Retailing: Operations
Retail operations and merchandising information for retailers, stores, malls and shopping centers.
SPACING OUT
Apr 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In February 2007, Dillard's closed a 150,000-square-foot store at the 206,000-square-foot Shively Shopping Center in Louisville, Ky. During a normal economic...
On the Surplus
Apr 1, 2008, MATTHEW BORDWIN
Retail Traffic: How much excess space are you seeing enter the market right now? Matthew Bordwin: I can't give you any particular number with regards...
Behind Closed Doors
Mar 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
With the economy on the decline, 2008 promises to become a trying year for retail property owners, as the number of new store closings will climb to 5,770,...
SEARS' NEW STRATEGY
Mar 1, 2008
For the first several years after the formation of Sears Holding Corp. the product of a merger of Kmart and Sears hedge fund manager Edward S. Lampert...
Brighter Future
Mar 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Who says the era of retail buyouts is over? Although the credit crunch makes leveraged buyouts difficult, it doesn't mean that all deals are off the table....
Robo-Shop
Mar 1, 2008
Universal Citywalk Osaka shopping center in Japan recently conducted a test using a customized ATR Robovie humanoid robot programmed to aid lost shoppers....
Wal-Mart's Tax Fight
Mar 1, 2008
North Carolina's Superior Court has ruled against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in a tax shelter case. Back in 2005, North Carolina government officials said...
Venti or Supersize?
Feb 1, 2008
Would you like fries with that latte? Get used to hearing that question possibly at your neighborhood McDonald's. The largest fast-food chain in the U.S....
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...
Sizing Up Sears' New Strategy
Jan 24, 2008
When Kmart Holding Corp. announced its plans to acquire Sears, Roebuck and Co. in late 2004 to form Sears Holding Corp., there was some speculation at the time that the deal was purely a real estate play...
