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  • Changing of the Guard: The Millennials

    The 80 million strong Gen Y is a retail force to be reckoned with

    A generational shift is afoot that’s about to upend the retail landscape.

  • Leadership transformation continues at Big Lots

    Big Lots has added three general merchandise managers as the company continues realigning the merchandising organization into three customer-centric categories: food and consumables, furniture and home décor and seasonal, toys and electronics.

  • BDO survey: Retailers using social media as part of holiday blitz

    Chicago -- A majority (88%) of retailers are using social media as part of their 2013 holiday marketing blitz. But they still remain divided about mobile marketing, with only 38% using it this year, down from 50% in 2012.

  • Project Profile: Moorestown Mall

    Location: Moorestown, N.J.

    Size: 1,001,000 sq. ft.

    Developer: PREIT

    Major tenants: Lord & Taylor, Marc Vetri’s Osteria, Jose Garces’ Distrito, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Regal Premium Experience Theater, Rizzieri Salon & Spa, Francesca’s Collection (in lease negotiations) and a number of best-of-breed regional retailers

    Status: Redevelopment to be completed in 2014 

  • Does Retail Need Bitcoin?

    Bitcoin, the nearly anonymous, peer-to-peer online currency, has been getting attention lately. The attention has not been necessarily positive, as bitcoin was the preferred currency of the recently closed down Silk Road “darknet” site that served as a virtual global marketplace for narcotics and other illegal goods.

  • SodaStream satisfies thirst for new Americas exec

    SodaStream International named veteran entertainment industry executive Scott Guthrie as regional general manager of the Americas reporting directly to CEO Daniel Birnbaum.

  • Project Profile: Yorktown Centre

    Location: Downtown Erie, Pa.

    Size: 196,728 sq. ft.

    Developer: Existing property acquired in August 2013 by Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

    Major tenants: Giant Eagle, Panera Bread, The UPS Store, GNC, Wells Fargo, Eat’n Park

  • Learning and Helping

    SuperSaturday raises IT awareness and funds for kids in need

    Of the many reasons retail IT professionals attend the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention & Expo each January in New York City, keeping current with all the latest industry topics and trends is surely at the top. Each year, RetailROI independently offers SuperSaturday, a one-day event held the Saturday before the official Sunday kickoff to the NRF Convention.

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