Doctoring Sales
Nov 1, 2007, By Riccardo A. Davis
The doctor will see you now. Don't be surprised to hear that phrase the next time you visit your neighborhood pharmacy. Drugstore chains have joined the...
March of the Shirtless
Nov 1, 2007
The Abercrombie & Fitch flagship on New York City's Fifth Avenue employs a male model to stand shirtless near the store's entrance. A comedy troupe, Improv...
Meeting Of The Minds
Nov 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
A budding relationship between electronics big-box retailer Best Buy and Apple, Inc. will expand a line of Apple stores-within-stores at Best Buy locations...
Back to the Future
Nov 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Libby Gronbach, a 15-year-old Connecticut native, spends a lot of time online, like most of her Generation Y peers. She watches videos on YouTube, checks...
Marshall Plan
Oct 1, 2007
To mark the one-year anniversary of the changeover from Marshall Field's to Macy's, dozens of protesters gathered outside Macy's huge State Street store,...
Back-to-School Jitters
Oct 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
Looking for a sign that this year's holiday shopping season will be slow? Check the back-to-school numbers. As the eight-week-long season (the second...
Green Burgers
Oct 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
The green movement is heating up with fast food restaurants serving up environmentally friendly helpings. Getting caught up in the groundswell surrounding...
Scalding-Hot Coffee Wars
Oct 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
The coffee wars scorch on. Retail wunderkind Starbucks Corp. has come up with a few new tricks in recent months in its attempts to widen the lead it has...
On Sale
Oct 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
Anxious to take advantage of the favorable real estate investment climate before it fades any further, Carrefour SA, the French rival to Wal-Mart and...
The Basket Runneth Over
Aug 1, 2007, By Jennifer Popovec
When you walk into the Kroger store at Dublin Plaza in Dublin, Ohio, you don't find your typical staid, antiseptic supermarket. There's no harsh fluorescent...
