Live from ICSC: Cool Man, Cool
May 20, 2003, By David Sokol
Retailers and retail real estate professionals looking for money-making new consumer trends should chill. That was the message at a session of the ICSC...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
May 1, 2003
Drugstores to Lead Growth Through 2005 Total sales by leading retailers are expected to grow a total of 24 percent through 2005, led by 32 percent growth...
SCW FEATURE: Piercing the Gen Y Myths
Apr 1, 2003, By David Sokol
Echo boomers, Gen Y, the Millennial generation. There are as many names for the subset of Americans ages 6 to 25 as there are trends in the hallways of...
Retail on the Run
Mar 15, 2003, Beth Karlin
You’ve just missed the 7:30 to Scarsdale and have to wait a half hour for the next train. In the old days, you could have grabbed some coffee and a bagel...
SCW FEATURE: THE UNITED COLORS OF RETAILING
Feb 1, 2003, By David Sokol
In a nation of immigrants, white is still the predominant color. According to the 2000 census, 75.1 percent of Americans were Caucasian. But minority...
The year ahead in retail real estate
Dec 1, 2002, By David Sokol
It all depends on the consumer. And the consumer is not looking like somebody you can really count on. After heroically propping up the economy for most...
It's reigning cats & dogs
Nov 1, 2002, Elyse Umlauf-Garneau
Dr. Seuss has used up two of her nine lives. The 13-year-old cat first was rescued from a shelter, then her owners spent nearly $1,000 to save her from...
Hanging Around
Sep 1, 2002, By Elyse Umlauf-Garneau
Bumper-stickered minivans, rusty compact cars, posh luxury sedans and massive SUVs line up side by side in the Costco parking lot on Chicago's Clyburne...
TVS & Associates
Sep 1, 2002
Atlanta, Georgia Understanding consumer demographics Today, retail design is more than just creating exciting spaces. Understanding and designing for...
Luxe lingers
Jul 2, 2002, by Ben Johnson, Editor-in-chief
Luxury goods purveyors are clinging to hopes of a 2nd-half rebound in fortunes. When the refurbished Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche flagship opened on...
