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  • Dick’s Sporting Goods celebrates three grand openings

    Pittsburgh -- Dick’s Sporting Goods announced the opening of three stores. 

    The company will will open the doors to its stores in Suffolk, Va., Burlington, N.C., and  El Cajon, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 5

  • Children's Place names global sourcing exec

    Secaucus, N.J. — The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. said Friday that it has named Peter Warner as SVP global sourcing, for the chain.

    Warner will be responsible for the global sourcing and production functions, technical services and Asian operations. Most recently, he served as SVP of Global Sourcing & Operations for Liz Claiborne Inc.

  • Nordstrom Rack to open in Temecula, Calif.

    Seattle -- Nordstrom announced plans to open a new Nordstrom Rack in Temecula, Calif.

    The 35,700-sq-ft, store is scheduled to open during spring 2012 at Commons at Temecula, a regional shopping center. It will occupy the former Linens 'n Things space.
     

  • Michelle Obama shops at Target

    New York City -- The nation’s first lady did some shopping Thursday at a Target store in Alexandria, Va.

    Mrs. Obama was casually dressed and virtually incognito with a baseball cap and sunglasses. She spent about 30 to 40 minutes in the store, according to reports, and was accompanied by an assistant.
     

  • Liz Claiborne wins dismissal of investor lawsuit

    New York City -- A Thursday Reuters report said that Liz Claiborne has won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that accused the company of misrepresenting its relationships with Macy's and J.C. Penney.

    U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell said Thursday that the investors failed to show that Liz Claiborne intended to mislead them about the relationships.

    The class period ran from Jan. 16 to April 30, 2007, the day before Liz Claiborne reported much lower-than-expected profit and sales at department store chains.
     

  • H&M Q3 profit falls 15%, to add 265 stores

    Stockholm, Sweden -- Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday that profit for the third quarter fell 15% to $533 million, from nearly $621 million in the year-ago period. The Swedish fashion retailer cited rising procurement costs, marketing investments and a bump-up in new-store expansion for the decrease in profit.

    H&M said it will add 265 new stores, up from the 250 previously planned, and will make market debuts in Indonesia and Thailand.

  • DSW ups Western U.S. presence

    Columbus, Ohio -- DSW said Thursday that it opened two new stores on Sept. 28.

    A new store opened at Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato, Calif., and a new store opened the same day in Boise, Idaho, at Franklin Towne Plaza.

     

  • Mixed-use makes for good retail

    As part of our in-depth coverage of mixed-use developments – see the October 2011 issue of Chain Store Age – we talked with Rob Wetherald, VP development for Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties, Ltd., owner and developer of the Streets of St. Charles mixed-use project in metro St. Louis, about how the format draws, and supports, retail.

    How important are design and amenities to today’s mixed-use projects, especially with regard to the retail component?

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