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  • Retail Properties of America acquires center in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore corridor

    Towson, Md. -- Retail Properties of America announced it acquired Towson Square located in Towson, Maryland. The property was purchased for $39.7 million. Towson Square is a new development that opened in 2014 and is currently 96.6% occupied.

  • Weak sales trend hits Dick's Sporting Goods

    The CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods said strong back-to-school sales couldn't help his company recover from a slowdown in consumer spending in the third quarter.

    For the third quarter ended Oct. 31, Dick's reported a 0.7% increase in same-store sales. Earnings were $47.2 million, or 41 cents a share, compared with $49.2 million, or 41 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 7.6% to $1.64 billion.

  • Dollar General offers its holiday deals guide

    Dollar General is looking to help its customers stretch their budget this holiday season with an updated assortment of toys, as well as digital coupons, hot deals and low prices online and in-store.

  • Home improvements drive strong sales at Home Depot

    Atlanta-based Home Depot reported steady growth of transactions for its DIY and pro customers in third quarter 2015, leading the way to net sales of $21.8 billion, up 6.4% from the same quarter last year.

    Net earnings for the world's largest home improvement retailer jumped 12.2% to $1.725 billion.

    "During the quarter, we saw broad-based growth across our geographies and product categories, led by growth in transactions from both our DIY and pro customers," said Craig Menear, CEO and president.

  • It will be all about Black Wednesday at RadioShack

    RadioShack is moving Black Friday all the way over to Wednesday in the hopes of ramping up shopper excitement for the holiday.

    The company issued a call to customers Tuesday saying that as a "thank you to our loyal customers (particularly those who don't like to get trampled at big box stores on Black Friday), RadioShack's Black Friday Sale will begin early on Wednesday, Nov. 25." RadioShack says stores will stay open an extra hour on Wednesday, will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and feature extended hours the rest of the weekend.

  • Cabela's is going where its core shoppers are

    Cabela’s is looking to increase sales this holiday by opening seasonal stores in some military installations.

  • Urban Outfitters goes from skinny jeans to pizza

    In a new expansion of food and retail, Urban Outfitters Inc. is acquiring a Philadelphia-based restaruant chain.

  • Dillard's hit by department store doldrums

    Dillard’s joined Macy's and Nordstrom Monday in struggling against weaker than expected traffic and sales in the third quarter.

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