Batteries Plus Powers Up Demand in Small Town America (5/13)
May 13, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
Even as some retailers cut back on opening new stores and building out new concepts, battery retailer Batteries Plus is expanding to small-town America...
Value Engineering
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Retailers respond to shift in consumer spending by beefing up discounts...
What Retailers Should Do Now
May 1, 2009, By Charles Wetzel, President and COO, Buxton
Retailers should examine portfolios to G.R.O.W. revenues...
Finish Line Seeks Gold in Spite of Real Estate Downturn (4/16)
Apr 15, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
The sporting goods retailer renegotiates leases and cuts costs to prepare for a turnaround...
Silver Linings of the Month
Apr 1, 2009
The Commerce Department's figures for February came in better than expected. Sales fell 0.1 percent from February-less than what analysts had predicted...
Making a Comeback
Apr 1, 2009, By Denise Kalette
Linens 'n Things retail stores disappeared from shopping centers coast to coast after the chain went bankrupt and liquidated its stock...
Ackman's Board Pushes
Apr 1, 2009
William Ackman has had a rough go of it with some of his investments particularly a $2 billion bet on Target Corp. that's lost 90 percent of its value...
How the Mighty Have Fallen (3/26)
Mar 26, 2009, By Beth Karlin
It turns out the rich are not that different from you and me, at least when it comes to shopping in a recession...
March News Roundup (3/18)
Mar 18, 2009
Over the past month, a series of stories have emerged underlining some of the tensions between landlords and tenants...
Remember to Turn the Lights Off When You Leave (3/18)
Mar 18, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
As the recession continues to deepen, retailers of all stripes are choosing to shut down unprofitable locations in bids to cut costs...








