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  • CBL & Associates names leasing exec

    Chattanooga, Tenn. -- CBL & Associates Properties announced that Sally Cooney has joined the company as regional director of leasing, charged with overseeing the Cincinnati regional leasing team’s efforts and merchandising strategy.   

    Cooney most recently served as regional VP for General Growth Properties in its Atlanta regional office.

     

  • It’s Time to Address Out-of-Stocks

    By Jeff Weidauer, [email protected]

    Talk to anyone who has been in the retail business for a while, and they will tell you that the world has changed, and continues to do so. Technology is changing daily how shoppers think about the trip, how retailers track sales and shopper behavior, and the way CPG manufacturers approach category management. Metrics abound, and the seemingly simple business of retail now depends on complex algorithms and data analysis to grow and profit.

  • American Eagle Outfitters to open at Plymouth Meeting Mall

    Plymouth Meeting, Pa. -- Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust said that American Eagle Outfitters plans to open a 5,732-sq.-ft. store at its Plymouth Meeting Mall property in spring 2013.

    In addition, Mercy Health System, a consumer health and wellness satellite aligned with Mercy Suburban Hospital, recently opened, expanding the mall’s variety of services into the health sector.

    Plymouth Meeting Mall is anchored by Macy’s, Boscov’s and Whole Foods Market and Café.

     

  • RadioShack swings to big loss in Q3

    Fort Worth, Texas -- RadioShack Corp. reported Tuesday a wider-than-expected loss of $47 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a profit of $300,000 for the same period last year. Sales dropped from $1.03 billion to $1.0 billion and same-store sales dropped 1.6%.

  • The Finish Line selects Oracle solutions to support growth strategy

    Redwood Shores, Calif. -- As part of a larger initiative to upgrade the customer experience and localize offerings in its 640 stores nationwide. The Finish Line will roll out new Oracle Retail merchandising, planning, stores and CRM solutions. The athletic-goods retailer is leveraging Oracle’s cloud computing services in the process.

    The Finish Line will use the integrated retail systems to tailor offerings to customer and regional preferences.  

  • Kirkland’s to open at Boulevard Crossing

    Kokomo, Ind. -- Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group said that Kirkland’s will open a 6,400-sq.-ft. store at Boulevard Crossing, located in Kokomo, Ind.

    The 213,663-sq.-ft. shopping center is owned by Kite Kokomo Project Co. and is anchored by Kohl’s, Party City, Ulta, TJ Maxx, Petco, Shoe Carnival and Dress Barn.

     

  • Japanese department store chain selects Teradata retail analytics

    Tokyo -- Analytic data solution-provider Teradata said Monday that Takashimaya Co. has completed deployment of a Teradata data warehousing environment to serve as the primary data analytics system for centrally housing and managing its product and customer information.

    Takashimaya is one of the world's largest chains of department stores, and is the nucleus of the Takashimaya Group worldwide.

  • Pacific Sunwear, Demandware launch multichannel commerce solution

    BURLINGTON, Mass. — E-commerce solution-provider Demandware said Monday that Pacific Sunwear of California has launched Demandware’s multichannel commerce solution, powered by the Demandware Commerce platform, across its web, mobile and tablet channels as well as its brick-and-mortar stores.

    Pacific Sunwear replaced its legacy platform with the new cloud-based platform.

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