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Walmart's new high-tech perishable distribution center in Lancaster [Photo: Business Wire]
Walmart Opens High‑Tech Perishable Distribution Center South of Dallas
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2024
Located 15 miles south of Dallas in Lancaster, the new 730,000-SF center is Walmart’s second in the city, following the 2023 opening of a 1.5-million-SF next-generation fulfillment center that's brought "people, technology, and machine learning together."
by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2024
In honor of women going above and beyond to serve the community, Plano-based JCPenney said it is awarding five female changemakers a $2,000 donation to the nonprofit of their choice. Applications opened on March 1, and winners will be announced on May 1.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2024
The home furnishing and lifestyle brand rolled out its new store concept in Dallas, which includes a front vestibule reminiscent of a traditional foyer and a shopping journey presented in homelike ‘vignettes.'
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
RumbleOn, the largest powersports retailer in North America, has appointed Michael Kennedy as its new CEO, succeeding interim CEO Mark Tkach.
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Katie Mullen [Photo: JCPenney]
Retailer JCPenney Adds Company Veteran to C-Suite as Chief Customer Officer
by Lance Murray | Apr 21, 2023
Plano-based retailer JCPenney has appointed company executive Katie Mullen as chief customer officer.
Previously JCPenney’s chief digital officer, Mullen will continue to oversee the company’s e-commerce strategy and omnichannel development, with an added emphasis on customer marketing, engagement, analytics, and more.
“A core part of JCPenney’s overarching transformation strategy and our shift back to the basics has been a relentless focus on our customer’s needs....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 14, 2023
One of the original off-price retailers specializing in name-brand, high-quality products for the home, the Dallas-based retailer is filing for Chapter 11 protection for the second time since the onset of the pandemic.
Tuesday Morning plans to close more than half of its 487 stores nationwide—including two dozen in Texas—according to the Dallas Morning News.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2022
The appointment of Andrew Berger follows the announcement that Fred Hand would be retiring from the CEO' s post and as a member of the company's board of directors.
In September, the Dallas-based retailer announced getting a new backer following its emergence from bankruptcy—one that’s familiar with the business and also owns local consumer brands Pier 1 Imports and RadioShack.
In September, the Dallas-based retailer announced getting a new backer following its emergence from bankruptcy—one that’s familiar with the business and also owns local consumer brands Pier 1 Imports and RadioShack.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 21, 2020
Soap Hope wants to attract more people with disabilities to participate in the academy's internships to learn the inner workings of employment in a fulfillment center. Take a look inside the new center and meet the HIPsters, a.k.a. Hugely Important People, working there.
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[Image: Courtesy Neighborhood Goods]
‘An Avenue Back to Normalcy’: Neighborhood Goods Plans Free Store Space for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
by Lauren Hawkins | Apr 9, 2020
The Commons by Neighborhood Goods plans to provide a free platform for local and national brands, restaurants, musicians, and artists who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 16, 2019
By tripling the facility’s size and adding new automation tech, ThriftBooks says it will be able to process 50 million books a year in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2019
Also, you’ll find news from Civitas Senior Living, Nuvectra, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, and Wilson Perumal in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 21, 2019
The next-gen department store, which 'reimagined retail' last year with a grand opening in Plano's Legacy West, also announced it will open a second location this year in New York.
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DI People: J.C. Penney Names New CEO, Synergy Medsales Taps CFO, Katten Adds 3 Partners
by Lance Murray | Oct 9, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Equest, 1st Global, and Bone Solutions in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Sep 27, 2016
Michio Kaku, known for his TV appearances, was keynote speaker at the Shop.org Retail Digital Summit
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2016
Coppell-based Container Store will make communications "hands-free" with the help of Dallas-based Theatro's device.
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