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May 7, 2013
Real Estate's 10 Under 40

In an era where brick-and-mortar retailers face increasing challenges from the Internet and a still slow recovery, they must rely on their real estate staff — particularly those under the age of 40 — more than ever before. These professionals, who bridge the "tried-and-true" methods of their mentors and the technology-driven next generation, are creating the stores, the shopping centers, the streets of today and tomorrow.

May 2, 2013
The Mobile Leap of Faith – Why Mobile is Not the Next RFID

It's no secret that consumers are adopting mobile technology at a breakneck pace and integrating it into every part of their lives, including shopping. But while the retail industry generally understands that mobile technology CAN add significant value to both the customer experience and their own bottom line, it may not exactly know HOW or WHY this is the case.

April 4, 2013
Retail Rap: Boxing Out

Whether you are a retail analyst or a casual observer, it can be all too easy to get lost in the negativity of recent store closings and retail bankruptcies.

February 19, 2013
OfficeMax, Office Depot reportedly discussing merger

Office Depot and OfficeMax are in talks to merge, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

January 23, 2013
The Price is Right?

When Target recently announced its new online price matching policy, I’m sure I wasn’t the only retail analyst whose first thought was: “This could be a pretty big deal.” While a number of retailers (including Target itself) have experimented with similar price-matching or pricing guarantee programs in the past, this new policy takes things to a new level.

December 13, 2012
CVS Caremark optimistic going into 2013

CVS Caremark executives expressed optimism going into 2013 and outlined its strategic growth framework during its annual Analyst Day held on Thursday in New York City.

November 27, 2012
Gordmans: Filling the Retail “Voids”

Jeff Gordman is following in the family tradition. As president, chairman and CEO of Gordmans, he leads a company whose roots go back nearly 100 years, to when his grandfather opened a store in downtown Omaha in 1915.

From that one store, the company evolved over the years, eventually expanding beyond Nebraska. It also added a discount division, Half Price Stores. By 1990 the company had 32 stores, equally divided between the two divisions.

November 15, 2012
Report: Showrooming here to stay

One-in-five consumers is now "showrooming," according to new research by Aprimo, a Teradata in collaboration with Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.

July 30, 2012
Books-A-Million names corporate development analyst

Books-A-Million has named Michael Rediker as corporate development analyst.

May 2, 2012
Arby’s uses location-based software to assess its market footprint

Atlanta-based Arby's Restaurant Group has licensed Esri’s Business Analyst software and business data to help with corporate decision making.

April 20, 2012
Winners in the Toshiba/IBM POS Deal

IBM’s decision to sell its Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business to Toshiba TEC was the most significant announcement in the retail point-of-sale industry in the last 10 years, according to industry analyst Greg Buzek, president, IHL Group, Franklin, Tenn.

March 14, 2012
Urban shrink?

CSA editor-in-chief Marianne Wilson and I go to great lengths to report new store openings on Chainstoreage.com. We pore through convoluted retail financial statements – sometimes twice daily – to uncover news that a chain has its sights set on even a little net new store growth for the year ahead.

February 22, 2012
Focus on: E-commerce Trends

Retailers should expect online purchases to become a bigger piece of retail sales, particularly in the key fourth-quarter period, where they could soon represent as much as 20% of holiday sales, according to Sucharita Mulpuru, VP and principal analyst, Forrester Research, and a leading expert on e-commerce and trends in the online shopping space.

“The pie for bricks-and-mortar retail is shrinking,” Mulpuru said during a presentation at the National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention & EXPO in New York City.

January 5, 2012
Limited Brands, The Buckle shine in December; Gap, Aeropostale disappoint

Many retailers reported solid sales gains for December, but the deep discounts and promotions that shoppers have come to expect cut into profits.

December 20, 2011
CVS executives see strong growth for 2012

CVS Caremark executives shared plans to address the challenges facing health care during the company's annual Analyst Day in New York City.

December 2, 2011
LEDs will account for 52% of commercial lighting by 2021

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that LEDs will capture 52% of the commercial lighting market by 2021. Pike, a cleantech market intelligence firm, anticipates that LED lighting costs for various SSL products will be reduced by 80% to 90% in many cases during the next decade.

November 28, 2011
Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record high

Retail sales broke records during the Thanksgiving weekend, climbing 16%, according to a survey by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation.

November 2, 2011
Report: Apple to allow shoppers to finalize own in-store purchases

Apple will spend $900 million on its stores in fiscal 2012, up from $614 million this year, according to Tech Observer, which cited a new research note from UBS analyst Maynard Um.

September 21, 2011
SRS Real Estate announces new hire

SRS Real Estate Partners said it has hired Andrew Cornwell as a research analyst in the Austin/San Antonio office.

August 30, 2011
Hurricane Irene’s retail losers include department stores and apparel retailers

While it may take some to fully assess the damage, the impact of Hurricane Irene on retail sales is likely to split among retail sectors:

August 29, 2011
Home centers among Irene’s retail winners, apparel stores lose out

The impact of Hurricane Irene on retail sales is likely to split among category lines: Home-improvement stores selling emergency preparation products and clean-up items are likely to benefit the most from the storm, while apparel retailers and department stores selling non-essential items are likely to take a hit.

June 2, 2011
Retailers turn in mixed results for May; Costco, Macy’s and Saks shine

A sluggish economy, cool weather and high prices at the pump tempered retail sales in May, as retailers reported mixed results for the month.

May 5, 2011
Whole Foods Q2 income up 33%, gets new stock symbol

Whole Foods Market's second-quarter net income rose 33% on strong sales, beating analyst expectations.

April 26, 2011
Kroger CEO sees grocery prices up slightly

Speaking at the Barclays Capital analyst conference in New York City on Tuesday, Kroger Co. chairman and CEO David Dillon said grocery prices are rising slightly.

April 26, 2011
Wal-Mart CEO sees progress in turning around U.S. sales

Wal-Mart Stores is making progress bringing items and shoppers back to its U.S. stores, president and CEO Mike Duke said Tuesday at the Barclays Capital analyst conference in New York City.

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