Leslie Wright/The Arizona Republic—Brittany and Vince Lopez’s devotion to Tanger Outlets Westgate has never waned, even a year after the mall’s grand opening at Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue. Often, the Goodyear couple drive up just to walk Tanger’s “racetrack.” The oval pedestrian way winds past 80 stores, with featured spots for Coach, Michael Kors […]
Archives for November 2013
Spending: Stores get stingy about returns
Kaitlin Pinsker/Chicago Tribune—As you’re double-checking your holiday shopping list, tack on a reminder to read each store’s return policy before making your purchase. Some retailers are feeling a little less generous when it comes to returns. Such stingier policies are intended to combat return fraud. Fraudulent returns cost retailers $8.9 billion in 2012, according to […]
New mall to bring high-end luxury stores
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune—When the Mall at University Town Center debuts in October 2014, it will define itself as the one and only high-end luxury mall in the region, based on tenants such as Gucci, Tiffany’s & Co., Armani and several dozen others that have tentatively committed to the property. A recent site plan — a […]
Retail Rap: Shades of Gray in Black Friday
The holiday shopping season is typically the biggest of the year, and retailers are looking to get shoppers thinking about holiday shopping sooner this year than in years past. Wal-Mart and Toys R Us have already begun airing holiday shopping advertisements, and stores continue to push Black Friday earlier into Thanksgiving Thursday. My question is […]
Apple Store set for University Town Center
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune—Apple fans, rejoice. An Apple Store will open in the Mall at University Town Center. Apple lists Sarasota as one of the 23 sites for stores in the Florida market on its jobs website, although no jobs are currently listed. Sarasota is the only locale on the list of Florida cities that does […]
Stores Get Stingy About Returns
Kaitlin Pitsker/Kiplinger’s Personal Finance—As you’re double-checking your holiday shopping list, tack on a reminder to read each store’s return policy before making your purchase. Some retailers are feeling a little less generous when it comes to returns. That even includes REI, an outdoor gear and sporting goods retailer long known for its no-time-limit and no-questions-asked […]
