Designers Heed the Siren Call of Discounters Luxury dressing got a little less luxurious this week. First came Jimmy Choo, the maker of $795 python stilettos. On Saturday, the company debuted a line of clothing, shoes and accessories at 10 H&M stores in the U.S. Next up: Badgley Mischka, a design label favored by Hollywood […]
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Jeff Green offers a first-time look in Scottsdale Fashion Square’s new Microsoft retail store to Retail Customer Experience Magazine
First look: Inside the Microsoft retail store On October 22, the new Microsoft retail store debuted in the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall in Scottsdale, Arizona. I visited the store a couple of weeks later to get a feel for the in-store experience and address some of the inevitable comparisons to Apple’s successful retail concept. (It […]
Jeff Green discusses the benefits of pop-up store lease terms for retailers with Investor’s Business Daily
Pop-Up Stores Fill Retail Space As Vacancies Hit Decade Highs Pop-up stores are sprouting like mushrooms as the holiday shopping season approaches. And just as mushrooms feed off dead plants, pop-up stores arise from the vacant locations of dead retailers. Pop-up stores are temporary stores that remain open for several months or less, usually during […]
Jeff Green comments on the affect of the price of gold on retail jewelry with SmartMoney.com
How Rocketing Gold Prices Will Hit Holiday Shopping If jewelry is on your holiday shopping list, consider this: Rising gold prices will soon make rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings much more expensive. December gold futures prices hit a record high of $1,118.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on […]
Jeff Green talks about holiday discounts with the Houston Chronicle
Retailers work to avoid a frosty holiday season What retailers want most from Santa is a sleigh full of consumer confidence in time for the holiday season. They probably won’t get it. While the forecast for retailers has improved from last holiday season, “consumers are still not 100 percent convinced that they should be shelling […]
Jeff Green discusses the addition of several retailers to the area with the Fresno Bee
Retailers snap up vacant Fresno-area spaces Despite the recession, several new retailers are headed for Fresno shopping centers. Area malls are attracting a variety of businesses — from a MAC cosmetics store to independently owned novelty shop Kwirkworld — to fill spaces left empty in the worst business downturn in decades. It’s a sign that […]
