Hot off the press…It was just announced that Home Depot is closing all their peripheral brands, about 48 stores in all. Closing will be all remaining Expo, Yardbird’s and HD Bath Locations.
Archives for January 2009
Kansas City Retail Market
I spent a few days last week in the Kansas City market. First of all, it is one of the nicest markets in the US, especially the area around Country Club Plaza. Retail on the whole is performing well in the market. The most successful retail properties seem to be Town Center at Leawood and […]
Circuit City to Liquidate
Sad to say, there is no surprise here. What is frightening is the number of power center vacancies due to the recent liquidations: Goody’s, Linens ‘N Things and now Circuit City. And are there any growing specialty box tenants to take their place?
Holiday Retail Sales
I had the chance to address holiday sales on Money for Breakfast December 26th. MasterCard Spending Pulse Unit was already reporting that December sales through Christmas Eve were down 8% over 2007. That’s sales! The bigger question is what does this mean for profits? As I mentioned in the segment, this could equate to profits […]