Retailing: Operations
Retail operations and merchandising information for retailers, stores, malls and shopping centers.
Some Retail Landlords Take an Inteventionist Approach and Incubate New Tenants
Apr 27, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Incubating has become a popular tactic in a market that’s been ravaged by store closings and bankruptcies....
A Chicago Entrepreneur Wants to Dominate the World of Children’s Retail.
Mar 26, 2010
WONDER! is a new retail concept that blends Costco and Cabela’s—but is aimed at children....
SA VA Comes to Life Thanks to Philly Financing
Mar 26, 2010
An entrepreneur in downtown Philadelphia cobbled together an innovative financing package to enable a novel retail concept to get off the ground....
Play Foursquare to Grow Your Brand Advocate Base
Mar 26, 2010
Store-based retailers have a new way to reach out to and reward their best customers in Foursquare. ...
Pent-up Desire to Shop Drives Improved Sales Performance for U.S. Retailers
Mar 16, 2010
As the employment picture stabilizes and the stock market posts moderate gains, consumers that have denied themselves all indulgences for the past two years are starting to come back into stores, new data suggests. ...
Stores Within Supermarkets Becoming More Popular
Feb 22, 2010
In an effort to capitalize on consumers’ desire for one-stop shopping, non-retail businesses are increasingly opting to open offices inside supermarkets....
Digital Signage Comes to Life
Feb 22, 2010
With a combination of dynamic content that is highly adaptable to its audience and environment, high-definition video imagery and, in many cases, interactive features, digital signage can help retailers drive consumer behavior....
Receiverships Don’t Have to Disrupt Retail Tenants
Feb 19, 2010
The growing number of receiverships is shedding new light on a lease clause that got little attention during the industry’s boom years: subordination, non-disturbance and attornment (SNDA) agreements. Such agreements protect both lenders and tenants in the event that a lender forecloses on a property or moves to have a receiver named....
Store Closings Could Keep Piling Up Throughout First Half of 2010
Feb 9, 2010
Retail real estate professionals are starting to get a handle on what 2010 will look like in terms of store closings. ...
Becoming Mobile
Jan 1, 2010
As mobile technology changes the way consumers shop, more and more retailers are investing in mobile Web sites. Since last September, at least a dozen...
