Quentin Fottrell/Yahoo! Finance—As millions of bargain hunters nurse their bruises after Black Friday and sore thumbs after Cyber Monday, many might be wondering why they came home with more stuff than they intended to. The reason: Shoppers are bombarded by tricks worthy of a magician. For those who want to avoid overspending, there are some […]
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Riding the Organic-Store Wave
Anna Spiewak/Commercial Property Executive—The times, they are a-changing. Organic food stores, once dubbed the hippie trend of the West Coast in the 1960s, have slowly transformed from individual ownership to regional representation to national chains, some of them going public, as selective shoppers have embraced healthy eating habits. And investors are starting to take notice. […]
Analyzing This Year’s Black Friday
Mark Brodie/KJZZ Phoenix—If you’re listening to this while on the way to or home from the mall, there is a pretty good chance you’re not alone. Black Friday has traditionally been the kickoff for the holiday shopping season, but Valley-based retail analyst Jeff Green said there are a few things working against that this year.
Maximizing Success: Real estate’s role in portfolio optimization
Michael Fickes/Chain Store Age—Real estate plays a key role in optimizing retail store portfolios. Stores must have enough square footage but never too much. Portfolios must also match the number of stores across regions to customer demand. “Portfolio optimization means reducing or adding store square footage and matching merchandising and inventory to customer demand in […]
Lists handy, shoppers gird for holiday hunt
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald Tribune—With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and three weeks of shopping from now to Christmas, shoppers have more options than ever to get all the gifts on their holiday lists. Southwest Florida moms Melissa Tomasso and Beth McCullagh are two of the 140 million people expected to shop during the […]
Seasoned shoppers attack Black Friday, with gusto
Steve Levin/The Bakersfield Californian—Marlo Escamilla spent less than 20 minutes shopping Thanksgiving morning, enough time at Valley Plaza’s Old Navy store to get her son’s Christmas gift of — spoiler alert — clothes. As the city’s only major retailer open Thursday morning aside from Wal-Mart Stores, which have been open on Thanksgiving for 25 years, […]
