Kmart revives BlueLight Specials
Apr 13, 2001, Misty Milioto
Troy, Mich. – Locally based Kmart is resurrecting its signature BlueLight Special discounts, effective immediately. The Specials will occur on the hour...
DMX Music and AEI Music merger cleared
Apr 12, 2001, Misty Milioto
Los Angeles – The proposed merger of locally based DMX Music Inc. and Seattle-based AEI Music Inc. was cleared to proceed by the United States Department...
Supervalu announces sale of two distribution centers
Apr 12, 2001, Misty Milioto
Minneapolis – Locally based Supervalu Inc. plans to sell two distribution centers located in Perryman, Md. and Suffield, Conn. to Fleming Cos. Inc. The...
Montgomery Ward auctioning off remaining assets
Apr 11, 2001, Misty Milioto
San Francisco – Montgomery Ward is auctioning off all of its remaining assets in more than 200 retail stores, Auto Express Centers, 10 distribution centers...
Gyricon partners with Thomson-Leeds and Macy’s East
Apr 9, 2001, Misty Milioto
Palo Alto, Calif. – Locally based Gyricon Media Inc., a provider of SmartPaper technology and retail signage solutions, formed a strategic partnership...
Department stores' uneven decline
Apr 1, 2001, Michael Fickes
The decline of department stores has affected virtually every store name in the market in recent years. As noted in a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers,...
HOT TOPIC: Doom to boom?
Apr 1, 2001, Michael Fickes
"Many department stores are doomed," says R. Fulton Macdonald, president and CEO of International Business Development Inc., a New York-based consulting...
RETAIL REPORT
Apr 1, 2001, businesswire.com
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Kmart names new president and COO
Mar 16, 2001, Misty Milioto
Troy, Mich. – Locally based Kmart Corp. named Mark S. Schwartz as president and COO of the company, effective immediately. Schwartz joined Kmart in September...
HOT TOPIC: So long percentage rents?
Mar 1, 2001, Michael Fickes
Last year, retail industry leaders detected a potential crack in traditional lease structures that combine fixed and percentage rents. In interviews with...
