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....
How's It Going?
May 1, 2007
The biggest red flag is the crashing housing market, but in spite of that, GDP is projected to continue growing in 2007 and 2008. ...
Waiting To Deal
May 1, 2007
Are private equity buyers finally growing weary of retail takeouts? Coming off a record year in 2006, when private equity buyouts of retail operations reached more than $55 billion...
Dinner and a Movie
May 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
The old conception of a night at the movies has died. Digital downloads, video on demand and DVD rent-by-mail combined with increasingly theater-like home-entertainment setups are leading more customers to think twice before plopping down $10 for tickets...
Eat at Macy's
May 1, 2007
Macy's is planning to introduce its own brand of quick-serve eateries and restaurants at several Florida properties. it is working with chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Todd English to open several Macy's Taste Bars in eight stores...
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...
