Gary Dinges/Austin American Statesman – Austin-based retailer Golfsmith is history, the victim of bankruptcy, but a number of its former stores have been scooped up by a competitor, Golf Galaxy. That includes one of Golfsmith’s two Austin locations, at 10001 Research Blvd. in the Arboretum area. Following a remodel and sign swap-outs, it debuted this […]

Joel Groover/Shopping Centers Today – What would happen if a basic question in the shopping center business — exactly how much money a store makes — became impossible to answer? Because of the rapid growth of omni-channel retailing, landlords need to start thinking about this disruptive scenario, some say. To understand why, consider the way […]

Paige Yowell/Omaha World-Herald – With bricks-and-mortar retail businesses under pressure, Grandscape — a huge, Berkshire Hathaway-backed development under construction in the Dallas area — is coming online at a precarious time. But Grandscape, which will feature apartments, retail and entertainment, is bound to be a success even in these challenged retail waters. Just take it […]

Jon Harris/The Morning Call – If you’re someone who dreads grocery shopping day and the cart pushing, product finding and checkout line jockeying that comes with it, you may want to listen up. Joining a trend of grocers delivering convenience to customers through online shopping platforms, Wal-Mart on Wednesday launched its online grocery pickup service […]

Taylor Williams/Texas Real Estate Business – When it comes to store size in the Texas grocery business, there’s no such thing as too big or too small. From the 100,000-square-foot Kroger to a 5,000-square-foot Hispanic butcher, the state’s torrid population growth has not only opened the door for a plethora of grocery concepts and competitors, […]

Robert Trigaux/Tampa Bay Times – HSN chief executive officer Mindy Grossman, one of the revered names in the retail shopping industry, is leaving the St. Petersburg TV/digital shopping company after 11 years to become president and CEO of Weight Watchers International Inc. Grossman, 59, will join the diet company in July. Weight Watchers has been in […]