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May 17, 2012
Cato Q1 profit edges up 4%, raises outlook

Women’s apparel retailer Cato Corp. said that first-quarter profit rose 4% to $31.7 million, from $30.5 million last year, prompting the company to raise its full-year profit forecast.

May 17, 2012
Cato Q1 profit edges up 4%, raises outlook

Women’s apparel retailer Cato Corp. said that first-quarter profit rose 4% to $31.7 million, from $30.5 million last year, prompting the company to raise its full-year profit forecast.

May 17, 2012
Children's Place profit slides 19%, beats Street

The Children's Place reported that net income for the first quarter slid 19% to $23.6 million from $29.1 million last year, but beat Wall Street forecasts and prompted the retailer to raise the low end of its full-year outlook.

May 17, 2012
Children's Place profit slides 19%, beats Street

The Children's Place reported that net income for the first quarter slid 19% to $23.6 million from $29.1 million last year, but beat Wall Street forecasts and prompted the retailer to raise the low end of its full-year outlook.

May 17, 2012
Gap Q1 profit beats Street

Gap Inc. said that profit for the quarter ended April 28 was flat compared with the year-ago period, but its results beat Wall Street forecasts and prompted the retailer to raise its outlook for the year.

May 17, 2012
Gap Q1 profit beats Street

Gap Inc. said that profit for the quarter ended April 28 was flat compared with the year-ago period, but its results beat Wall Street forecasts and prompted the retailer to raise its outlook for the year.

May 16, 2012
Target Q1 beats estimates, raises forecast

Target Corp. reported a better-than-expected 1.2% increase in first-quarter profit as warm weather and an early Easter helped drive sales.

May 16, 2012
Target Q1 beats estimates, raises forecast

Target Corp. reported a better-than-expected 1.2% increase in first-quarter profit as warm weather and an early Easter helped drive sales.

May 7, 2012
The new rules of department store reinvention

By Robin Lewis, The Robin Report and Michael Dart, Kurt Salmon

May 7, 2012
The new rules of department store reinvention

By Robin Lewis, The Robin Report and Michael Dart, Kurt Salmon

May 4, 2012
GameStop Finds Digital Success

In recent years, specialty retailer GameStop Corp. has been among the fastest-growing global chains, opening 388 new stores in 2009, more than 350 in 2010 and 285 new locations last year. For its current fiscal year, GameStop is ramping down organic growth, anticipating the opening of some 150 stores, in deference to building on its dominant presence in the multichannel PC digital download market.

April 23, 2012
Starbucks to open on Disney properties

Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida.

April 16, 2012
Back to Building

While there still is not enough new shopping center construction to warrant a “Fastest-Growing Developers” ranking system — as Chain Store Age provided for 20 consecutive years, from 1989 to 2008 — progress continues to be made.

April 16, 2012
Back to Building

While there still is not enough new shopping center construction to warrant a “Fastest-Growing Developers” ranking system — as Chain Store Age provided for 20 consecutive years, from 1989 to 2008 — progress continues to be made.

April 16, 2012
Focus On: Business Intelligence

The retail industry arguably collects more data than other business segments, and this volume doubles every 18 months, making the prospect of “big data” very real. By adopting mobile business intelligence apps, retailers are harnessing this robust data set and putting decision-making in the hands of its front line of defense — store-level associates.

April 16, 2012
Focus On: Business Intelligence

The retail industry arguably collects more data than other business segments, and this volume doubles every 18 months, making the prospect of “big data” very real. By adopting mobile business intelligence apps, retailers are harnessing this robust data set and putting decision-making in the hands of its front line of defense — store-level associates.

April 12, 2012
Survey: Bargain shoppers reshape grocery experience

A new study released by MarketTools found that 63% of shoppers say they have changed their shopping habits in the past six months, with the majority reporting changes to seek more value.

April 12, 2012
Survey: Bargain shoppers reshape grocery experience

A new study released by MarketTools found that 63% of shoppers say they have changed their shopping habits in the past six months, with the majority reporting changes to seek more value.

April 9, 2012
Using Pinterest to engage employees from the C-suite to the sales floor

By Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin, Tribe

April 9, 2012
Using Pinterest to engage employees from the C-suite to the sales floor

By Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin, Tribe

April 6, 2012
IBM forecast: Home furnishings to see big gains in Q2

An IBM analytics-based forecast released Thursday expects that sales of home furnishings in the United States will shoot higher in the second quarter, with in-store sales increasing nearly 8% to $23.2 billion and online sales increasing 28.4%.

April 6, 2012
IBM forecast: Home furnishings to see big gains in Q2

An IBM analytics-based forecast released Thursday expects that sales of home furnishings in the United States will shoot higher in the second quarter, with in-store sales increasing nearly 8% to $23.2 billion and online sales increasing 28.4%.

March 30, 2012
Finish Line Q4 profit up, but forecasts difficult first quarter

Finish Line Inc. posted earnings of $41.9 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $34.2 million in the year-ago period.

March 30, 2012
Finish Line Q4 profit up, but forecasts difficult first quarter

Finish Line Inc. posted earnings of $41.9 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $34.2 million in the year-ago period.

March 21, 2012
Construction on additional phases of Park West Village begins

Columbus, Ohio-based Casto announced that construction will commence on the next phases of the mixed-use lifestyle center, Park West Village, located in Morrisville, N.C.

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