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April 4, 2013
Retail Rap: Boxing Out

Whether you are a retail analyst or a casual observer, it can be all too easy to get lost in the negativity of recent store closings and retail bankruptcies.

April 1, 2013
Survey: Target, Best Buy, Walmart excel in mobile experience

Three high-profile big-box retailers received high marks for their mobile experiences, according to a survey by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

March 28, 2013
Destination Maternity superstore format in Canadian debut

Destination Maternity Corp. opened the first Destination Maternity superstore location in Canada.

March 22, 2013
Cornering the Market

The recent announcement that retail giant Walmart plans to open more than 100 of the brand’s Neighborhood Market stores in 2013, and as many as 500 Neighborhood Market locations over the next few years, has industry analysts and observers talking. They have my attention, as well.

March 7, 2013
Hunter Crossroads, Fort Worth, Texas

When an 180,000-sq.-ft. Walmart Supercenter opens at Hunter Crossroads this fall, it will mark the first major retail opening in the shopping center, which is part of a larger 160-acre planned mixed-use project.

Developed by Hunter Crossroads LP, the center is being leased by Transwestern, based in Dallas.

Construction on the new Walmart is more than halfway completed; expected opening date is September 2013 and the store will feature Walmart’s smaller, more efficient prototype in lieu of its more traditional 220,000-sq.-ft. layout.

January 22, 2013
Walmart announces $450 million expansion in Canada

Walmart updated its plans for its Canadian division, saying that it plans to complete at least 37 supercenter projects in the country during the company’s next fiscal year (February 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014).

January 8, 2013
Owner of Mandee and Annie Sez files Chapter 11, citing impact of Superstore Sandy

Big M Inc., which operates Mandee and Annie Sez stores, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

January 4, 2013
Full-season holiday report: Traffic down 16.4%, sales down 3.4%

A Friday report by RetailNext said that its analysis of 8.5 million shopping trips to big-box and specialty retailers in the U.S. during the 2011 and 2012 holiday seasons revealed that:

January 2, 2013
Survey tracks top holiday retailers based on in-store traffic

The weekend before Christmas ranked as the busiest shopping period in December by in-store visits to top retailers, with Super Saturday ranking among the three busiest shopping days for Walmart, Target, Toys ‘R’ Us, Macy’s and Kohl’s, according to Placed.

December 7, 2012
Walmart Canada opens 200th supercenter

Walmart Canada opened its 200th supercenter, in Edmonton, Alberta.

October 22, 2012
Walmart Supercenter opens after eight years in the making

New York City-based Brixmor Property Group said Walmart Supercenter at Liberty Plaza, in Randallstown (Baltimore), Md., grand-opened on Oct. 17 in 160,908 sq. ft.

October 10, 2012
Walmart Canada to grand-open 30 stores in October

Walmart Canada said it will complete 30 real estate projects by the end of October, including two supercenter conversions and 28 new stores totaling 2.4 million sq. ft. of retail space.

September 20, 2012
Study: Few sites for smaller big-box footprints in urban Chicago

A real estate report released by Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s Urban Team found that much of Chicago lacks the type of product that today’s downsized big-box retailers are looking for.

September 14, 2012
Home Depot to close its last seven big-box stores in China

The Home Depot Inc. said Friday it will close its remaining seven big-box outlets in China and focus on Internet-based sales and specialty stores.

August 10, 2012
The Showrooming Scramble: Why Retailers Must Embrace Customer-Centered Service Innovation

By Craig LaRosa, Continuum

June 18, 2012
Study: Walmart Supercenter wins pricing battle over Amazon and Walmart.com

Walmart Supercenter wins the pricing battle over Amazon and Walmart.com, according to a new study by Kantar Retail.

May 1, 2012
Federal Realty Celebrates a Half-Century in Retail

Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Field Boccaccio sat down with Chris Weilminster, Federal Realty’s senior VP leasing and a 22-year veteran of the company, to talk about the industry in general and about Federal Realty’s 50-year perspective on retail.

April 25, 2012
Best Bye?

Fresh off the resignation of CEO Brian Dunn and the revelation that the company lost a not-so- insignificant sum of $1.7 billion last quarter, Best Buy’s recent announcement to close 50 stores by the end of 2012 probably didn’t come as a surprise to anyone in our industry.

March 29, 2012
Best Buy to close 50 big-boxes, expand mobile-only format

In a move to tighten its footprint and reduce costs, Best Buy Co. said it will close 50 of its signature big-box stores and open 100 of its small mobile locations in the United States in fiscal 2013.

February 21, 2012
Wal-Mart Stores’ profit falls 4.2%, but U.S. sales on the rise

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit dropped 4.2% on higher costs, but its U.S. business continued to draw in more shoppers.

January 27, 2012
Meijer names COO

Meijer said it has appointed J.K. Symancyk to the newly created role of COO.

January 25, 2012
PGA Tour Superstore announces second Chicago location

On the heels of announcing its PGA Tour Superstore opening in Schaumburg, Ill., the company announced that Downers Grove will be the site for the second PGA Tour Superstore in the Chicago area.

January 25, 2012
Walmart opens second superstore store in Chicago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened its second supercenter and fifth location overall in Chicago.

January 20, 2012
Wal-Mart names Rosalind Brewer CEO of Sam’s Club; first female CEO in company history

Wal-Mart Stores announced a series of management changes that include an unexpected change in leadership at Sam’s Club, and a new chief information officer.

January 11, 2012
PGA Tour Superstore to open two stores in Chicago area

PGA Tour Superstore plans to open a 60,000-sq.-ft. store in the Chicago area in late spring 2012, followed by an additional location in the area later in the year.

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