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Rob Samtmann | Sep 19, 2011 |
Retail News

Target Does it Again!

Target successfully launched another relationship with a high-end label.  This time it was Missoni.  As widely report, the Target web site crashed several times and their were lines in many stores when the clothes were made available.   Washington Post Article
Rob Samtmann | Sep 19, 2011 |
Retail News

Levin Furniture & Some Big Stores

Levin Mattress (aka Levin Furniture) is opening some big stores in the Pittsburgh and NE Ohio markets. Levin Furniture finds mattress business anything but sleepy Levin Furniture is taking one of its core products — the mattress — and rolling out a new store concept around it. So far, the company has established a new […]
Rob Samtmann | Sep 19, 2011 |
Retail News

The Produce is on the Roof

Sorry, I couldn’t resist posting this article.  Look at the points the author is making about why it’s better to grow the produce on the roof.   UPI Article Fresh produce grown on supermarket roof NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) — The local foods movement involves farmers selling directly to consumers, but a U.S. company calls […]
Rob Samtmann | Sep 19, 2011 |
Retail News

One Person's Take on JC Penney

Click on the link below to understand one person’s take on JC Penney, their current status, and where they are headed.  This person is bullish on the company.   Seeking Alpha Article?
Rob Samtmann | Sep 12, 2011 |
Retail News

Sears Holdings Looking to Leverage Brands

Is Sears Holdings finally going to start focusing on selling the brands worldwide in other venues as well as making money off their vast real estate holdings? See the good article from Seeking Alpha.
Rob Samtmann | Sep 12, 2011 |
Retail News

Burlington Coat's New Line of Credit

Burlington Coat now has an amended credit agreement that will now come due in September of 2016. Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries (the “Company”), a nationwide retailer based in Burlington, New Jersey, today announced that on September 2, 2011, Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (“BCFWC”) entered into a Second Amended […]
Rob Samtmann | Sep 08, 2011 |
Retail News

Will Sears Kmart Last Another Year?

The following is one person’s blunt analysis of whether the once retailing giants will last much longer.  Your thoughts? Esquire Article It was a great story, but it was not a retail story. It was a real estate story, perfect for 2005. And then the real estate market crashed. All of a sudden, the whole […]
Rob Samtmann | Sep 08, 2011 |
Retail News

New Store Announcements - Week of 8/29/11 & 9/5/11

  The last two weeks have proven to be slow when it comes to news…. here are some new store announcements:   Weeks of 8/29/11 and 9/5/11 Books-A-Million – Sumter, SC (Former Walden Books) Books-A-Million – Birmingham, VA (Former Joseph-Beth Booksellers) Dick’s – Peach Tree, GA hhgregg – Naperville, IL, Avg. 30,000 SF HomeGoods – […]
Rob Samtmann | Sep 08, 2011 |
Retail News

Costco's CEO to Retire

Costco’s co-founder, Jim Sinegal, who is known for his colorful personality and love for the $1.50 hot dog and soda, is retiring at the age of 76.  He is revered for not making decisions to appease Wall Street at the expense of his customers and employees.  This philosophy is an example of his well known […]
Rob Samtmann | Aug 29, 2011 |
Retail News

New Store Announcements - Week of 8/22/11

Week of 8/22/11 Burlington Coat – Philadelphia, PA Burlington Coat – Royal Palm Beach, FL, 70,000 SF buybuy Baby – Inland, CA Christmas Tree Shops – Wallkill, NY Costco – Warminster, PA Giant Foods – Philadelphia, PA hhgregg (14 stores) – Chicago Region, IL Hobby Lobby – Salisbury, MD, 56,800 SF Home Goods – Tinley […]

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