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Rob Samtmann | Jan 01, 2013 |
Retail News

New Store Announcements

This list goes all the way back to May of 2012.  I am embarrassed that it goes back so far, but it was crazy busy this year.  Keep in mind it is an unofficial list that we keep over time based on Internet news alerts.  Happy New Year! Barnes & Noble – New Brunswick, NJ – Opening […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 31, 2012 |
Retail News

Lowe's to Open D.C. Store

It’s been a while since I have seen news of a new Lowe’s store, so I wanted to bring special attention to this one.     Washington Business Journal Article Fort Lincoln New Town Corp. has locked in a Lowe’s home improvement store for the anchor slot at its Shops at Dakota Crossing that Target […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 31, 2012 |
Retail News

Villanova Staples Closing 1/4

Staples in Villanova Closing Staples, the office supply store at 789 E. Lancaster Ave. in Villanova, will close on Friday, January 4. (The closing date was moved to the 4th from the 5th, which is published in the photo for this story.) According to a Staples associate, they have several tables of items that are […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 27, 2012 |
Retail News

Walmart to Add Over 200 Gas Stations

Walmart reached an agreement with Murphy Oil Corporation to add gas stations to over 200 Supercenters. The gas stations will be added over the next three years.   Dividend.com Article  
Rob Samtmann | Dec 08, 2012 |
Retail News

Progress on Philly's Main Line LA Fitness

LA Fitness is working though the obstacles at Federal Realty’s Wynnewood Shopping Center… Main Line Media News Article
Rob Samtmann | Dec 01, 2012 |
Retail News

First Target Small Format Stores Successful

The first stores ranging from 60,000 to 100,000 in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle are proving successful. ICSC Article
Rob Samtmann | Oct 15, 2012 |
Retail News

Staples: Closing Some & Buyout Interest

Staples closing 45 stores in Europe and 15 in the Unted States.  Private equity firms have also expressed interest in purchasing the company.  Business Week Article Staples to close 30 stores Staples spokesman Kirk Saville would not comment as to whether any job reductions are in the works when the company lowers its store count by […]
Rob Samtmann | Oct 08, 2012 |
Retail News

JC Penney: 2 New Stores

Both with PREIT…One in Willow Grove at the Willow Grove Park Mall (125,000 SF, Willow Grove, PA) and one in North Hanover Mall (83,000 SF, Hanover, PA).  Willow Grove is a new location.  Hanover is a relocation and expansion of an existing store on the site.   Daily Finance Article
Rob Samtmann | Oct 08, 2012 |
Retail News

One View of the Future Box World

Will the ‘please everyone’ box still be needed in the future?  In this particular article, the author states that “smaller stores focused on specific consumers and their needs” will be the wave of the future.   Marketing Daily Article
Rob Samtmann | Aug 02, 2012 |
Retail News

Big Boxes Shrinking

See how a handful of boxes are shrinking.  This article talks about specific retailers, their strategies, and what they are trying to achieve.  Ace, Best Buy, Cabela’s, JCPenney, Office Depot, Target, and Walmart are discussed. Time Moneyland Article

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