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Rite Aid opens first new retail store in five years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard buys The Pantry for $2M, adding 1,500 stores to its network

Five Below to open 70 stores in 2015, three for the first time in Alabama

Sales at Casey's General Stores rise 15% in quarter due to longer store hours and expanded prepared food selection

Urban Outfitters reports 12% increase in sales for the quarter, 18% increase for comparable store sales

And finally...Mall operators give Apple stores low rents in exchange for the 10 percent sales increase created by the retailer's presence. Story

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