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  • Online jewelry retailer continues leap into brick-and-mortar

    Blue Nile made its brick-and-mortar debut last June, and the company is so pleased with the results that it plans to add more stores.

    The online jeweler announced it will open its second physical outpost, at the Westchester Mall in White Plains, New York, by early summer. It is the first of up to four locations the company plans to open this year.

  • Nordstrom teases New Yorkers with a glimpse of the future

    Nordstrom revealed dramatic plans for a massive and elaborate flagship in Manhattan designed to wow residents of a city accustomed to the best retailers have to offer.

    The approximately 363,000-sq.-ft. store will encompass four individual properties in the Columbus Circle neighborhood of Manhattan, along Broadway between West 57th and West 58th Streets. Slated to open in 2019, it will be the retailer’s second largest store to date (the largest, at 383,000 sq. ft., is in its Seattle hometown).

  • Michael Kaider has been named to CBRE’S Net Lease Property Group

    Chicago -- CBRE announced that Michael Kaider, first VP, has been named to the firm’s Net Lease Property Group.

    CBRE’s Net Lease Property Group is a select team of senior level capital markets professionals that specialize in the sale, purchase and recapitalization of single-tenant, net leased properties throughout the United States.

  • What went wrong at Advance Auto parts

    Warm weather hurt sales at Advance Auto Parts in the fourth quarter, but other factors were in play too as the company’s performance lagged competitors.

    The retailer said same store sales were negatively impacted by the timing of the New Year's day holiday, which fell in the 53rd week last year, by the foreign exchange currency fluctuations from its Canadian business, and by warmer winter weather.

  • Toys"R"Us names new global leader

    Toys“R”Us has promoted its senior vice president of store operations to a global leadership role.

  • O’Reilly eyes more stores following record year

    More than 200 O’Reilly Automotive stores are expected to open in 2016 after the nation’s third largest auto parts retailer logged strong fourth quarter results and its 23rd consecutive year of same-store sales growth.

  • Toys 'R' Us names new global leader

    Toys “R” Us has promoted its senior VP of store operations to a global leadership role.

  • Sun Capital sees significant expansion ahead for latest acquisition

    Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners plans to accelerate growth of Furniture Factory Outlet following its acquisition of the 36 store chain.

    Based in Fort Smith, Ark., Furniture Factory Outlet (FFO Home) operates 36 stores in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Sun Capital said it acquired the company, billed as a value-oriented home furnishings retailer, from Alpine Investors and believes significant expansion opportunities exist. The company also manufactures bedding under the Comfort Coil and Natural Elements brands.

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