| December 10, 2008 | News for the retail industry |
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- Macy's, Tiffany aim for profitable sustainability
Macy's is putting a sustainability action plan in place that it believes can work in tandem with a healthy-profit motive. "Being green and generating a profit are not mutually exclusive, competing values for businesses," Vice Chairman Tom Cole said. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required)
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- Retailers urge ethical giving
This holiday season, retailers are urging people to give ethical gifts, including paperless cards, donations and locally made items. One company sells T-shirts bearing the faces of people who send in their photos, fostering a connection between the person on the shirt and the buyer, people who have never met. Google/The Canadian Press
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- Video stores to change as new concepts take hold
While Blockbuster prepares to bring more digital features to its stores, online startup Clerk Dogs seeks to improve on computer-driven movie recommendations by offering suggestions from real live movie buffs. This columnist suggests that both concepts promise a much different video-store experience in the near future. NYTimes.com/Gigaom
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- Niche retailers doing well in downturn
Discounters aren't the only retailers thriving amid the economic slump. Stores such as Hot Topic, Buckle, American Apparel, Cato and Aaron's Rent that have something unique to offer customers also are doing well. CNNMoney.com
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- Wish lists ease holiday shopping
Twitter users offered up some of their favorite shopping wish lists on the Web. Among them are Amazon, which recently added a universal list that lets users add items from other online retailers; Boxedup, which has a Facebook application; ThisNext, which is intended for the young and hip; and Froogle, which offers reviews and ratings. NYTimes.com/ReadWriteWeb
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- Submit session proposals for NRF's Loss Prevention Conference by Dec. 19
The deadline to submit session proposals for the Loss Prevention Conference is Dec. 19. Educational sessions will feature the hottest topics in the industry, ranging from operating in a tight economy and organized retail crime to professional development. Register for the conference by Jan. 9 to receive the lowest registration rate for the LP Conference, June 15 to 17, 2009, in Los Angeles. Learn more.
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- Yum! Brands to unveil environmental plans
Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands, owner of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W chains, is exploring ways to recycle used cooking oil, possibly as biodiesel fuel. Yum!'s environmental strategies are included in a "corporate responsibility" report to be released to investors today in New York. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
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- Friendly's names Lidvall president, CEO
Ned R. Lidvall has been named president and CEO of Friendly Ice Cream Corp., which operates the 505-unit Friendly's dining chain. Lidvall, who most recently served as president and CEO of Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc., "brings to Friendly's a creativity, financial acumen and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the restaurant business, including the ability to build franchises and develop innovative new restaurant concepts," said Scott T. King, managing director of Sun Capital, which bought Friendly last year. The Boston Globe (free registration)
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- CKE to build 12 Carl's Jr. restaurants in Kazakhstan
A dozen Carl's Jr. restaurants are slated to open in Kazakhstan over the next five years. "International expansion remains a key strategic focus at CKE," said Andrew F. Puzder, president and CEO of CKE Restaurants, which operates Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. The Americana Group franchisee operates 194 Hardee's restaurants in the Mideast, with plans to expand to 200 units in the first quarter of 2009. The Boston Globe/The Associated Press (free registration)
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