Sentences with phrase «store chains under»

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And with the synergies flowing from its consolidation of its various brands under the Circle K moniker, and the company's US$ 3.8 - billion acquisition of Texas gas and convenience store chain CST Brands Inc. last summer, it'll get harder still.

Last year, he added, the 800 - store chain — which has been under severe investor pressure following tepid sales — served up 13 million bowls of never ending pasta.

«People go through their lives for 20 years trying to go up the chain where they can sit in the same room and talk to Kevin,» Spieth told CNBC in an event in Boston unveiling Beantown's first Under Armour store.

Baker said HBC will keep the stores under separate banners, and plans on renovating the Saks stores and working with more vendors to make the chain «as luxurious as possible.»

People stick their money under the mattress, they don't put it to work,» says Leo Piccioli, who used to work at Officenet, a stationery and supplies start - up bought in 2004 by Staples, the US office supply chain store, and is now that company's Argentina country manager.

The 570 - store housewares chain went under after private equity firm Apollo Global Management (AGM) saddled it with more debt than it could handle.

The Kroger Company will stop selling guns to customers under the age of 21, the grocery store chain said Thursday, joining two other major retailers who have raised age limits after last month's school shooting in Florida.

Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain after the deal closes, and the store will continue to operate under the Whole Foods brand.

In 2003, department store super chain Target started selling boxed wine under their Wine Cube brand.

Under Worthington's guidance, Kneaders has grown from a small set of stores in Utah to a chain with 55 locations in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Texas.

Currently, there are just four company - owned stores, so the chain is slightly under the ratio.

New York's large retailers and chain stores would be forced to share the wealth with their workers under a bill that would set a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

Under the reforms, outside organisations could bid for work including» mutual» companies formed by public sector workers and based on the John Lewis Partnership, the department store chain partly owned by its staff.

She keeps the rest of her outfit under wraps, showing only her booties and chain - link purse during an exhibition at Le Bon Marche department store in Paris.

Under that 1981 law, books in the country were sold at a fixed price, which was meant to protect small booksellers from the ravages of big box discount stores and retail chains that were already cropping up even then.

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Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

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This workshop featured four speakers: one about increasing adoptions in shelters, one about decreasing the number of puppies from puppy mills sold in pet stores, one from HSUS's Pets for Life program about helping under served pet owners, and one from Coalition to Unchain Dogs, a group that builds fences for dogs who previously lived on a chain.

Given the success that Tractor Supply Company has had over the past several years, even as other chains have stumbled or even succumbed under economic pressures, the company's new focus could ultimately result in some stiff competition for pet specialty stores.

In addition to opening 59 new stores in Canada and the U.S. over the past five years, the company also acquired fellow Canadian pet store chain Bosley's Pet Food Plus (number 12 on the list, with 32 stores) in 2010, which it continues to operate under that brand.

While many pet - specialty stores fight to maintain market share under the dark clouds of an inhospitable economy and big - box competition, Zamzows, with its chain of 10 pet - specialty / lawn - and - garden stores in and around Boise, Idaho, thrives with a profitable business model that has served it well over the past 40 years.

However, all indications are that the intention is to continue operating the chain's 150 - plus stores in the southeast under the Pet Supermarket brand, rather than folding it into Pet Valu.

The chain now operates 31 stores in Arizona and Colorado under the Pet Club banner.

Both national chains and locally - owned stores have proven that you can run a successful business under this model, and organizations like the Humane Society of the United States even offer step - by - step support for stores as they make the transition.

Publication / Event date: 2012-01-31 Publication name: Cindy Lu's MuseURL for more info: http://cindylusmuse.blogspot.com/2012/01/happiness-is-pets-violent-turn-of.htmlSummary: The Happiness Is Pets chain of stores in suburban Chicago continue to be under fire for having sold puppies with distemper.

Then, this past Monday, spurred on by an New York Times investigation into health supplements, the New York State attorney general's office accused four national chains of hawking supposedly healthy dietary supplements under their store brands that ranged from useless to fraudulent to possibly harmful.

Defended large - scale retailer and national gas station and convenience store chain in putative state - court action under Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practice Act involving gift cards

The retail store manager plays a key role in leading the chain store, with many responsibilities under his belt: He manages the sales team, the product inventory, directs the sales and marketing and the customer service management.

Kmart is a chain of discount store in the USA under the corporate name of Sears Holdings.

«It was not a planned purchase — it was hanging out at the mall that brought it on,» says Damas who blogs under the name Caldor in homage to the defunct department store chain.

But the sector has come under pressure this year amid a wave of closure announcements from department store chains, sporting retailers and teen clothing retailers, among others.

These sacks are not found mass produced for a chain discount store, these are found hidden under floor boards of charming old farmhouses or tucked away in the keepsakes of ladies from long ago.

Content in a Cottage At the bottom of the post under the «Resources» heading I listed that the sofas were from Plush Sofas (an Australian chain store).

I store them in the credenza behind the desk and daisy chain them to one cord that I run under the carpet!