General Merchandise

CINCINNATI — With millions of people expected to travel this Labor Day weekend, Procter & Gamble has released a new version of its Charmin SitOrSquat restroom finder mobile app. The popular travel app helps people find clean public restrooms based on user-generated ratings and reviews.

CINCINNATI — The Procter & Gamble Company announced Wednesday it will share online all fragrance ingredients down to 0.01% for its entire product portfolio in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2019, which includes more than 2,000 fragranced products. P&G is the first company to commit to this level of fragrance ingredient detail across such a broad product portfolio, the company noted.

NASHVILLE – ­Retailers are opening 4,080 more stores in 2017 than they are closing and plan to open over 5,500 more in 2018, according to a new research report from IHL Group.

NEW YORK — In part two of Gordon Haskett's review of consumer behavior online, analyst Chuck Grom gives Amazon their due, as the online juggernaut "commands the majority of online traffic with an equal (or greater) share of household purchases when compared to all other e-commerce retailers combined," he said. But brick-and-mortar retailers shouldn't fret (too much), he added, because in-store sales still remain relevant, particularly in non-discretional categories.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Walmart today announced the expansion of its global online marketplace to Walmart Canada's flagship online store, Walmart.ca. Through this program, 27 trusted, third-party sellers, curated by Walmart Canada now offer their products on Walmart.ca in categories ranging from home, baby, apparel, toys and sporting goods.

Walmart.ca attracts approximately 8 million unique visits per month.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com on Monday announced plans to open its second Oregon fulfillment center in Salem, Ore. The company recently announced other commitments to Oregon, including an upcoming fulfillment center in Troutdale. Amazon currently operates a sortation center in Hillsboro and Prime Now hub in Portland.

PLANO, Texas — Crossmark on Monday named Mark Ayer president and CEO of Crossmark Canada. Ayer joined Crossmark Canada as SVP customer development in April 2017.

 ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM and SAP SE on Thursday teamed up to provide a co-innovated solution for the retail and consumer packaged goods industries to help both increase profitability and improve the consumer experience.