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  • Harrisburg Mall sees retail reinvention

    Atlanta -- Atlanta-based Jones Lang LaSalle said it has added local playhouse theatre company Broadway Classics Productions to Harrisburg Mall.

    Located in a former anchor store situated off of Center Court, Broadway Classics Productions opened on Nov. 19.

    The theater expects 200 to 300 people per show, with three to four shows per week.

  • Survey: Holiday credit-card use drops to new low

    New York City -- A survey released Friday by America’s Research Group found that after the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, just 17% of shoppers were paying with credit, representing about half of last year’s level and the lowest rate in the 27 years that the firm has conducted the survey.

    “The consumer really feels a lot of pressure from previous debts, and they just aren’t going to dig themselves into that kind of hole,” said Britt Beemer, CEO, of America’s Research Group.

  • Keynote speaker named for 2011 Dietitian Summit

  • Readers Speak Out: What is expected to be the most talked-about topic at ICSC-New York?

    The Nov. 24 edition of SiteTalk invited readers to suggest what they thought would be most talked-about in the aisles of the International Council of Shopping Centers New York deal-making conference. Here is what one reader had to say:

     "I expect to hear people complimenting our new Roundtables (Tuesday, Dec. 7, 8-9 a.m.) at the Sheraton. Also, if Black Friday and the start of holiday shopping season match retailer expectations (as shown in our pre-holiday tenant survey), I expect to hear about more deals being made."

  • NRF supports extension of Bush-era tax cuts

    Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation has announced its support of a tentative bipartisan agreement that would temporarily extend Bush-era tax cuts for all taxpayers regardless of income in return for extending unemployment benefits.

  • Dollar General raises guidance after strong Q3

  • A different type of stocking stuffer

  • Celebrity trainer inspires new electronic games line

  • Webinar to focus on mobile technology

    Chain Store Age will present a Webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) that spotlights one the retail industry’s hottest topics: mobile technology. Sponsored by Junction Solutions, “The Impact of Mobile Technology on Retail Store Operations: The Road Map for Mobile Retail Success,” will examine how retailers can use mobile to enhance their shopping and customer experience while improving internal business processes.

    Click here to register for the webcast

  • Top 10 “Unmissable” Stores

    New York City -- Forever 21’s massive Times Square flagship, a shop that sells ice cream made to order and frozen with liquid nitrogen, and a new beauty-and-wellness concept in Hong Kong are on a list of the hottest new stores around the globe.

    The list comes from the folks behind the cutting-edge, London-based retail consultancy echochamber.com:

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