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  • PREIT strategy brings new retailers to Virginia mall

    Philadelphia — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has executed leases with Retail Group of America to bring three international brands F&F, Flormar and SuiteBlanco to the Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News, Virginia. The transactions illustrate PREIT’s strategy for improving portfolio performance by seeking out emerging, first-to-market options.

  • Wal-Mart shuffles merchandising leadership

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  • What the CFO Needs to Know: Data Breaches

    Data breaches are on the rise: Mounting an attack on retail systems has become increasingly attractive to attackers because malware can be delivered at very low cost, according to Mark Bower, VP product management and solutions, Voltage Security, a Cupertino, California, provider of data-centric encryption and tokenization.

    “So it becomes very attractive to attackers to try and steal credit card and personal data they can monetize very quickly,” he added.

    As to the role of a financial chief, “the CFO has the responsibility to look at overall r

  • Slam Dunk

    The Finish Line takes omnichannel approach to ‘March Madness’

    Athletic footwear retailer The Finish Line offers a highly seasonal assortment.

  • Brookstone sale to Chinese buyer approved

    Merrimack, N.H. – A bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, has approved the June 4 sale of Brookstone Inc. to Hong Kong-based Sailing Innovation (US) Inc., a consortium led by Sailing Capital Overseas Investment Fund LP with a financing commitment from GE Capital. Backers of the $174 million acquisition include Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group and Chinese government-supported Shanghai Investment Group.

  • Smart pricing for back-to-school

    Intense price competition during back-to-school season is nothing new, but the competition now occurs on the shifting sands of an increasingly dynamic online world.

  • Amazon Fire: M-Commerce Assumes a New Form Factor

    I don’t mean for this column to become a running commentary on the latest goings-on at Amazon.com, but there’s no escaping the fact that after two decades, the e-commerce pioneer remains at the forefront of digital commerce innovation. One area where Amazon has particularly excelled is at creating new form factors for consuming its content and buying its goods, and the recent release of the Amazon Fire smartphone is the latest example.

  • Conn’s plans $250 million senior notes offering

    The Woodlands, Texas – Subject to market conditions, Conn’s Inc. intends to offer in aggregate principal amount $250 million of senior notes due 2022 for sale to eligible purchasers in a private offering.

    Conn’s intends to use the net proceeds from the notes offering to repay a portion of the current borrowings under its asset-based revolving credit facility.

     

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