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May 29, 2013
Brown Shoe feels impact of exiting brands

Brown Shoe Company Inc. reported a net loss and declining net sales in first quarter 2013 as the company cited the impact of having exited some businesses in the past year.

May 21, 2013
Best Buy reports net loss

Best Buy reported a net loss of almost 10% for first quarter fiscal 2014, seeing its revenue drop from roughly $10.34 billion the prior year to $9.38 billion.

May 7, 2013
New Conference Series Pushes Networking

In the retail real estate landscape, there aren't as many networking options as one might think. Even fewer if you narrow it down to those events that put landlords and tenants in the same room, along with entertainment, face-to-face meet and greets, and mutually beneficial educational sessions.

March 28, 2013
GameStop Q4 profit up

GameStop Corp reported a nearly 50% increase rise in fourth-quarter profit fueled by gains in its mobile and digital businesses.

December 27, 2012
Majority of workers concerned fiscal cliff will lead to layoffs

Seventy-four percent of workers report they are concerned that the U.S. fiscal cliff will lead to layoffs, according to a survey released Thursday by career transition and talent development consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison.

December 4, 2012
Big Lots swings to loss in Q3; announces CEO retirement

Big Lots Inc. reported a loss of $6 million for the third quarter, compared with net income of $4.2 million in the year-ago period.

December 3, 2012
Social media and mobile takes up bigger chunk of marketing budget

Social media is now essential to marketing in the retail industry, according to a recent BDO USA survey, which found that 86% of retail CMOs have included social media in their holiday marketing strategy.

November 27, 2012
Weathering the Storm

By Kumar Venkataraman

Over the last decade, America’s Atlantic shores have faced the wrath of more than a dozen hurricanes, causing damage worth several billion dollars. Year after year, retailers have been learning and fine-tuning their strategies to respond to the critical needs of consumers in the impacted areas, both in preparing for a disaster and immediately after.

November 16, 2012
Casual Male Retail Group repeats loss in Q3; speeds up opening of DXL stores

Casual Male Retail Group reported Friday a loss of $1.6 million in the third quarter, flat with the prior year’s third quarter.

October 2, 2012
Shop.org: Online sales expected to grow 12% over last year

Shop.org’s holiday 2012 online sales forecast, released Tuesday, expects sales to grow 12% over last holiday season to as much as $96 billion.

September 19, 2012
Adidas goes live with RedPrairie workforce management

Atlanta -- RedPrairie Corp., a global supply chain and retail technology provider, announced that Adidas has gone live with RedPrairie workforce management (WFM) at its Singapore retail locations. Adidas will leverage RedPrairie WFM to increase employee productivity and optimize scheduling to help Adidas deliver optimal customer service to Singapore consumers.  

September 11, 2012
Survey: Retailers focusing on mobile site optimization and in-store technologies

Retailers remain conservative when it comes to financial investments in mobile and tablet initiatives despite the industry buzz, according to a survey by Shop.org and Forrester Research Inc.

August 17, 2012
Casual Male net income slides; to speed rollout of DestinationXL

Casual Male Retail Group said that second-quarter profit dropped to $1.2 million, from $6.6 million in the year-ago period.

March 15, 2012
Casual Male Q4 profit up on charge; plans growth of DXL concept

Casual Male Retail Group reported that net income for the quarter ended Jan. 28 surged to $33.5 million, from $5.3 million in the year-ago period.

February 29, 2012
Collective Brands Q4 loss widens on higher costs, but sales up

Footwear seller Collective Brands Inc. said that its fourth-quarter loss widened dramatically from the year before as higher costs cut into profit margins.

February 8, 2012
Jones Group narrows loss

The Jones Group reported a net loss of $21.1 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $40.1 million a year earlier.

January 6, 2012
Family Dollar Q1 profit up 8%, revenue misses Street

Family Dollar Stores Inc. reported that its first quarter profit rose 8% to $80.4 million, compared with $74.3 million in the year-ago period.

November 30, 2011
BDO USA survey details retailers’ holiday marketing spend

Despite all of the hype surrounding mobile commerce, just 36% of chief marketing officers at retail companies have included mobile in their holiday marketing strategies this year, according to a recent BDO USA survey.

November 30, 2011
IBISWorld: Holiday sales to grow 3.3%

After a strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday, overall holiday spending is expected to increase 3.3% to $64.3 billion, according to the industry research firm IBISWorld.

November 21, 2011
Report: U.S. retail availability expected to decline in 2012

A report released by CBRE Econometric Advisors, a division of Los Angeles-based CBRE Group, said that the U.S. retail real estate sector’s availability rate is expected to decline to 12.4% by the end of 2012.

November 17, 2011
Dollar Tree net income rises 12% in Q3

Dollar Tree reported that profit for the third quarter rose 12.1% to $104.5 million, from $93.2 million a year earlier.

November 17, 2011
Survey: E-commerce sales to grow to $46.7 billion for holiday 2011

E-commerce sales in the U.S. for the November and December holiday shopping season will rise 16.8% to $46.7 billion in 2011, up from $39.9 billion last year and representing a pace five times faster than total retail industry growth, according to eMarketer.

November 8, 2011
Blue Nile CEO resigns

Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile announced that CEO Diane Irvine has resigned from the company, effective Nov. 11.

November 2, 2011
Casual Male launches DestinationXL.com

Casual Male Retail Group said that it has launched e-commerce site DestinationXL.com, created in tandem with e-commerce and digital marketing firm Acquity Group.

October 4, 2011
A.C. Moore to be acquired for $40.8 million

The 134-store arts and crafts chain A.C. Moore said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of arts and crafts distributor Sbar’s Inc. for about $40.8 million.

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