USA Today writes that "as smartphones proliferate, more stores and banks are offering to e-mail shoppers their receipts rather than giving them a printed copy. These electronic or digital receipts, touted as green for saving paper and convenient for saving…
Beginning Sunday, November 4, 2012, customers in all Macy's stores nationwide will be able to contribute $1.00 or more to hurricane recovery efforts. Contributions can be made at the registers in all Macy's stores and online at www.macys.com. Contributions will…
The Home Depot Foundation will give $1 million to the immediate relief, recovery and long-term rebuilding efforts in the Northeast following Hurricane Sandy. American Red Cross will get $250,000 for immediate disaster relief supplies and activities. This donation is in…
Lowe's Cos. Inc. has joined a growing list of Charlotte-area companies throwing support behind communities affected by Superstorm Sandy. The Mooresville-based retail chain says it will donate $1 million through the American Red Cross and other national nonprofit partners for…
It’s official – customers have the holidays on their mind. Halloween has passed us and Thanksgiving is just over two weeks away, which means consumers are in a holiday state of mind. In addition to the many things on your…
These companies include supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies, discounters, and specialty stores. Some of the world’s largest retailers are addressing their environmental impacts by setting long-term quantitative targets and deadlines to reduce carbon emissions, as well as companywide programs to improve…
The 2012 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, from the National Grocers Association (NGA), is out, and it says that “independent grocers express a great level of concern over the financial impact of the changes to healthcare insurance mandated by the Patient…
Halloween spending is expected to increase 10.7% this year compared to 2011, reaching a record $8 billion, finds IBISWorld. "Halloween spending fully recovered in 2011 when it surpassed its 2008 peak of $6.1 billion," said Olivia Tang, analyst for the…