Retailing: Operations
Retail operations and merchandising information for retailers, stores, malls and shopping centers.
Macy's, FAO Extend Pact
Jun 1, 2008
Macy's Inc. extended its existing pact with toy retailer FAO Schwarz. The expanded deal will bring FAO-branded toy boutiques to 685 Macy's stores in the...
Targeting Systems
Jun 1, 2008, Riccardo A. Davis and Elaine Misonzhnik
There's a heated battle between firms trying to one-up each other in providing the most comprehensive and useful data to aid developers and retailers...
Last-Ditch Effort
Jun 1, 2008
Blockbuster will bring new in-store kiosks into some of its stores that enable lightning-quick downloads of movies. This is an example of the kind of...
Best Buy's Euro Push
Jun 1, 2008
Best Buy Co., will open its first stores in Europe by investing $2.2 billion in a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse Group Plc. The 50-50 venture will...
SPACING OUT
Apr 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In February 2007, Dillard's closed a 150,000-square-foot store at the 206,000-square-foot Shively Shopping Center in Louisville, Ky. During a normal economic...
On the Surplus
Apr 1, 2008, MATTHEW BORDWIN
Retail Traffic: How much excess space are you seeing enter the market right now? Matthew Bordwin: I can't give you any particular number with regards...
Behind Closed Doors
Mar 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
With the economy on the decline, 2008 promises to become a trying year for retail property owners, as the number of new store closings will climb to 5,770,...
SEARS' NEW STRATEGY
Mar 1, 2008
For the first several years after the formation of Sears Holding Corp. the product of a merger of Kmart and Sears hedge fund manager Edward S. Lampert...
Brighter Future
Mar 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Who says the era of retail buyouts is over? Although the credit crunch makes leveraged buyouts difficult, it doesn't mean that all deals are off the table....
Robo-Shop
Mar 1, 2008
Universal Citywalk Osaka shopping center in Japan recently conducted a test using a customized ATR Robovie humanoid robot programmed to aid lost shoppers....
