All About Holiday Shopping 2003
Nov 26, 2003
Black Friday is nigh, and retailers are assuming their positions to capture the most holiday dollars possible. SG Cowen's annual holiday shopping survey...
FAO flameout won't burn landlords
Nov 12, 2003, Brannon Boswell
FAO Inc. could be gone by the new year, but Wall Street analysts say landlords aren't fretting. In total, the chain's existing in-line stores only amount...
RETAIL FACE OFF: Home Sweet Home
Nov 1, 2003
Household accessories and dcor sales topped $78 billion last year, and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey equity research predicts mid- to high-single-digit growth...
Dreams Of A Green Holiday
Nov 1, 2003
Look for a 7 percent rise in sales in the November to January period this year, in large part due to shoppers treating themselves to presents. So said...
RECONNECTING With CUSTOMERS
Nov 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
It once seemed as if Gap would grow forever. Shoppers couldn't get enough of the clothing that CEO Mickey Drexler's merchandising machine offered jeans...
Home Depot's Vertical Climb
Oct 1, 2003
Home Depot is moving on up to Manhattan. There's plenty of room for the retailer's sprawling prototype in less dense markets, but in the Big Apple, space...
The Replacements
Oct 1, 2003, Curt Hazlett
Department store is no longer a synonym for anchor. Developers are now relying on a new generation of venues to attract consumers to their shopping centers....
Will Sears move out of malls?
Sep 15, 2003
Mall owners may have several more vacant anchor spaces to fill if Sears proceeds with plans to move out of shopping centers and into freestanding buildings....
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT
Sep 1, 2003
Shoppers at Barney's blowout semi-annual sale (which just happens to be held in the building where Retail Traffic is based) barely noticed the blackout....
LIFE After Lord & Taylor
Sep 1, 2003
During second-quarter conference calls, chief executives at major mall REITs addressed the upcoming Lord & Taylor closures. In all, May Co. will close...
BOOMING Sales
Sep 1, 2003, By Amy Tsao
Even Sex and the City clotheshorse Sarah Jessica Parker is feeling the angst of her generation. Born one year outside of the Baby Boomer demographic,...
Weather conditions ideal for back-to-school retail
Aug 27, 2003
Weather consultant firm Planalytics predicts an exciting back-to-school season for retailers. According to their forecasts, positive factors, at least...
Blackout Not A Big Deal For Most Retailers
Aug 20, 2003
The great blackout of 2003 may put a damper on the back-to-school season for some already-troubled teen stores, but the impact will be minimal for the...
July Sales: Gap A Winner; Limited Too A Loser
Aug 13, 2003
Same-store sales surged in July for many retailers. Others were left in the dust. Gap Inc. sales were up 9 percent, Neiman Marcus Group sales were up...
Department Stores Down And Out
Aug 6, 2003
You've heard it before, but now there's startling new data on the rise of the off-the-mall discounter. According to a study conducted by retail consultant...
RETAIL FACE OFF: Drug Wars
Aug 1, 2003
Insurance providers are cutting prescription drug benefits, triggering a slowdown in retail pharmacy sales. So chains have to boost front-end sales of...
MALE CALL
Aug 1, 2003, Beth Karlin
For years, menswear retailers watched helplessly as sales declined. Between dress-down workplace dress codes and the male aversion to recreational shopping,...
Readin', Writin' and Retail
Aug 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
What's in fashion for back-to-school shoppers? Mostly the same styles as last year clunky shoes, peasant shirts, jeans that look older than the kids buying...
Who'll Take Lord & Taylor's Vacant Stores?
Jul 31, 2003
Thousands of square feet of vacant, Class-A mall anchor space are up for grabs now that May Co. has announced plans to close 32 of its Lord & Taylor stores....
NRF Predicts Strong Start to Second Half
Jul 30, 2003
Retail business showed signs of improvement in July, and the six-month-ahead sales outlook is optimistic, according to the National Retail Federation...
PEOPLE ARE READING
Jul 1, 2003
Wal-Mart and Target are American icons. Both were born in 1962; Target in urban Minneapolis and Wal-Mart in the tiny town of Bentonville, Ark. For four...
BIG GROCERS THINK SMALL
Jul 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
Wouldn't convenience stores be even more convenient — and profitable — if they sold the same high-quality perishables found in full-size stores? And wouldn't...
GIRL'S CLUB
Jul 1, 2003
Gadzooks isn't interested in guys anymore. The 425-store teen accessories and apparel chain, which saw first quarter same-store sales fall 10.6 percent,...
July 4th consumer intentions
Jun 26, 2003, Melody Vargas, About.com Retail Industry
According to the findings of a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey, conducted by BIGresearch, almost one in four consumers plan to shop over the July...
May Sales Growth Leaders: PacSun, Chico's & Walgreen's
Jun 4, 2003
Even Wal-Mart and Kohl's can have a bad month. As retailers report May sales during the next two weeks, the two leaders are expected to fall behind the...
