Justine Griffin/Tampa Bay Times – When the Maas Bros. department store chain went defunct in 1991, Burdines was there to replace it. In 2004, Burdines was wiped away as stores were converted to bear the Macy’s name. But when the time comes, what will replace Macy’s? Probably not another department store. Department store chains have defined […]
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Cabela’s May Be Seeking A Buyer
Anthony Salamone/The Morning Call – Cabela’s, the outdoor sporting goods chain known for its elaborate in-store wildlife displays, may be on the hunt for a buyer amid pressure from investors to boost profit. But don’t panic, hunting and camping fans: It doesn’t mean the retailer’s destination-style megastore outside Hamburg, Berks County, will be closing any time […]
After months of prep, retailers ready for Black Friday Crowds
Gary Dinges/Austin-American Statesman – While you were busy tearing the wrapping paper off gifts last Christmas morning, retail executives were already thinking ahead – way ahead – and formulating plans for this holiday season. A year’s worth of strategizing culminates this Thanksgiving weekend, when stores throughout Central Texas – and across the nation – slash prices […]
Main Event
Kevin McQuaid/Sarasota Business Observer – Main Plaza has anchored one end of Sarasota’s downtown for the past three decades, always teeming with potential but often mired by a lack of cohesion and vision. Mostly, in the two decades since Regal Cinemas debuted its Hollywood 20 cineplex at the 1991 Main St. site, Main Plaza has largely […]
Black Friday madness takes over area malls
Suzette Parmley/Philadelphia Inquirer – Black Friday was, by most accounts, mall madness. The annual shopping tour de force began at 6 p.m. Thursday at the region’s shopping meccas and big-box retailers. With unusually warm weather and retailers’ deep discounts, the public’s appetite to buy, peruse, or eat remained strong all day Friday, according to retailers and […]
Retail Therapy: Shoppers should expect a calmer Black Friday experience
Bethany Clough/Fresno Bee – The frenzy is fizzling. Where Black Fridays of years past had thousands of people lining up outside stores and tense moments inside, things will be less frantic this year. Why? Several reasons: The steamrolling of earlier opening times into Thanksgiving Day has stalled. Shoppers have been taking advantage of doorbuster deals for weeks already. More people […]
