Penney's Puts Eckerd On The Block
Oct 16, 2003
J.C. Penney Inc., tired of funneling resources into its failing Eckerd drug store chain, wants to redirect those funds to its 1,048 JCPenney department...
LESSONS LEARNED
Oct 1, 2003, By Claudia Strage Castaybert
The explosion caused the ground to tremble and glass to fly. Just before Christmas in 1983, a car bomb detonated outside London's Harrod's department...
Grocers to get tough with unions
Jul 9, 2003, Brannon Boswell
In the next few weeks, U.S. grocery chains will begin renegotiating key labor union contracts. Albertson's, Kroger and Safeway are expected to get tough...
Will You Be Using Your Sears Card Today?
Jun 1, 2003
Even though many retailers offer a 10 percent discount at the cashstand if you apply for a store credit card, consumers are using them less, consolidating...
Coming to a Store Near You: Experiential Marketing
May 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
Jan Walters wants Atlantans to get down and dirty with her appliances. Visitors to her new showroom in upscale Buckhead are welcome to fry eggs on a high-BTU...
Retail Signage Morphs Into In-Store Video
May 1, 2003, By Walter Sebastian
Retailers spend lots of money on advertising and marketing through traditional media, creating rich messages that reach consumers everywhere, except where...
NEWS: An Ounce of Prevention
Apr 1, 2003
With the United States at war, the nation is once again on Orange Alert. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and International Council of Shopping...
SCW CASE STUDY: You Gotta Have A Gimmick
Feb 1, 2003, By David Sokol
Home. It conjures up verses of holiday jingles, Norman Rockwell paintings and the aroma of backyard barbecues. And, of course, there's the sweet electronic...
Winona Shminona
Jan 1, 2003
Distressed about store theft? Don't waste time worrying about the Winonas of the world. Better to look at who's behind the counter or in the stockroom....
Retail Theft and Inventory Shrinkage
Nov 26, 2002, Melody Treece Vargas
Retail theft, including losses from employee theft and shoplifting are on the rise according to the Retail Security Survey. Find out how much retailers lose each year and what steps can be taken to reduce employee theft and shoplifting....
