For Here or to Go?
Sep 1, 2007, Riccardo A. Davis
Some grocers are taking the rise in the popularity of prepared foods really seriously by opening their own sit-down restaurants independent from stores....
One Small Step
Sep 1, 2007
Amid bad news at home (same-store sales were up only 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2007, compared to 1.5 percent during the same period last year),...
Net Connection
Sep 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
In a bid to provide a more convenient shopping experience for its customers (and lift its sagging sales), electronics retailer Circuit City Stores, Inc....
Resuming the Binge
Jul 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The wave of private equity takeouts that swiped dozens of retailers in 2005 and 2006 perked up again with a flurry of activity in June. Within a span...
Mirror Image
Jul 1, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A radical makeover under way at the Lord & Taylor store in Stamford, Conn., will reflect both cosmetic and functional alterations set for the chain's...
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....
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. ...
