Retail

Meyer’s Family Restaurant to pay back wages

Meyer’s Family Restaurant in Greenfield has agreed to pay $116,102 in back wages to 38 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that disclosed violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime pay and record-keeping provisions.

Office retailers’ merger announcement may be premature

The merger between Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax Inc. announced this morning in Office Depot's fourth-quarter earnings report may have been premature, according to a report in The New York Times.

Camping World to open RV store in Saukville

Camping World, the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, today announced that it has acquired property in both Saukville, Wis., and Fort Pierce, Fla., for future supercenter stores.

Stein will take over Hawks site in Tosa

Stein Gardens & Gifts has reached an agreement to open a new location at Hawks Nursery Co. Inc. on Watertown Plank Road in the City of Wauwatosa

Pizza chain targets Wisconsin market

Pasadena, Calif.-based Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Walch Hospitality Group LLC, led by John Walch, has signed an agreement to develop six franchise stores in Milwaukee and Madison.

Kohl’s January sales bounce back

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. today reported that its comparable store sales were up 13.3 percent in January, up 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and up 0.3 percent for the entire fiscal year.
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Analysts speculate that Kohl’s could be takeover target

The common stock shares for Kohl’s Corp. rose 56 cents Thursday amid growing Wall Street speculation that the Menomonee Falls-based retailer could be a prime target to be acquired by a private equity firm in 2013.

Kohl’s donates $4 million to Penfield Children’s Center

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Department Stores today announced it will donate more than $4 million over five years to Penfield Children’s Center.

Batteries Plus to expand on East Coast

Hartland-based Batteries Plus continues to expand with 46 new stores in 2012 and signed agreements to open 59 new stores in the future.

Pawn America to open store in West Allis

Pawn America, a growing Burnsville, Minn. -based second-hand retailer, will open its first Milwaukee-area store in West Allis on Feb. 1.

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