Retailing: Expansion Plans
Borders' New Concept
Mar 1, 2008
After 18 months of development, Borders Group Inc. unveiled its new concept store in late February in Ann Arbor, Mich. The 28,900-square-foot location...
Waiting for the Light
Feb 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Bed Bath & Beyond is determined to press ahead with its expansion plans for 2008, which calls for more than 70 new store openings, including 60 Bed Bath...
Foreign Apparel Retailers Make Inroads
Nov 21, 2007
Innovative foreign-based apparel retailers are ringing up brisk sales in the United States and turning inventories faster than a fashion model strutting down the catwalk ...
The Whole of Whole Foods
Nov 1, 2007, By John Egan
Whole Foods Market Inc.'s real estate cart continues to fill up. In August, the country's largest grocer of natural and organic foods finally closed on...
Doctoring Sales
Nov 1, 2007, By Riccardo A. Davis
The doctor will see you now. Don't be surprised to hear that phrase the next time you visit your neighborhood pharmacy. Drugstore chains have joined the...
Tesco's Landing Plans
Oct 1, 2007
Tesco, the third largest retailer in the world, clarified its plans for penetrating the U.S. market. The company plans to aggressively roll out its U.S....
A Swiftly Tilting Palate
Oct 1, 2007, By Lauren Shepherd
With the restaurant industry expected to take in record sales this year of $537 billion, food concepts from upscale to casual...
Net Connection
Sep 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
In a bid to provide a more convenient shopping experience for its customers (and lift its sagging sales), electronics retailer Circuit City Stores, Inc....
Fostering New Concepts
Aug 1, 2007, Riccardo A. Davis
As one retailer after another seems to fall in the private equity buyout wave that has swept through the industry the past three years, one former big...
New Venture Capital Fund Targets Niche Retail
Jul 11, 2007
As one retailer after another seems to fall in the private equity buyout wave that has swept through the industry the past three years, one former big box executive has lined up $300 million in venture capital funds to foster the growth of a slew of new chains....
