Walgreens has had a busy month in May, celebrating the openings of two new flagship store locations in Boston and San Francisco.

When working with a list of the top 100 apparel specialty retailers ranked by industry sales, I realized there are quite a few new players in the game.

The online Plus version of 2013 Database of Foodservice Distributors includes more than 4,650 companies and provides over 19,000 names and titles for the people that work for them.

Regional supermarket chain Harris Teeter recently reported favorable second quarter financials, where it saw sales improve by 4.3% and profits rise by 8.7%.

Suddenly, and not very surprisingly, there seems to be a continuous rash of executive firings at JC Penney. It is likely that any company experiencing harsh financials at a time when Wall Street is thriving would have to consider considerable executive turnover.

Walmart is piloting a program that will allow its associates to view available shifts across all departments throughout the stores in which they work and give them the opportunity to work any of those shifts.

This year, Chain Store Guide celebrates its 80th anniversary. In honor of this occasion, we are hosting a monthly series of editorials called “Chain Store Guide Throughout The Ages”, starting this month with the 1930s.