RETAIL FACE OFF: Technological Warfare
Feb 1, 2004
2004 should be big for consumer electronics retailers. Analysts predict it will be the year that high-definition television becomes affordable to the...
Zandl's Zeitgeist
Feb 1, 2004, Peter Hochstein
While $15,000 a year sounds pricey for a subscription to a bimonthly newsletter, many companies with customers aged eight to 24 consider Irma Zandl's...
Super Bowl Spurs Retail Sales
Jan 28, 2004, Joy Armstrong
Super Bowl parties are expected to generate big sales on team apparel and electronics this year, according to a survey conducted for the National Retail...
Holiday Sales Fell Short
Jan 7, 2004
In spite of one extra pre-Christmas shopping day and a stronger consumer, December comparable-store sales fell slightly short of expectations. Lazard...
ICSC New York Show: Heard On The Floor
Dec 12, 2003
Our editors made the rounds and here are a few of the tidbits they uncovered. More comprehensive show coverage will be available in our January 2003 issue. ...
Black Friday A Turkey, But Christmas Still Looks Rosy
Dec 3, 2003
U.S. newspapers ran stories trumpeting shopping frenzies the day after Thanksgiving, including a Wal-Mart melee that left one shopper flat on the floor...
RETAIL FACE OFF: Battle Of The Baubles
Dec 1, 2003
In a market that grew only 3 percent last year, specialty jewelry chains are fighting to win business from independent jewelers, a fast-dying breed, and...
Out With the Old, In With the New
Dec 1, 2003, Patricia Kirk
Most retailers are bidding a fond farewell to 2003, which they hope will go down in history as a transition from bad times to good. They're also embracing...
Black Friday Sales Total $7.2 Billion
Nov 29, 2003, Melody Vargas
The 2003 holiday retail season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, according to the ShopperTrak National Retail Sales Estimate (NRSE). Sales for...
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....
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,...
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....
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...
