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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.

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 11, 2012
Toys ‘R’ Us and Ubisoft launch social game with real-world discount

Ubisoft and Toys “R” Us announced that they have teamed up to create Toys “R” Us Towers, a free-to-play toy store simulation game with real-world benefits, available now on Facebook.

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 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.

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 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
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.

September 8, 2011
Electronic Arts makes retail debut with EA Sports Experience

Videogame maker Electronic Arts has entered the retail arena, opening the EA Sports Experience store, at the Charlotte Douglas International airport, Charlotte, N.C.

August 30, 2011
Barnes & Noble narrows loss, digital and Nook sales up 140%

Barnes & Noble said Tuesday it narrowed its net loss in its fiscal first quarter as sales of its Nook e-book reader and e-books helped offset lower physical book sales.

August 18, 2011
Casual Male Q2 profit up 17%

Casual Male Retail Group reported Thursday that second-quarter net income surged 17% to $6.6 million, compared with $5.6 million a year earlier.

June 27, 2011
Video game developer Electronic Arts to open stores

Electronic Arts, the Redwood City, Calif.-based sports video game developer, will make its freestanding retail debut this fall, opening an EA Sports store in North Carolina’s Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

March 18, 2011
Casual Male Q4 profit up 49.9%, adding 10 to 14 DXL superstores

Casual Male Retail Group reported net income of $5.3 million for its fourth quarter, up from $3.6 million in the year ago period.

November 30, 2010
Casual Male renews e-commerce contract with Monetate

Philadelphia - Monetate, which tests, targets, and personalizes websites, has renewed its contract with Canton, Mass.-based Casual Male Retail Group. "Monetate continues to drive incremental revenue for us because of the exceptional testing and targeting features that it provides,” said Ric Della Bernarda, chief marketing officer and senior VP, Casual Male Retail Group. “With Monetate on our websites, we have the ability to deliver relevant and personalized content to all of our visitors, throughout their online shopping experience."

August 18, 2010
Casual Male profit rises 54% in Q2

Casual Male Retail Group reported Thursday that net income jumped 54% in the quarter ended...

March 17, 2010
Casual Male reports Q4 profit, readies new concept

Casual Male Retail Group reported a profit increase in the fourth quarter as it cut...

March 16, 2010
A.C. Moore reports smaller Q4 loss

A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts posted a smaller fiscal fourth-quarter loss Wednesday, helped by lower...

January 26, 2009
Tuesday Morning Struggles in Q2

Tuesday Morning reported Tuesday that net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, ended...

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