SCW FEATURE: THE UNITED COLORS OF RETAILING
Feb 1, 2003, By David Sokol
In a nation of immigrants, white is still the predominant color. According to the 2000 census, 75.1 percent of Americans were Caucasian. But minority...
Kmart to shutter 326 stores
Jan 14, 2003, —staff & wire reports
Kmart announced today the specific 326 stores it will close as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring. The closings will hit 44 states, with California,...
Kmart and Penneys saw more Christmastraffic than rivals, survey says
Dec 26, 2002, —staff & wire reports
Kmart's deep discount sales strategy gave the bruised retailer cause for celebration this holiday shopping season. The chain, which filed for Chapter...
Kmart: More closures ahead?
Nov 4, 2002, From staff and wire reports
Attention Kmart shoppers: There's another list of possible store closures floating around, and this time, the numbers are getting serious. Up to a third...
Bauer fights back
Nov 1, 2002, David Sokol
A recent report by Morgan Stanley analysts Matthew Ostrower and Alan Calderon forecasted a grim future for Eddie Bauer. Based on conversations with REIT...
Retailers brace for '02 home stretch
Nov 1, 2002, Ben Johnson
It's nearly Christmas season. So where are retail sales? A month before Thanksgiving, the outlook is grim. After bolstering the economy all year, consumers...
Kmart's reorg set for mid-'03
Oct 21, 2002, From staff and wire reports
Kmart Corp. has reaffirmed its commitment to a "fast-track reorganization" with the objective of emerging from Chapter 11 bankrupty court protection by...
"Living legends" impart wisdomat ICSC 2002Western Division Conference
Sep 26, 2002, — Brannon Boswell, Managing Editor
Today’s retailers are confronting issues they have never had to face in the past, according to a panel of West Coast executives who have been active in...
Dick's Sporting Goodsfiles for IPO
Sep 16, 2002, From staff and wire reports
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. plans an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. According to a recent SEC filing, the...
Home Depot creates mega Eastern division
Sep 3, 2002, — by Ben Johnson, Editor-in-Chief
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced plans to integrate two of its nine divisional offices to form...
