While there has been debate about the issue for years, the idea of an internet sales tax has gained steam recently, with the U.S. Senate passing the Marketplace Fairness Act in early May, and President Obama on the record as supporting it. In my opinion, the impact of an internet sales tax is two-fold. Online […]
Archives for June 2013
P.F. Chang’s debut ends long journey
P.F. Chang’s debut ends long journey Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune Monday evening’s opening of this region’s first P.F. Chang’s China Bistro signals the end of a long hunt by the high-end, Asian-themed restaurant. The 270-seat restaurant, at U.S. 41 and Osprey Avenue, caps years of searching in and around Sarasota and represents another signal that Southwest […]
Microsoft launching 600 stores within Best Buy and Future Shop
Microsoft launches 600 stores within Best Buy and Future Shop Janet Tu/The Seattle Times Microsoft last fall launched a vastly redesigned operating system with Windows 8, which the company hoped would launch it boldly into the mobile-devices arena. The problem was many users found Windows 8 confusing. And the devices Windows 8 was designed to […]
Role reversal: Online retailers seek physical stores
Role reversal: Online retailers seek physical stores Thomas Lee/Minneapolis Star-Tribune For a growing number of Internet retailers, offline is the new online. Across the country, retailers that existed only in cyberspace are now opening — or thinking of opening — traditional stores at a time when e-commerce’s explosive growth has spawned a slew of dire […]
The Right Medicine
The Right Medicine: Medical Tenants Are Good for the Health of Some Shopping Centers Beth Mattson-Tieg/Shopping Centers Today When the time comes to make an appointment for that medical exam, cholesterol test or X-ray, the local mall is hardly the first place that jumps to mind. But so long as economic realities continue to strain […]
Microsoft bets stores can boost new Windows products
Microsoft bets stores can boost new Windows products Hannah Cushman/St. Louis Post-Dispatch Walking into the Microsoft Store is a bit like picking up a Windows 8 device. Tablets, mobile, gaming and accessories are separated into dedicated “bays,” each arranged to mirror the colorful tiles of the new Metro home screen that replaces the traditional desktop […]
