Baskin-Robbins is planning to grow, and it’s looking to the U.S. military to help them do it.
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Monthly Archives: January 2014
DEBRA HAZEL’S BLOG POST ON GLOBEST.COM — DEAD AGAIN
Here we go again. “The Mall is Dead.” Again.
At least it is unless it reinvents itself, open-air center developer Rick Caruso told attendees at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City.
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DEBRA HAZEL’S BLOG POST ON GLOBEST.COM — A LATE GIFT TO BRICK AND MORTAR?
Traditional retail may have been given a late Christmas gift from, of all places, UPS.
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DEBRA HAZEL’S BLOG POST ON GLOBEST.COM — “RACKING” UP FOR MILLENNIALS
The luxury off-price boom may not have been just a way for retailers to appeal to suddenly cash-strapped customers, says a recent article. It may be a way to train younger consumers to appreciate (and buy) the finer things in life later on.
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DEBRA HAZEL’S BLOG POST ON GLOBEST.COM — DOING WELL AT DDR
The new year brings some good news from DDR Corp., which reported its results including a lot of buying and selling, its highest leased percentage in five years—and, yes, new development.
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Debra Hazel’s Blog Post on GlobeSt.com — Efficient Shoppers, Efficient Retailer
You know you’re in a different retail world when a decent holiday sales season still leads to cost-cutting at Macy’s.
After posting a 3.6 percent comp-store sales increase in December, the company announced that it will close stores in Mesa, AZ; Overland Park, KS; Florissant, MO; Irondequoit, NY; and Murray, UT.
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Refocusing HHGregg
Attention, hhgregg landlords (and their furniture store tenants): you’re getting a very different retailer than the one you originally signed.
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