RETAIL NEWS

TORONTO - The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada earlier this month released its 900 Day Strategic Plan that clarifies and refines the mission, structure and vision for Canada's retail pharmacy association.

KEASBEY, N.J. -- ShopRite has launched a campaign to raise funds to benefit Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network.

From now through Nov. 26, ShopRite stores throughout Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties will collect donations at checkout and host in-store events, activities and fundraisers to support the hospital, which provides care to more than 20,000 critically ill infants and children each year.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Interactive multichannel retailer HSN has named Carmen Bauza as its EVP and chief merchandising officer effective Nov. 28. 

Bauza comes to HSN with more than 30 years' experience in retail and merchandising, having served in leadership positions at Walmart, L Brands (formerly Limited Brands, Inc.), Five Below, Inc. and the Walt Disney Company.  

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dollar General is rolling out extended store hours, exclusive digital coupons and online-only discounts to woo holiday shoppers this year.

The retailer has announced that its holiday season plans will begin this week with a special discount for military-affiliated shoppers on Friday, Veterans Day.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — CVS Health teamed with the NFL’s New England Patriots on Nov. 5 to provide a football skills camp for nearly 30 veterans from Massachusetts and Rhode Island at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

The camp included a Patriots-style entry onto the turf via an oversized Patriots helmet. Once the skills session began, Patriots alumni Patrick Pass, Harold Shaw and Vernon Crawford taught veterans from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs New England blocking, throwing and kicking skills, followed by an autograph session, lunch and stadium tours.

Hundreds of fake retail and product apps have popped up in Apple’s App Store in recent weeks, according to the New York Times.

The counterfeiters have masqueraded as retail chains like Dollar Tree and Foot Locker, big department stores like Dillard’s and Nordstrom, online product bazaars like Zappos.com and Polyvore, and luxury-goods makers like Jimmy Choo, Christian Dior and Salvatore Ferragamo, the newspaper reports.

CHICAGO -- Steadily climbing consumer confidence and retail sales growth have U.S. retail CMOs feeling optimistic ahead of this holiday season.

Respondents of BDO USA’s 11th annual Retail Compass Survey of CMOs predict a bullish 4.7% sales increase this holiday season, tied with the highest projection in the survey’s history. This is also more optimistic than the National Retail Federation’s expected 3.6% increase.