PacSun to Open 75 New Stores
Mar 5, 2003, —staff & wire reports
Newport Beach, Calif.-based specialty apparel chain Pacific Sunwear announced plans to increase its store base by 75 units in 2003, including at least...
NEWS: Mail Boxes Etc. Goes Brown
Mar 1, 2003, Brannon Boswell
Express package giant UPS is encouraging its 3,300 Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees to convert to a new format The UPS Store. UPS acquired the franchise-driven...
Angling for Osceola
Jan 16, 2003, — David Sokol
After eight years of promises, postponements and disappointment, Florida’s Osceola County is finally getting its convention center. On January 12, Austin-based...
Galyan's Courts Mall-phobic Males at Lifestyle Centers
Jan 1, 2003, Brannon Boswell
Do real men shop at lifetyle centers? Galyan's Trading Company Inc. thinks they do. In fact, the Plainfield, Ind.-based sporting goods chain is beefing...
Apple's store score
Dec 1, 2002, David Sokol
Apple Computer is beginning to falter. Again. After returning to profitability in early 2001 by seducing consumers with candy-colored iMacs and must-have...
Big Boxers have big expansion plans
Dec 1, 2002, Michael Fickes
Top discounters see no reason to stop expanding now. They are creating new formats that fit into suburban infill and inner-city spaces (see page 31) while...
CB2 just keeps barreling along
Nov 1, 2002, Renée DeGross covers retail business and development for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Remember CB2 Crate & Barrel's cheap-chic furniture and accessories concept? After a two-year test, Crate & Barrel will open two more Chicago area locations...
FOX Sports' goal: An ESPNZone for regulars
Nov 1, 2002, John McCloud
For the FOX Sports Grill, a new concept debuting this month in Scottsdale, Ariz., don't think Planet Hollywood. The restaurant/bar is partly owned by...
San Francisco Music Box changes tune
Oct 1, 2002, John McCloud
Just about everything is new at San Francisco Music Box Co. new owners, a new president and even a new store prototype all part of a strategy to reclaim...
Wild Oats sows growth strategy
Oct 1, 2002, Renée DeGross covers retail business for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Wild Oats Market Inc. is taking root and ready to expand thanks to a recent $48 million stock offering. The natural foods grocer plans to open 58 new...
