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May retail sales show healthy gain

Retail sales in May rebounded from a tepid April, according to the latest CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, released June 10 by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, increased 1.

Store closings are up significantly

Store closings are up significantly

Ahold Delhaize recently said it would shutter an undetermined number of underperforming Stop & Shop supermarkets this year, joining what some press reports have described as a “tsunami” of planned retail store closings.

Walgreens individualizes store assortments

Walgreens Boots Alliance is working to reenergize the front end at its nearly 9,000 retail pharmacies in the United States and Puerto Rico as it expeditiously responds to consumers’ changing needs and bolsters its competitiveness.

Cut prices but recalibrate value

Target said last month that it would be cutting prices on about 5,000 items this summer to encourage inflation-weary consumers to spend more in its stores. The move came as the retailer reported first quarter sales that were down compared to the same period last year. Comparable sales declined 3.

NACDS wins pivotal pharmacy reimbursement case in Texas

NACDS wins pivotal pharmacy reimbursement case in Texas

A Texas court has ruled in favor of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores in its lawsuit against the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, which has far-reaching and precedent-setting implications for pharmacies. The Seventh Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s ruling.