Clearwater, Fla. – Locally based Eckerd Corp., a division of Plano, Texas-based J.C. Penney, plead guilty to over billing the government for Medicaid prescriptions. The company will now pay $1.7 million in fines as part of a plea agreement. The...

Dallas – Locally based Blockbuster Inc. further expanded its presence in Central America recently by opening franchised stores in Costa Rica and Guatemala...

Foster City, Calif. – A securities class action lawsuit has been initiated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired locally based Webvan Group Inc. securities between November 4...

San Diego – Locally based Sempra Energy Solutions recently announced a 15-year, $31 million energy services contract with Toronto-based TrizecHahn Development Corp.'s Hollywood & Highland project...

Matthews, N.C. – Locally based Family Dollar Stores Inc. recently reported opening 36 new stores during the four-week period ended August 4, 2001. With these additional stores, the company now operates 4,096 stores...

New York – Locally based Avon Products Inc. recently announced that its new retail line, beComing, has been launched and is now available at JCPenney department stores across the country. In 2001, 75 of the Plano, Texas-based JCPenney department...

Atlanta – According to a survey conducted for Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp., most Americans who have used a self-service kiosk – and even many who haven't – believe kiosks will enhance customer service...

Shelton, Conn. – Locally based Swiss Army Brands Inc. recently announced plans to open a flagship retail store later this year in New York. The store will serve as a visual showcase for the full range of company products, including Victorinox...

Washington, D.C. – According to a survey conducted for the locally based National Retail Federation by Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Market Facts Inc, consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to-school items. The survey estimates...

Washington, D.C. – Shareholders of locally based ChainLinks Retail Advisors have elected Dan Gardiner of Phoenix Commercial Advisors / ChainLinks in Phoenix as its new chairman...