CAN LYFE KITCHEN OUT-CHIPOTLE CHIPOTLE? 
By Deena Shanker, Fortune, February 27, 2015 
Last week the Internet was abuzz with the discovery that most meals people eat at Chipotle are not actually "healthy". read more  

SALES TURNAROUND IS INTACT AT JCPENNEY 
By Mike Troy, RetailingToday, February 26, 2015 
Better than expected fourth quarter same store sales growth and big increase in gross margins have JCPenney eyeing potentially faster topline growth in 2015. read more  

KOHL'S BEAUTY EXPANSION TO INCLUDE BLISS 
By Gina Acosta, RetailingToday, February 25, 2015 
Kohl's is joining the army of retailers focusing on the high-margin beauty category by adding an upscale skin-care brand to its assortment. read more

TJX BOOSTS PAY FOR HOURLY WORKERS: IS 2015 THE YEAR OF THE RETAIL STORE EMPLOYEE? 
By Paula Rosenblum, Forbes, February 26, 2015 
On Wednesday, TJX, parent company of the TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods retail chains, announced it was joining a growing list of retailers by increasing base pay for hourly employees to $9 an hour. read more  

BRICK AND MORTAR STORES MATTER MORE THAN EVER 
By Laura Heller, Forbes, February 28, 2015 
Reports of the retail's death have been greatly exaggerated. Online shopping is certainly on the rise, but the role of the store is more important than ever. read more  

BY GEORGE - HE'S BACK! TOP RETAIL GURU GEORGE DAVIES REVEALS FASHION'S NEXT BIG THING AS HE LAUNCHES NEW LABEL FG4 
By Neil Craven for the Mail on Sunday, This is Money, February 28, 2015 
It's just two weeks before the launch of George Davies's latest business venture and his headquarters in the heart of the Cotswolds is buzzing - and so is George. read more  

RON JOHNSON LEADS $16M FUNDING FOR FASHION COMPANY NASTY GAL 
By Lizette Chapman, WSJ, February 27, 2015 
Investors are sweet on Nasty Gal Inc., with the fashion company raising another $16 million to bankroll its continued growth. read more

THE WEEK IN RETAIL NEWS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY 
By Barbara Thau, Robes, February 28, 2015 
This week in retail news brought a revived court battle between Macy's and J.C. Penney over the Martha Stewart home collection, and more signs that Sears is shifting from a brick-and-mortar chain to some sort of retail landlord/e-commerce entity. read more  

GENE LEE NAMED CEO AT DARDEN 
By Jonathan Maze, Nation's Restaurant News, February 23, 2015 
Darden Restaurants Inc. on Monday said it is taking the interim tag off CEO Gene Lee's title, giving the permanent job to the highly respected executive who had become the face of the company during one of its most tumultuous periods. read more  

TOP 5 ETHNIC FOOD TRENDS FOR 2015 
By Bret Thorn, Nation's Restaurant News, February 27, 2015 
Americans are becoming more interested in trying new foods, according to the National Restaurant Association, especially in restaurants. read more  

HOW CHIPOTLE IS FORCING SIT-DOWN CHAINS TO RETHINK LUNCH 
By RestaurantNews, February 23, 2015 
For years, casual restaurants such as Olive Garden and Buffalo Wild Wings have been battling for your dinnertime dollars, to be the place where you take the kids for a heaping bowl of spaghetti on their birthday or where you slurp beers with your buddies on game night. read more

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