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- Nordstrom, Saks Sales Turnaround Spells Hope for Department Stores
- Department-store sales at Nordstrom, Saks and Bon-Ton all improved in October. This is a good thing for the coming holiday season. But take it with a grain of salt. by Ian Ritter
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Lululemon's Measured Growth Pays Off
- There aren't a whole lot of good stories coming out of the retail industry right now, but one exception is Lululemon Athletica, a Canada-based women's yoga and running chain that is growing in the United States. The company is performing well in the recession due to a practice of measured...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Tiffany's H&M Lawsuit Is Nonsense
- Jeweler Tiffany & Co. is apparently afraid that popular discount-fashion retailer H&M will dumb down its luxury brand. The former is unfortunately suing mall owner Westfield Group for bringing H&M into its Westfied Century City in Los Angeles. According to Tiffany's lawsuit, as quoted in the Los...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Aéropostale a Back-to-School (and Recession) Winner
- The back-to-school season, usually one of the most lucrative in retail, is posing major problems for the industry this year. American Apparel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Zumiez and other stores catering to teens posted dismal sales figures in August. One exception in the landscape, though, is Aéropostale. The...
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- Tiffany, Williams-Sonoma Rewarded for Poor Sales
- We're seeing a strange trend in the retail industry right now. With the exception of certain discount chains, companies' sales are plunging in nearly all categories, but many of their stock prices continue to go in the opposite direction. Take the case of Tiffany & Co. The...
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Forever 21 Not Afraid of General Growth's Bankrutptcy
- Forever 21 continues its fearless expansion push, a drive in the making for years now, with another bold move. The low-priced teen fashion chain is opening six large units in properties owned by bankrupt mall owner General Growth Properties. Two of the stores are going into Houston-area...
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Jos. A. Bank Vulturizes Vacated Retail Space, Accelerates Expansion
- Male apparel chain Jos. A. Bank Clothiers is surprisingly increasing its number of new store openings next year, while most chains are pulling the brakes on their expansion plans. Not only that, but the Hampstead, Md.-based chain and other retailers, which only considered opening stores in new shopping centers, are...
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- Dollar General a Rare Bright Spot in Retail
- The current retail landscape might be littered with store closings and poor sales, but occasionally the industry is graced with some hopeful news. Lately a lot of that is coming from the deep-discount sector, and Dollar General's announced IPO will likely be another success story in that arena. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Abercrombie, Victoria's Secret Are Right to Discount
- Limited Brands' Victoria's Secret chain, Abercrombie & Fitch and other apparel retailers are lowering prices on some of their goods as consumers continue to feel financial strain. Though some industry observers point to concerns that lower prices could cheapen their brands, these companies are making the right decision in efforts...
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- National Chains Zero in on Manhattan: Q&A With Madison Retail Group
- The overall economy is bad and consumer spending is down, so why to so many large national chains seem to be focusing right now on expansion in New York City, a locale many of them shunned because of the perceived high cost of doing business? J.C. Penney just opened its...
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- Hhgregg's Uncommon Expansion Not Without Risks
- Retail landlords probably love chains like hhgregg right now, as the electronics and appliance company takes up spaces where other retailers shut their doors or pared back due to the recession. Recent financial performances by the chain, though, suggest that shopping center owners might want to be careful. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Nordstrom Couldn't Pick a Better Time to Expand Rack
- The recession is strangely working out for one facet of high-end retailer Nordstrom Inc.'s business. A glut of cheap, well-located real estate locations and deal-hungry consumers is opening up a great opportunity for the company to aggressively expand its off-price Nordstrom Rack apparel chain, even as its namesake department stores...
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- Safeway, Other Traditional Grocers Forced to Push Value
- Mid-priced grocers, or the most common supermarkets dotting shopping centers across the country, owned by Kroger, Safeway and other companies, are holding up during the recession, but it's not coming easy. Faced with consumers on increasingly tight budgets and growing competition, they're now forced to compete with deep discounters. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Mall Occupancy Holds Up... For Now
- June retail sales numbers recently came in, and by most counts, they were miserable, with same-store sales falling by five percent, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. The retail-sales plunge thus far, though, isn't putting a major hurt on mall REITs' occupancies yet. Four major...
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Circuit City's Demise Not Lifting Best Buy Yet
- Many industry watchers expected Best Buy stores to get a major sales boost after the demise of competitor Circuit City early this year. That's not the case so far, though. Best Buy's second-quarter results were far from stellar. Same-store sales fell 3.9 percent during the period, while...
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- BofA-Merrill Analysts (Kind of) Hopeful About Holiday Season
- Retail analysts at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch aren't promising a great holiday season, but it should sure turn out a lot better than last year's, they said during a recent holiday outlook conference call. The team is forecasting a same-store sales decline of between one percent and two percent for...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Big 5 Sporting Goods Outperforms Peers With Big Discounts
- Big 5 Sporting Good's value proposition is working in the recession, as it outperforms in sales increases. Management is also gearing up to expand the 400-store chain. by Ian Ritter
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Family Dollar Trying to Capture Higher-Income Customer
- Family Dollar, known for its lower-income consumer base, looks to grow the number of higher-income shoppers that visit its stores. And keep them. by Ian Ritter
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Vitamin Shoppe's IPO Highlights a Retail Sector With Spunk
- Vitamin Shoppe's recent IPO highlights excitement about a sector of retail that doesn't get a lot of attention. Look for its expansion to continue as baby boomers age and people look for ways to mitigate health care costs. by Ian Ritter
- Blog posts 2009-10-30
- Z Gallerie's Second Chance a Good Sign for Furniture Chains?
- Wells Fargo's $22 million financing package to help furniture retailer Z Gallerie out of bankruptcy is a good sign for this sector of the industry, but it's best not to cheer for these types of stores until the housing picture turns around. by Ian Ritter
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
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