Walgreens Goes Green
Feb 1, 2006
Drugstore chain Walgreens seems to be taking its name literally. The company recently reached a deal with ImaginIt Inc. to install solar electric systems...
Hot & Not in 2005
Dec 1, 2005
It was a year of mixing things up, of internationalism and Apple's continued revival. But it also witnessed troubles for video store chains and the withdrawal...
Conventional Wisdom Wrong: Dollar Stores Aren't Recession Proof
Oct 6, 2005
What a difference a year makes. In September 2004, Dollar General Corp.'s prospects looked promising, with monthly sales up 4.2 percent from the same period in 2003. But high fuel prices, which are taking a bite out of consumers' pockets and also increasing retailers' delivery costs, may mean only 1 to 2 percent growth this September for Dollar General, according to estimates from CIBC World Markets analysts. ...
HOT RETAILERS
Oct 1, 2005
A Stylish Mom Laurie McCartney wanted it all in just one store. Babystyle was born. When Laurie McCartney was pregnant with her son Jack, she wanted to...
Whole-in-One
Oct 1, 2005, By Anne Knowles
Call Whole Foods Market Inc. the Starbucks of the food retailing business. Like the pricey coffee emporium, Whole Foods asks for and gets premium prices...
Costco Headed for Manhattan?
Jul 1, 2005, David Koch
Costco could be the next big-box retailer to penetrate the dense Manhattan market. The Issaquah, Wash.-based company said it is in negotiations to anchor...
CONVENTION BUZZ: ICSC: As Good As It Gets?
Jun 1, 2005
After nearly three years of outstanding performance by the retail real estate business, executives at the annual ICSC convention in Las Vegas were talking...
Heard On The Floor At ICSC Convention
May 25, 2005
One of the more creative concepts that a handful of developers are floating is home furnishing centers. California-based Birtcher Development LLC is hunting for opportunities to build centers that would be dominated by chains like Ethan Allen. The demand for furnishings is being generated by the single-family housing boom, which still shows few signs of slowing (on Tueday, the National Association of Realtors reported a new record for existing home sales in April). Markets like Dallas, Phoenix and Las Vegas remain likely targets. Architects DFD CornoyerHedrick are also bullish on the concept and have a few projects in the works in the Phoenix metro area....
Almost Live, From Las Vegas
May 25, 2005
It has been a lively three days in Las Vegas for the record 40,000 that the International Council of Shopping Centers say are in attendance. The staff of Retail Traffic has been wandering the exhibit halls and listening in on the conference program for interesting tidbits. Here’s some of what we learned....
Heard On The Floor
May 24, 2005
CoStar Group Inc. is taking a deliberate approach in ramping up its retail operations. The company is aiming to add 600,000 retail properties by the end of next year to the 40,000 it has now--much of which came in its recent acquisition of the National Research Bureau from Claritas). The company’s aim is to be the preeminent data source for market rents, vacancy rates and other industry metrics....
