Is the behemoth known as Macy’s going to homogenize the traditional department store industry, offering the consumer few shopping alternatives going forward? It appears so. With the recent announcement of the liquidation of Gottschalks, one wonders whether the regional department store industry can survive. The Bon Ton, with 280 stores operating under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, […]
Archives for April 2009
Jeff Green talks March sales numbers in Houston Chronicle
Fancy turns to thoughts of … shopping? With Easter three weeks later than last year, stores hope consumers will be in the mood to spend If the economy won’t help retailers, maybe the bluebonnets will. With Easter coming three weeks later than it did last year, retailers are hoping that spring will put people in […]
Jeff Green estimates 2010 retail space in the Fresno Bee
Gottschalks closures could signal a retail shift What could take Gottschalks’ space? The River Park store, with a showcase spot in one of the Valley’s most popular shopping centers, is considered one of Gottschalks’ prime properties. “If any tenant wants to land in Fresno, they will land at the store in River Park,” Rollf said. […]
Jeff Green comments on fee-based service in Retail Traffic
Cutting Corners Harsh business conditions are putting pressure on retail property owners to save money wherever they can, but some of the methods they are employing may end up being counterproductive, experts warn. When CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Chattanooga, Tenn.–based regional mall REIT, opened the first phase of its 750,000-square-foot Hammock Landing project […]
