Kohl’s vs. JCPenney: A Store-Opening Contest to Capture the Middle Market
Oct 18, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
On Oct. 5, Kohl’s Corp. opened 65 new stores. The following day, J.C. Penney Co. opened 20 new locations of its own. In both cases, the moves represented company records for the largest one-day rollout. ...
Business CASUAL
Oct 1, 2006, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Lifestyle centers have been a whopping success in no small part due to the popularity of their dining offerings. Today, developers are rushing to build more of these restaurant-heavy properties...
Wage War II
Oct 1, 2006
Faced with threats of boycotts by both Target and Wal-Mart, Chicago backed away from a plan that would have mandated a “living wage” for employees of big-box stores...
Chicago Un-Bans Big Boxes
Sep 13, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
Faced with threats of boycotts by both Target and Wal-Mart, Chicago has backed away from a plan that would have mandated a "living wage" for employees of big box stores....
The Rite Real Estate Play?
Sep 6, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
Drug store operator Rite Aid’s $3.4 billion proposed acquisition of 337 Brooks and 1,521 Eckerd stores is a bold bit to catch industry leaders CVS and Walgreen’s and that could be good news for net lease investors. ...
BARBARIANS AT THE MALL
Sep 1, 2006, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Private equity investors are snapping up retailers - just like 1980s raiders once did. Why it may be different this time....
Michael's Landing
Aug 1, 2006
After less than four months of looking for a buyer, Michael's Stores Inc. agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group in a $6-billion...
Private Pets
Aug 1, 2006
Animal product supplier Petco is set to join a long list of retailers being bought by private equity firms. ...
Saying Goodbye
Aug 1, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
Will Lord & Taylor be liquidated? The official word from NRDC Equity Partners is that it will move the chain back upscale....
Tax Holidays Are In
Aug 1, 2006
Four new states are adding sales tax holidays this year, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, upping the total to 13 states and Washington, D.C....
