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May 7, 2013
Next Steps For Retail Real Estate

Now, as the recession finally begins to lift, brick-and-mortar retailers are studying their real estate concepts and pondering what comes next.

Some will pare store counts, partially in response to online competition. Some will cut store square footage. Others are expanding store numbers and square footage. Some are expanding fulfillment center square footage. Some are not changing. Careful about that.

What are you doing? Is it what you should be doing?

What are retail real estate advisers and technology providers recommending?

March 15, 2013
The Spark Behind Sephora

HEADQUARTERS San Francisco

TYPE OF BUSINESS Beauty and fragrance retailer

NUMBER OF STORES 1,600 global locations, including 325 stores in North America and 386 in-store shops in J.C. Penney

Beauty and cosmetics retailer Sephora is ignited not only by its highly trained cast of associates and smart, forward-thinking approach to in-store digital, but also by the man behind the black, white and red store design.

March 5, 2013
GSI Commerce supports PetSmart’s omnichannel strategy

GSI Commerce, an eBay Inc. company, said it has extended its contract with PetSmart to support the retailer’s omnichannel strategy with webstore, fulfillment and customer service solutions.

November 14, 2012
Wal-Mart launches food subscription service called Goodies

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will officially launch its previously announced food-by-mail subscription service, called Goodies, which allows customers to trial sample-sized foods for a monthly fee.

October 29, 2012
eBay cuts PayPal jobs as part of restructuring plan

eBay has eliminated approximately 325 jobs from its PayPal division. As a result, the company has announced a planned fourth quarter pretax restructuring charge of approximately $15 million related to staff reductions at the company's PayPal business unit.

October 23, 2012
Cerberus reportedly seeking financing for Supervalu deal

Multiple reports suggested that private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which owns Albertsons LLC, may be putting together a deal to buy all or part of the grocery chain.

October 12, 2012
Why Best Buy is Going Mobile

By Mark Williams, Best Buy

October 5, 2012
Canada’s The Brick Group taps TD Financing Services for private label credit card program

The Brick Group, one of Canada’s largest volume retailers of home furnishings, bedding, appliances, and home electronics under one roof, has selected TD Financing Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank and an affiliate of Mahwah, N.J.-based TD Retail Card Services, to administer its private label credit program.

September 25, 2012
Fairway Market files plans to take company public

Fairway Group Holdings Corp., a chain of natural and organic grocery stores, filed paperwork Monday to take the company public.

August 21, 2012
McDonald’s, PayPal testing mobile payments

McDonald’s Corp. is testing a mobile payments service with PayPal in 30 McDonald’s locations in France.

May 7, 2012
Barneys gets new owner in debt-for-equity swap

Barneys New York said that it has reached an agreement with its largest lender, Perry Capital, and other lenders to significantly reduce the retailer’s debt and improve its capital structure.

April 30, 2012
FMI forms partnership with TopSource to provide procurement solutions

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced that it has entered into a strategic business partnership with TopSource LLC, a sourcing company and wholly owned subsidiary of Topco Associates LLC.

April 16, 2012
Growing by Leaps and Buys

Editor’s note: Chain Store Age’s 23rd annual survey of Fastest-Growing Acquirers measured retail square footage purchased during the 2011 calendar year.

For some companies, being among the top acquirers of shopping centers almost is business as usual — top-ranked Inland Real Estate is a perennial leader, largely through avidly scouring daily for possible deals, while Kimco maintained its focus on top projects in top markets.

March 2, 2012
Sears Canada to close three stores in major cities

Sears Canada Inc. said it is shutting down three downtown stores in Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa.

January 30, 2012
Safeway names president for Vons division

Safeway Inc. named Lori Raya as president of its Vons division.

January 11, 2012
Blackstone Group and DDR Corp. buy 46 shopping centers from EPN Group

Buyout firm The Blackstone Group and real estate investment trust DDR Corp. will buy 46 shopping centers owned by EPN Group for $1.43 billion, which includes the assumption of at least $945 million in debt.

January 3, 2012
Orchard Supply spin-off from Sears completed

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. announced that its spin-off from Sears Holdings Corporation was completed at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 30, 2011.

December 20, 2011
General Growth approves spinoff of Rouse properties

General Growth Properties said its board approved the spinoff of its Rouse Properties Inc. subsidiary, to consist of 30 regional shopping centers in 19 states.

December 12, 2011
Sears board approves spin-off of Orchard Supply Hardware

The board of Sears Holdings Corp has approved the spinoff of Sears’ Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp.

December 8, 2011
New York ICSC show delivers positive attitude, movement

By all reports, the ICSC New York deal-making conference, held Dec. 5 and 6 in New York City, delivered what the retail and shopping center industries were waiting for: A sense of forward progress.

November 7, 2011
Brookstone teams with Swagg for mobile app

Mobile commerce enabler Firethorn Mobile Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., and Brookstone announced Brookstone as its latest retail partner for its Swagg mobile application, which provides shoppers with mobile access to purchase digital gift cards.

October 4, 2011
Edens & Avant acquires Union Planters Plaza

Columbia, S.C.-based Edens & Avant said it has purchased Union Planters Plaza, a 155,000-sq.-ft., Whole Foods-anchored retail center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

September 20, 2011
Collective Brands forges new distribution agreements

Collective Brands’ Performance + Lifestyle Group, which owns Sperry Top-Sider, Keds and Stride Rite, has signed new distribution agreements with partners to ramp up international expansion in several markets, including Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Spain.

September 7, 2011
DDR and Glimcher Realty Trust announce strategic asset swap

Developers Diversified Realty and Glimcher Realty Trust announced Wednesday that the companies have entered into an agreement to swap two assets better aligned with the other’s operating platforms and strategies.

June 24, 2011
J. Crew slated to open debut Canada store in August

J. Crew announced Friday it will open its first Canadian store in August at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre, located in Toronto.

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