RETAIL NEWS

Atlanta is still in the lead as the top market for overall Red Nose Day fundraising activity, Walgreens announced on Wednesday.

Walgreens is coming to Mall of America, the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America, with a space slated to open in the fall.

Smartphones generated over 35% of all email-driven revenue, and half of all email-driven orders, according to “Email Benchmark Report: Maintaining the Holiday Momentum,” from Yes Lifecycle Marketing.

Under the program, Walmart will subsidize the cost of higher education, beyond financial aid and an employee contribution equivalent to $1 a day — if the candidate is pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in business or supply chain management.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association said it supports the Administration’s decision to hold China accountable for their bad behavior, but strongly believes that “igniting a global trade war will cause casualties.”

Medical technology company Hill-Rom has announced that its Welch Allyn Home Blood Pressure Monitors and Digital Scale are now available at all Kinney Drugs locations in New York and Vermont.

Personalized medicine platform provider Genomind has entered into a partnership with Albertsons to allow pharmacy patients at select Albertsons, Jewel-Osco and Acme supermarkets who are dealing with mental health issues to voluntarily receive free education about how genetic testing may be able to help them get better faster.

The week-long mini boot camp accelerator program had 10 startups participate in workshops with Target and industry mentors who in turn shared advice on how to scale their brands to mass retail.