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Kmart buys Sears for $11 billion.
By Sarah Hale Meitner, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Hale Meitner, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Kmart Stores to Remain Open in Newport News, Va., Area.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Experts Offer Tips for Kmart Shoppers.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Kmart's Problems Have Yet to Hit Newport News, Va., Area.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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Sears restores layaway amid retail gloom
CHICAGO -- Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-you-go plan at its Kmart locations. The move comes as shoppers look for ways to save money during...
Haircut King Shares Techniques of Cutting Hair
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- "The scissors fly and the hair falls, those are the obvious basics but there's more to cutting hair," Steve Woodham said. "I'm a songwriter, it's really all I ever wanted to do," Woodham said. "I became a barber so I'd be...
It's not too early to try persuading wife and kids to downgrade
If America's mass-marketing machine has taught us anything, it's that it's never too early to start thinking about Christmas. I've been hard at work on it for weeks. Hard at work convincing my family that this is the year for Christmas Lite. You know, Christmas without the...
Kmart Makes Giving Disney-Themed Gifts Easy this Holiday Season
Thousands of gifts for all ages in one convenient place HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart has ramped up its selection of Disney-inspired items for the holidays to delight gift givers and gift getters of all ages. The extensive selection at Kmart makes shopping for...
Layaway back to lure customers
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the old-fashioned retail practice of having a store hold merchandise until it is paid for is making a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially to buy presents during the holiday shopping season. That said, only...
Layaway makes comeback this holiday season
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the retail practice of having a store hold an item until you have paid for the merchandise is making a bit of a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially during the holiday shopping season. That said, only a...
Kmart Continues Popular Layaway Program for the Holidays
Only national discount department store that offers layaway HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kmart famed "Mr. Bluelight" just might be the nation's favorite gift-guy this holiday season, as the retailer, responding to American families' belt-tightening moves, announced it will continue to offer layaway during...
Radko
In the first mass-market manifestation of the Radko Christmas decoration brand, Celebrations by Radko will debut exclusively at Kmart stores across the United States this holiday season. The new contemporary collection by Christopher Radko, who specializes in original handmade glass ornaments and holiday collectables, features a unique assortment of boxed...
Dave van Howe: vice president of purchasing, Walgreen Co
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Like many of the best merchandising executives, Dave van Howe, vice president of purchasing at Walgreen Co., began his retail career in the trenches, working as a stock man in the sporting goods department of Kmart Corp. while attending college. His years working in field operations left...
Kmart Pharmacy Celebrates American Pharmacists' Month in October
Encourages customers to 'Know your Medicine, Know your Pharmacist' HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kmart pharmacy today announced it will celebrate American Pharmacists' Month in October by encouraging customers to "Know your Medicine, Know your Pharmacist" and visit one of Kmart's Pharmacist Appreciation events or...
Radko's Kmart debut
RADKO'S KMART DEBUT: Celebrations by Radko is making its debut in Kmart stores this holiday season. The ornament collection is priced under $10...
Sears, Kmart fill key posts in marketing
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears Holding Corp. has announced the appointment of two executives. Don Hamblen has been named chief marketing officer and vice president of the Sears division. He will report to Richard Gerstein, senior vice president of Sears Holdings. Hamblen was formerly...
Trey Resources Announces a Series of New MAPADOC Software Sales
Trey Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: TYRIA)announced today that the company's wholly owned subsidiary, SWKTechnologies, Inc., the premier total solutions provider specializing inaccounting software and supply-side software solutions, has closed on aseries of significant sales of its proprietary MAPADOC EDI electronic dateinterchange software. The new customers are involved in industries as diverse...
Kmart Pharmacy Hosts Flu Clinics
Get Protected this Season by Visiting your Local Kmart Pharmacy to Receive a Flu Shot HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kmart pharmacy today announced its walk-in flu clinics will open on October 2, 2008 and run through November 13, 2008. "Flu season begins...
Warm Welcome
TO MAKE WREATHS aren't JUST FOR CHRISTMAS. We made a fall-inspired one to decorate the front door. First, pick up a variety of inexpensive Christmas ornaments in gold and bronze colors. (We found these at Kmart.) Then attach the ornaments and dried leaves from your yard to...
Introducing Celebrations by Radko(TM), a New Line of Ornaments Offered by Christopher Radko(R)
Rauch Industries, Inc. today announced itsChristopher Radko Division, the producer of fine European glass ornamentsand holiday collectables, has introduced a new, contemporary line ofornaments called Celebrations by Radko, that will be available exclusivelyat Kmart stores for the 2008 holiday season. "This new line of ornaments is exciting for Radko. Its...
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