

    In a Q&A on Target’s website, McNamara discusses highlights of his first year with the discounter and priorities going forward. He also spoke about Target’s tech hiring boom.
      

  • Loblaw to purchase Canadian healthcare tech company QHR

    BRAMPTON, Ontario and KELOWNA, British Columbia — Loblaw, owner of Canada’s largest retail pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart, announced Monday that it will be acquiring healthcare technology company QHR. Loblaw will be paying $170 million for the provider of electronic medical records, which is a 22% premium to the closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and QHR’s board of directors has approved the deal. 
     

  • Shopko loses EVP of retail Persaud

    GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Shopko Stores confirmed Monday that Executive Vice President of Retail at Andre Persaud has left the company.

    Persaud joined Shopko Stores in April 2015 and oversaw the two retail divisions (Shopko and Hometown) and the health services division inclusive of pharmacy.

  • Report: Amazon planning to open drive-up grocery store

    The world’s biggest online retailer is planning to open a drive-up grocery store in its hometown.
     

  • GMDC report: Diabetic patients will increasingly rely on stores to fill health care gap

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As more Americans develop diabetes, retailers have an opportunity to bridge the gap between physicians' orders and self-care, according to the Global Market Development Center's latest Health & Wellness Best Practices report.

  • NACDS and Massachusetts Convention Center Authority donate TSE goods to local community

    BOSTON – Exhibitors at the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo on Thursday donated several thousand consumer goods to be dispersed to various charitable organizations throughout the Greater Boston community. The NACDS Total Store Expo was held August 6-9 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

  • Target, other retailers answer Louisiana’s call for help after ‘Great Flood of 2016’

    As the national media continues to largely ignore Louisiana’s cries for help after 6.9 trillion gallons of rain pummeled the southern part of the state between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14, retailers such as Target Corp. have answered the call.

    Target said Friday it will donate $400,000 to assist Baton Rouge and the surrounding communities affected. The donation includes $100,000 to both the Salvation Army and American Red Cross to aid shelter and relief efforts. Additionally, the retailer will donate $30,000 to aid recovery efforts for impacted local schools.

  • Survey: Hispanics rely on phones to make back-to-school choices

    Three-quarters of Hispanic shoppers in the U.S. will make back-to-school purchase in stores, but which ones will be strongly influenced by their mobile marketing offers.

    A survey of 500 Hispanic consumers conducted by mobile ad platform Retale found nine out of 10 saying they’d be using their smartphones to shop and that their dollars would be put toward the best deals.

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