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  • Another big loss for J.C. Penney as sales plunge 16.4%

    Plano, Texas -- J.C. Penney Co. reported a deeper-than-expected loss of $348 million for its first quarter, compared to $163 million in the year-ago period, amid a 16.4% decline in revenue. The results came as the company seeks to undo the damage caused by former CEO Ron Johnson’s costly and largely failed makeover.

  • Mother Nature unkind to Kohl’s in Q1

    Kohl's Corp. reported a 5% drop in first-quarter profit on weak sales due to unseasonably cold weather in large parts of the United States.

    Kohl's net income fell to $147 million in the quarter ended May 4, down from $154 million a year earlier.

    Sales fell 1% to $4.2 billion. Comparable-store sales fell 1.9%.

  • ULI Report: Gen Y shoppers still flocking to stores

    San Diego -- Despite being the most tech-savvy generation in history, Generation Y, the 80-million strong cohort of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35, has not forsaken shopping in stores for online purchasing – as long as retailers keep their offerings "fresh" and interesting, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

  • Horizon Group, CBL to develop The Outlet Shoppes at Louisville

    Simpsonville, Ky. -- Following on the heels of successful outlet projects in Atlanta and Oklahoma City, CBL & Associates Properties and Horizon Group Properties announced another joint venture – to co-develop The Outlet Shoppes at Louisville, in Simpsonville, Ky.

  • Deloitte: Stable economic fundamentals keep consumer spending outlook on track

    New York -- The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index) dipped slightly in April, primarily due to an increase in the tax rate, while other economic fundamentals remain steady. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

  • Kenmore celebrates centennial

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Kenmore, one of Sears Holding Company’s key proprietary brands, has turned 100. The brand made its debut on sewing machines in 1913. Since then it has expanded to refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and dish washers. 

  • DDR to acquire select power enters for $1.46 billion

    Beachwood, Ohio -- DDR Corp. announced an agreement to acquire a portfolio of prime power centers from its existing joint venture with Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII.  The acquisition is slated to close in fourth quarter 2013.
     
    The joint venture between Blackstone and DDR currently owns 44 shopping centers, and DDR will acquire Blackstone's 95% common equity ownership interest in 30 of the shopping centers for $1.46 billion.

  • Kohl’s Q1 profit falls 5% but beats Street

    Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl's Corp. reported a 5% drop in first-quarter profit on weak sales fell due to unseasonably cold weather in large parts of the United States.

    Kohl's net income fell to $147 million in the quarter ended May 4, down from $154 million a year earlier.

    Sales fell 1% to $4.2 billion. Comparable-store sales fell 1.9%.

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