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  • These two retailers played key role to defeat controversial proposal

    Target Corp. and Best Buy didn't just talk the talk when it came to killing a border adjustment tax on imports that was the centerpiece of House Republicans tax reform plan.    In the first six months of 2017, Best Buy spent $1.71 million in lobbying efforts, twice as much as it spent the entire year in 2016, the Star Tribune reported. Target Corp. spent $1.48 million lobbying from January through June 2017, which was slightly less than it spent all of last year.  

  • L.L.Bean bests Amazon in...

    For the third straight year, L.L.Bean has beat out Amazon in a customer service ranking.   The outdoor outfitter came out on top in Prosper Insights & Analytics’ annual review of service excellence among retailers, with Amazon a close second. Rounding out the top five; Lands’ End, Fingerhut, and Kohl’s.  

  • Target expanding its college store footprint

    Target is hitting the books.  

  • Target retail tech accelerator alum makes good

    One of the retail tech start-ups from the inaugural class of the Target + Techstars retail accelerator program is expanding.  

  • Specialty retailer strikes upbeat note

    Party City topped earnings estimates for its second quarter and said it is on track to deliver its full year total revenue and earnings guidance.    The party supplies retailer and wholesaler reported net income of $25.0 million in the quarter, compared to $22.5 million in the year-ago period. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 28 cents per share, topping Wall Street expectations  

  • Project Profiles


    The Neighborhoods at Butler


    Location: Gainesville, Fla.

    Size: 2.1 million sq. ft. (1.75 million sq. ft. with an additional 350,000 sq. ft. under development)

    Developer/Owner: Butler Enterprises

    Grocery anchor: Publix (West), Publix (Central), Trader Joe’s, Aldi, plus sizeable food components in Walmart, Sam’s Club and Target. Adding Whole Foods to anchor Butler Town Center (under construction with a planned opening winter 2018).

  • Food Feeds Retail

    The challenges of physical retail have inspired new concepts and new entrants to the supermarket business in America

  • Study: Brick-and-mortar retailers feel Prime Day fallout

    Prime Day 2017 was Amazon’s biggest event yet. But the shopping marathon took a significant toll on brick-and-mortar traffic.   
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