One Small Step
Sep 1, 2007
Amid bad news at home (same-store sales were up only 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2007, compared to 1.5 percent during the same period last year),...
Resuming the Binge
Jul 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The wave of private equity takeouts that swiped dozens of retailers in 2005 and 2006 perked up again with a flurry of activity in June. Within a span...
Mirror Image
Jul 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A radical makeover under way at the Lord & Taylor store in Stamford, Conn., will reflect both cosmetic and functional alterations set for the chain's...
Slow Start Aside, Buyout Trend Continues
Jun 20, 2007
After 2006's boffo year of private equity-led retail buyouts--nearly $60 billion in all--the first half of this year seemed tame by comparison. Private equity firms are still sitting on mountains of capital and have no problems raising debt...
Industry Not Worried
Jun 1, 2007
When the same-store figures for April came in showing it had been the worst month in the nearly 40 years that stats have been tracked, one had to wonder if it was the beginning of the death knell of the American consumer....
Locked And Loaded
Jun 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Cashmere for toddlers, handmade lotions and soaps from an agricultural cooperative in northern Israel and tuxedos for Gen-Y males are just a few of the new products retailers are designing new concepts around....
Married at the Mall
May 1, 2007
Two employees of the Northland Center Mall in Southfield, Mich., decided to tie the knot where they worked together and began their relationship. ...
For a Limited Time Only
May 1, 2007
Limited Brands Inc., is considering selling its underperforming apparel chains Limited and Express to concentrate on its Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret brands, according to published reports...
A Swelling Show
May 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
Developers, brokers, leasing agents and businesses associated with the retail real estate industry are expected to convene May 20 to 23 at the ICSC Spring Convention in Las Vegas...
Funny Pages
May 1, 2007
Where everybody knows your size: R With the rise of online shopping comes a new reason to head to the mall social networking. More and more, retailers are looking for ways to engage the increasing numbers of consumers who use the mall more for scoping than for shopping...
