Target, Inc.

On July 28, 2014, Dollar Tree, Inc. announced its intent to takeover Family Dollar for $8.5 billion. Will the merged company, with more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian Provinces, create significant competition for big box retailers, like Walmart?

While Walmart once again takes the top spot, Amazons rise into a top 10 list from STORES Media is being noted as a symbolic of a shift in U.S. retail toward a genuinely multichannel future. Find out who else made the list, indicating noticeable changes taking place in the retail landscape.

Target announces a number of leadership changes that will further the companys efforts to drive U.S. traffic and sales, improve its Canadian operations, and advance its ongoing digital transformation.

On May 5, 2014, Targets board of directors issued a statement detailing the executive changes.

Target Corp. has hired a new technology leader to help guide the company's information technology transformation. The company also provided details on additional security enhancements the company has made following its 2013 data breach.

CGT scoured the globe to find this year's group of Standout SMBs from a digitally-engaged confectioner in Belgium to an inspiring innovator turned viral sensation in the good old U.S.A. Find out how 11 small to mid-sized consumer goods companies are making an impact on consumers in their own special ways.

Walmart maintains its No. 1 spot on a new list of the best retail brands, and even with a 6 percent decline in brand value it preserves an enormous margin over the next closest brand. Four brands increased their brand value by more than 25 percent this year, while others fell off the list completely.

Because we know it's important to stay on top of your retail customer's strengths and weaknesses, we're bringing you new research findings from our sister publication, RIS News, which benchmarks the progress of omnichannel strategies in retail.