Newsletter: SiteTalk

05/02/2013 - 10:18am
Flipping the Coin

Last August in this space, I discussed the troubling sales trends and tumbling earnings from iconic retailer J.C. Penney, mentioning that the growing pains associated with implementing CEO Ron Johnson’s ambitious brand overhaul might have been a case of “too much too soon.”

05/01/2013 - 5:17pm
Walgreens opens Boston flagship

Walgreens on Wednesday will celebrate the official opening of its latest flagship, located at School and Washington streets in Boston.

05/01/2013 - 1:20pm
Big 5 Sporting Goods has big first quarter; 15 to 20 new stores planned

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported upticks in net income, sales and same store sales for first quarter fiscal 2013.

05/01/2013 - 1:18pm
Golfsmith enters South Carolina

Golfsmith International is opening its first South Carolina store, in the state capital of Columbia, with a grand opening celebration on May 3 to May 5.

05/01/2013 - 11:29am
Getting Creative

Sometimes, to meet consumer demand you have to get creative. That’s what developer Centergy Retail, LLC, Dallas, did in the conceptualization of a hybrid power-lifestyle center in the heart of El Paso, Texas.

04/30/2013 - 4:13pm
Uniqlo looks to more openings in fall

Uniqlo is taking a breather … but only a short one. The Japanese fashion retailer opened its seventh U.S. store — and its first in an outdoor lifestyle center location — on April 19, at Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers, N.Y.

04/30/2013 - 11:29am
DSW set to open first South Carolina store

Footwear/accessories retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is opening a new store in Columbia, S.C., on May 2.

04/30/2013 - 11:21am
Dick’s Wings location opens in Florida

American Restaurant Concepts is opening a new Dick’s Wings restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla.

04/29/2013 - 5:43pm
Leslie's Poolmart to grand-open two stores on path to 48

Leslie’s Poolmart, parent to Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supplies, said that it will grand-open two stores on May 3, putting the retailer on track toward opening its previously announced 48 new stores between March and May 2013.

04/29/2013 - 4:13pm
Petco to open at Hamilton Plaza

North Plainfield, N.J.-based Levin Management Corp. said that Petco will open a store at Hamilton Plaza, located in Hamilton Township, N.J.

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