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  • P.F. Chang’s at La Palmera receives LEED Gold certification

    Corpus Christi, Texas -- Shopping mall La Palmera said that one of its major tenants, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification, the restaurant’s first, for its location at the Corpus Christi, Texas, mall.

  • Walgreens sales in August are better than expected

    New York City -- Walgreens said same-store sales rose 5.6% in August, better than expectations, helped by a calendar day shift.

    Same-store front-end sales  rose 4.8%, while same-store pharmacy sales rose 5.2% in August. Overall, net sales rose 7.8%, to $6.1 billion. Total sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Aug. 31, were $17.94 billion, up 6.4% from the year-ago period.

  • Economic challenges should not dissuade retailer sustainability

    The economic challenges sweeping the country have been tough, but, like most things in life, it’s not the challenging times that define you, but what you do during them. For leaders in the retail industry the last few years have led to great innovation, providing the retail industry every opportunity to reinvent in areas across their operations including in the area of environmental sustainability. 

  • Kodak celebrates 100 million cameras sold with HSN deal

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Company announced that it had entered into an exclusive offering with HSN to sell the Kodak Easyshare Touch M5370 Digital Camera on Sept. 4 to celebrate 100 Million cameras sold over the last fifteen years.  The camera was available at a special price on HSN for $149.95 including free shipping through Sunday, Sept. 4.  

  • August sales strong despite hurricane and Wall Street volatility

    PURCHASE, N.Y. — The apparel, e-commerce, grocery, and luxury segments all showed continued growth in August, as the hardware, restaurant, and automotive repair sectors returned to positive territory, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, a macroeconomic report tracking national retail and services sales.

  • Survey: Retailers plan to open more stores due to lower rents

    Los Angeles -- A report released Tuesday by commercial real estate firm C.B. Richard Ellis said that 59% of U.S. retailers plan to open more stores due to the attractive rental rates available in the current market environment.

  • Report: Price Chopper may buy bigger generators

    New York City -- In the wake of the power outages caused by Hurricane Irene and other powerful summer storms, Price Chopper is reviewing its back–up plan and considering buying bigger generators, according to The Business Review.

    To read the article, go to bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2011/09/more-bigger-generators-may-be-in.html
     

  • Study: Mobile devices to account for 15% of Web searches on Black Friday

    New York City -- Fifteen percent of Web searches on Black Friday will be done on mobile devices, according to a study by Google’s AdMob.

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