September 22, 2011
Does Netflix Miss Blockbuster?
Just this past March I wrote a piece focusing on the unlikely but similarly star-crossed paths of Blockbuster and Best...
September 22, 2011
Just this past March I wrote a piece focusing on the unlikely but similarly star-crossed paths of Blockbuster and Best...
September 20, 2011
Recently an article from a somewhat obscure source came across my desk. The headline referenced two store closings in a...
September 19, 2011
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) recently released its second annual Shop Talk: A Retailer’s Perspective, the results of a survey that...
September 15, 2011
Lululemon Athletica Inc., the sports apparel company known for its pricey yoga gear, was featured in Chain Store Guide’s Companies...
September 15, 2011
In December of last year, the Betty Crocker blog posited that pie would be a hot trend in 2011. In...
September 13, 2011
When Walmart news hits the New York Times, as it often does, it’s generally big news. One of the latest...
August 24, 2011
Walgreens has a plan in place to convert or open at least 1,000 stores across the country using its food...
August 23, 2011
We all know that this industry has been suffering half a decade from the double whammy of its proximity to...
August 16, 2011
Second to the December holidays, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. For back-to-school retailers, that is. Although companies...
August 15, 2011
Recently we have seen an unusual array of companies, representing distinct aspects of CSG’s seventeen market segment database of Discount...
August 11, 2011
The SUBWAY restaurant chain continues to be an industry leader not only in new product innovation but growth as well....
August 9, 2011
Kum & Go announced a major economic investment in Central AR. The company will be investing $70 million to $80...