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  • NRF backs repeal of employer-mandated health care

    WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation said it supports legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year.

  • NRF backs legislation to repeal health care employer mandate

    Washington -- The National Retail Federation this week welcomed introduction of House and Senate legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year.

  • Report: Publix not interested in acquiring Harris Teeter

    New York -- Despite rumors to the contrary, Publix is not interested in acquiring Harris Teeter, according to The Ledger.

    Publix is in the midst of its first expansion into North Carolina, with plans to open two stores in the Charlotte area in 2014.

    Officials with Harris Teeter recently confirmed that the 208-store chain will consider offers from potential buyers.

  • Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail

    Some are familiar; others not so. Fast Company’s annual list of “The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail” covers a lot of ground in its diversity. Here’s a recap:

    1. Nike: Cited for its revolutionary new products and culture of “true believers.”

  • RKF arranges leases across Manhattan for Pret A Manger

    New York -- RKF announced that it has arranged four long-term leases for U.K.-based sandwich chain Pret A Manger.

    The new stores are located at 655 Sixth Avenue, 319 Broadway, 350 Park Avenue and 303 Park Avenue South. With the addition of these new stores, Pret A Manger will have 36 Manhattan locations.

    While the 655 Sixth Avenue location recently opened, the other three locations are slated to open in April.

     

  • Target to open three pilot stores in Canada on March 5

    Mississauga, Ontario -- Target announced that it is opening three pilot stores in Ontario on March 5 at Stone Road in Guelph, Milton Mall Shopping Centre in Milton and Gates of Fergus in Fergus. The three pilot stores are the first Target locations to open in Canada, and the first of 124 Target stores that will open across the country throughout 2013.
     

  • SRS Real Estate negotiates new leases for Sleep Number

    New York -- Dallas-based SRS Real Estate Partners said that Select Comfort Corp., which operates the Sleep Number Store, has leased several new locations in and around New York City.

    In Danbury, Conn., the company leased 2,580 sq. ft. at the Shops at Marcus Dairy, an 80,000-sq.-ft. shopping center tenanted by Whole Foods, Eastern Mountain Sports and Panera Bread.

  • Sembler reinvents Park 66 property

    St. Petersburg, Fla. -- The Sembler Co. announced Monday that it is redeveloping its Park 66 shopping center, located in St. Petersburg, Fla., and owned by the company since 1970.

    A Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is being added to the property as part of the redevelopment – slated to open fall 2013 – and other tenants are being relocated.
     

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