Best Buy’s Discounts Drop With Sales Quentin Fottrell/SmartMoney When big retailers struggle, shoppers might expect to be able to swoop in and score stellar deals. But in the case Best Buy, the sales are unlikely to satisfy those searching for “Everything Must Go” style prices. The retailer is in the midst of a massive restructuring […]

4,000 items, from wine to shirts, priced to sell John Hielscher/Sarasota Herald-Tribune Costco Wholesale Corp. workers on forklifts whisked through wide aisles this week, topping off 20-foot high stacks of merchandise, while others hustled to prepare the discount members club for an eagerly awaited Friday opening. The nation’s third-largest retailer will swing open its doors […]

Sneak preview of Sarasota’s new Costco store John Hielscher/Sarasota Herald-Tribune Costco Wholesale Corp. workers on forklifts whisked through wide aisles this week, topping off 20-foot high stacks of merchandise, while others hustled to prepare the discount members club for an eagerly awaited Friday opening. The nation’s third-largest retailer will swing open its doors at 8 […]

Brand Equity Key to Wet Seal Turnaround If Buyout Takes Place By Elaine Misonzhnik/Retail Traffic Struggling specialty apparel retailer Wet Seal has become the latest in a long string of chains looking to orchestrate a buyout. But it remains to be seen whether Wet Seal’s brand value is strong enough to allow a private owner […]

Making the Most of Sales Tax Holidays By Kelli B. Grant/SmarMoney.com Shoppers may be able to save more than the usual 4% when sales-tax holiday season kicks off this weekend, thanks to the early wave of back-to-school deals. The temporary tax reprieves effectively discount prices on items such as clothing, computers and school supplies. Depending […]

New Concepts are Schools of Hard Knocks By Joel Groover/Shopping Centers Today The tombstones in the graveYARD for spin-off concepts from established retailers are many. These offshoot brands, usually launched to great fanfare and backed by the deep pockets of their parent companies, occasionally flop and meet an untimely end. Thus it was for Abercrombie […]