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May 7, 2013
Glimcher Gets Some Fresh Air

The Glimcher Realty Trust pipeline is filled with open-air centers. "We're seeing a lot of opportunity in the market and even our own portfolio with open-air right now," said Michael P. Glimcher, chairman and CEO, Columbus, Ohio-based Glimcher.

Over the last three years, Glimcher has acquired five properties. Four were open-air. Today, open-air centers account for about 20% of the company's 29 properties.

Recently, Glimcher shared his insights about open-air and enclosed centers with Chain Store Age contributing writer Michael Fickes.

May 2, 2013
Massachusetts High Court Decision on ZIP Codes Increases Legal Risk for Retailers

By Douglas H. Meal, David T. Cohen, and Lisa L. Rachlin, Ropes & Gray LLP

April 4, 2013
Walgreens clinics broaden services to include chronic conditions

Walgreen Co. said Thursday that its in-store Take Care Clinics have expanded the scope of healthcare services offered beyond treating minor ailments like sinus infections to include assessment, treatment and management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others, as well as additional preventive health services.

November 1, 2012
Kronos Retail Labor Index reaches highest level since August 2008

The ratio of retail hires to applicants has gone up to the highest number since August 2008, rising to 4.8% in October, according to the Kronos Retail Labor Index.

October 24, 2012
Four Questions to Determine if Your International Expansion Strategy is on Target

By Alex Evans and Andrew Rees, L.E.K. Consulting

October 15, 2012
Deloitte: Consumer spending index rose in September

Deloitte’s Consumer Spending Index rose in September, aided by a near 11% gain in home prices.

November 9, 2011
Cabela’s rolling out PayItFast service for in-store payment processing

Cabela's and US Dataworks announced the introduction of PayItFast for accepting Cabela's Club Visa card payments in all Cabela's U.S. stores.

October 24, 2011
Office Depot and Century Payments to launch electronic payment processing service

Office Depot announced the launch of Office Depot Merchant Services, an electronic payment processing service for small and medium-sized businesses.

July 8, 2011
SpendingPulse Report: June results mixed

A report released Thursday by MasterCard Advisors, which tracked sales activity in the MasterCard payments network coupled with cash and check estimates, said that June sales continued May’s mixed bag with some sectors gaining and some losing momentum.

November 6, 2005
Wawa Refits Its POS

Phoenix, Wawa, Inc....

November 6, 2005
Wawa Refits Its POS

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