Webvan shuts down operations, will file for Chapter 11
Jul 10, 2001, Misty Reagin
Foster City, Calif. – Locally based Webvan Group Inc. has shut down its online grocery-delivery service and plans to file for Chapter 11 protection within...
Wal-Mart expanding in China
Jul 10, 2001, Misty Reagin
Bentonville, Ark. – Locally based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is continuing its expansion in Asia. The company has been operating in China since 1995 and currently...
Discounting a possibility for German retailers
Jul 9, 2001, Misty Reagin
Berlin – The German lower house of Parliament recently voted to abolish laws from the Nazi era that prohibited retailers from using discounts and promotional...
June same-store retail sales up 2.4%
Jul 9, 2001, Misty Reagin
Houston – According to locally based TeleCheck Services Inc., same-store retail sales increased 2.4% over the same period in 2000. The Mid-Atlantic region...
Gap Inc. to streamline headquarters staffing; revise growth for 2002-2003
Jul 5, 2001, Misty Reagin
San Francisco – Locally based Gap Inc. recently announced plans to streamline headquarters staffing and improve organizational efficiencies. The company...
Madison Retail Group leads the region in retail leasing
Jul 5, 2001, Misty Reagin
Washington, D.C. – Locally based Madison Retail Group (MRG) continues to lead the Washington metropolitan area in retail leasing. Since the first of the...
Estee Lauder closing stores
Jul 3, 2001, Misty Reagin
New York – In an effort to drive growth and increase profits, locally based Estee Lauder Co. will close 86 of its 170 Tommy Hilfiger fragrance shops in...
MulvannyG2 named fastest growing architecture firm in the U.S.
Jul 3, 2001, Misty Reagin
Bellevue, Wash. – The Zweig Letter, an industry trade publication, recently ranked locally based MulvannyG2 Architecture as the fastest growing architectural...
Duke-Weeks Realty announces departure of Ray Weeks; name change
Jul 3, 2001, Misty Reagin
Indianapolis – Locally based Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. recently announced the resignation of Ray Weeks as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors....
Seibu renovates major outlet
Jul 3, 2001, Misty Reagin
Tokyo – Locally based Seibu Department Stores Co. recently announced plans to spend $40.4 million over the next three years to renovate a major outlet...
Ahold enters Slovakia
Jul 2, 2001, Misty M. Reagin
Zaandam, Netherlands – Locally based supermarket retailer, Royal Ahold NV, plans to begin operating stores in Slovakia this November, with the first store...
Fleming Cos. makes offer to acquire Furrs Supermarkets
Jul 2, 2001, Misty M. Reagin
Albuquerque, N.M. – Locally based Furrs Supermarkets’ board of directors recently approved the proposed acquisition of 66 Furrs’ stores in New Mexico...
Simon Property Group elects new member to its board of directors
Jul 2, 2001, Misty Reagin
Indianapolis – Locally based Simon Property Group Inc. recently elected Melvyn Bergstein to the company’s board of directors. Bergstein is chairman and...
The Mills Corp. and the William Morris Agency announce joint venture
Jul 2, 2001, Misty Reagin
Arlington, Va. – Locally based The Mills Corp. and the New York-based William Morris Agency recently formed a joint venture to provide strategic business...
Callbutton launches service for realtors
Jun 28, 2001, -
DALLAS -- Callbutton recently launched a service for real estate professionals that provides instant support to buyers and sellers and captures and tracks...
