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LAKELAND, Fla., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam's Club, the leading membership warehouse club, recently recognized Saddle Creek Logistics Services as its 2012 Service Provider of the Year, a newly established award.  In presenting the award, Sam's Club recognized Saddle Creek's outstanding performance for a number of key metrics, including: Saddle Creek had two facilities rated in the Top 5 Operations Index rankings out of the 22 third-party DCs in the Sam's Club network....

Ranking measures social engagement around purpose by companies PARIS, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just weeks after corporate purpose featured heavily at the World Economic Forum meeting for the first time, a new ranking of the global Fortune 100 measuring the level of social engagement around a company's purpose-inspired communications places Walmart in the top spot. Citigroup, GE, Procter & Gamble and Toshiba also make the list of top-five performers. Produced by MSLGROUP,...

Prosper Insights & Analytics™ uncovers that a satisfactory mobile shopping experience doesn’t guarantee repeat sales. Positive mobile user site reviews coupled with low Net Promoter Scores* indicate more challenges for retailers as they navigate an increasingly mobile marketplace. Worthington, OH (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 As retailers address the challenges of omni-channel retailing in today’s increasingly mobile environment, it seems that some of the biggest names in brick and...

Customers Save up to 15 cents per Gallon Each Time they Fill up their Tanks BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning April 1, Walmart is easing pain at the pump with the return of its Great Gas Rollback program, helping customers save on their fuel purchases. Walmart customers using a Walmart gift card will receive a 10 cent per gallon discount; customers who use a Walmart MoneyCard® or Walmart Credit Card will save 15 cents per gallon on their fuel purchase. Gas...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Google is trying to help with all of your searches. For San Francisco Bay Area residents who are enrolled in their test, that includes all the goods you're searching for, as Google is now testing a same day delivery service. Google Shopping Express will put goods from a number of retailers, both national and local, on one website. Users can order these goods and expect delivery later that day. National retailers include Target,...

ATLANTA, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's leading retailer with $466 billion in 2012 sales and ORTEC, provider of innovative logistics optimization software announced they will share their story and results in a webinar on March 27, 2013, 11:00 am ET. After implementing a route scheduling solution in 2009, ORTEC was asked in 2011 to implement a second solution to further optimize the grocery fleet domestically by optimizing pallet and loads, while...

Harley-Davidson, MAC Cosmetics, Saks Department Stores and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Show Gains and Capture Brand of the Year Distinction in their Respective Categories NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans continue to receive conflicting messages about the state of the economy and a potential upcoming recession, findings from the 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend® (EQ) study show many luxury brands made gains in brand equity over the past year. More than 1,500 brands were...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Products (OTCBB: SNPD), a manufacturer of flat-panel televisions, tablets, and electronic picture frames, has released an update on its active production and distribution schedule for its Sigmac television line, including large shipments of Sigmac branded televisions to online retail giant Newegg.com. "The company has made significant progress in the production and distribution of its proprietary line of Sigmac...

NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK), Aqua America Inc. (NYSE: WTR), The Southern Company (NYSE: SO), PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) and Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. American Water Works Company Inc....

Deal Introduces High Margin, Non-OEM Product Sales to SNPD Revenue Lines ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Products (OTCBB: SNPD), a manufacturer of flat-panel televisions, tablets, and electronic picture frames, is pleased to announce an agreement with Meidi Electronics to distribute its Westinghouse Digital Electronics factory refurbished televisions. The agreement calls for sales to several national and international online resellers and...