competitive watch n Target Corp. will extend the
operating hours of more than 50 percent of its U.S. stores. Under the new hours, stores will operate until 11 p.m. or midnight Monday through Saturday and until 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. on Sundays. Hours will vary by store, and some will only extend hours on the weekends. n Bigger isn’t always better.
Same-store sales at WalMart Stores Inc. supercenters declined 0.3 percent year over year during its 2014 fiscal second quarter. Same-store sales increased by 5.6 percent at its 400 Neighborhood Market smaller stores. n CVS Caremark Corp. executives confirmed that the
company’s decision to stop selling tobacco products could cost it $2 billion a year. The company reported front-end sales at CVS stores, where cigarettes are sold, dropped 0.4 percent in the second quarter. n Burger King Worldwide Inc. is phasing
out its lower-fat Satisfries French fries at approximately two-thirds of its restaurants in the United States and Canada. They will remain as a permanent menu item at 2,500 locations. Burger King introduced the reduced-fat fries in September 2013. n McDonald’s USA LLC is partnering with Kraft Foods
Group Inc. to expand the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the McCafé brand by packaging its signature coffee for sale in grocery stores and other retailers across the U.S.
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