Competing with the Retail Giants: How to Survive in the New Retail Landscape (National Retail Federation Series)
MacEvangelism (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A week from today, a brand new Best Buy is opening in the space on Union Square South that Circuit City used to reside. But this is no ordinary Best Buy: it'll be open 24 hours during the week (while... 1 Vote(s)
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Retail Federation today asked the House to reject health care reform legislation scheduled for debate this weekend, saying a pay-or-play mandate that employers provide health insurance to their workers or pay a financial penalty would force retailers to lay off workers in order to cover the added labor costs. NRF said consideration of the legislation would...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A week from today, a brand new Best Buy is opening in the space on Union Square South that Circuit City used to reside. But this is no ordinary Best Buy: it'll be open 24 hours during the week (while only staying open from 11-7 on Sundays for some reason), and it'll have concerts. Concerts already lined up include Lamb of God, Peter Erskine and Friends and Anthrax. Oh, and Bon Jovi will be there on...
APM: Marketplace (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon are continuing their online pricing battles. The subject of this week's contest? DVDs. And the back-and-forth is down to the penny. Jeremy Hobson reports.
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Costco Wholesale (COST) , Gap Inc (GPS) , Nordstrom, Inc (JWN) There's a chill in the air and a slight up-tick in confidence. Holiday discounts are coming a bit earlier, too. For retailers, this has been a great combination , leading to the second consecutive month in which retail sales increased. This follows more than a year of drops. Consumers...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, today announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Highlights include:
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
October sales: Mixed but improvingYear-over-year change in selected retailers' same-store sales; 2008 numbers were compared with 2007's results. Chain2009 2008 Abercrombie & Fitch {TriDown} 15%{TriDown} 20%Costco {TriUp} 5%{TriDown} 1%Dillard's{TriDown} 8%{TriDown} 8%Gap {TriUp} 4%{TriDown} 16%Kohl's{TriUp} 1.4%{TriDown} 9%Limited Brands {TriDown} 4%{TriDown} 9%Macy's {TriDown} 0.8%{TriDown} 6.3%Neiman...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Europe's food retailers surged ahead yesterday as Belgian grocer Delhaize Group reported positive third-quarter earnings and brokers talked up rumours of sector...
Shop'n Sales (Free subscription) | yesterday
$15 Off All Qualifying Orders Over $125 + Free Shipping! Expires 11.30.09 RadioShack knows that it’s not just the products you buy, but what you do with them that matters. Consumers need all sorts of cables, connectors, accessories and batteries to help them get the most from their personal electronics. In addition, tech-savvy consumers increasingly want innovative, cutting-edge electronics,...
Owl's Farm (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have (another) confession to make. I am easily seduced. By chefs, that is, and by chefs on television especially. Occasionally the stars and planets will align properly and the local PBS station will string a number of really good cooking shows on a Saturday afternoon, and I'll pour a glass of wine before 5 pm and sit back and enjoy them. The current lineup includes old Julia Child and Jacques Pepin...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat. Fry's Food Stores has begun advertising for thousands of temporary workers in the event its estimated 13,000... Safeway - Grocery store - Business - Arizona - Retail
Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Outsourcing, with or without offshoring, through extended supply chains of goods and services has come to be a common way to organize a business. Using contract law to divide and subdivide what was once a single enterprise (or start one from scratch) into separate legal entities is ever more useful to businesses as they try to cut their costs to become ever more competitive. If vertical integration...
The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
The holiday-shopping price war between mega-retailers has expanded into the DVD market, with Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon cutting online prices for pre-ordered DVDs well below cost.
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bestshill | 05/11/2009
JIm Linderman on David Byrne, the book and work. Linderman maintains a group of sites dealing with art, authenticity, photography and culture, including Dull Tool Dim Bulb where this article first appeared. Ahh, Kindle. I'll give in one day soon. I do not lack for reading material, the web has loaded the content of so many things my fingers wear out far before my eyes. But I thought I would address
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humorc chic | 14/09/2009
Mr Steve Sadove, CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue was amongst those who took part in Vogue Fashion Night which took place on Thursday September 10th in many of the world's fashion capitals. Renowned department stores as well as many boutiques...
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