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  • Academy Sports + Outdoors signs Walmart U.S. EVP as chief merchandising officer

    KATY, Texas — Academy Sports + Outdoors, a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, on Wednesday named Michelle Gloeckler EVP, chief merchandising officer and president of Academy International Limited, its global sourcing entity, effective Aug. 29, 2016.

  • Kinney Drugs recognized as top National Wear Red Day fundraising company

    GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. – A Gouverneur-based, employee-owned company has bested a Wall Street company to be the No.1 fundraiser nationally for the American Heart Association’s Wear Red Day.

    Kinney Drugs, the drug store division of KPH Healthcare Services, Inc., received this top honor after raising $30,000 during their 2016 Heart Health campaign.  This donation edged out all other companies in the nation, including Wall Street financial firm Morgan Stanley, which ranked #2 with a donation of $29,969. 

  • Report: Walgreens names new VP digital healthcare

  • Curly-haired products spring up at mass

    If anyone can attest to the need for the current rash of hair care products for women with curls, it is Michelle Breyer.

  • New device refreshes skin in a flash

    CHICAGO — Merchants looking for the “next best thing” in at-home treatments might want to eyeball Dermaflash. Sephora is already selling the at-home exfoliation device, which removes dead cells, “peach fuzz hair” and built-up debris.

  • Zika fears lead to more insect repellents, sales

    Summer always is a strong selling season for insect repellents, but this year has seen sales rise in the category due to consumer worry over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

    According to IRI, sales of insect repellent, which includes rodent control products, topped $506 million in the 52-week period ended June 12, an increase of 4% from the previous year.

  • Survey: Back-to-school shoppers hitting stores earlier this year

    Ninety-three percent of consumers are starting their back-to-school shopping before classes begin and receipts promise to be strong for stores.
     

  • Thermos unveils new shaker bottle for smoothie lovers

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- More and more consumers are starting their day with protein smoothies, and Thermos is answering the call for the ability to enjoy freshly mixed protein shakes anywhere, with the Genuine Thermos Brand Shaker Bottle.

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