Exclusives & Analysis

08/18/2010 - 8:00pm

In 2008, approximately 212 million online records breaches occurred as a result of malware designed...

08/15/2010 - 8:00pm

Nothing catches a customer’s eye quite like the word “free.” Perhaps that’s why so many...

08/11/2010 - 8:00pm

A recent survey conducted by Chain Store Age and Prenova suggests that energy management and...

08/09/2010 - 1:33pm

The opening of the newly redeveloped Santa Monica Place, in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 6, is noteworthy on several levels, not the least being that it marks the debut of the most ambitious shopping center in some time.

08/06/2010 - 1:33pm

Bloomingdale’s has opened the doors on its 41st location: an anchor store in the renovated Santa Monica Place, in Santa Monica, Calif.

08/04/2010 - 8:00pm

The push towards SKU rationalization is not new, but in cost-conscious times, it is receiving...

08/03/2010 - 8:00pm

Federal healthcare reform is now the law of the land, and the Federal agencies with...

07/29/2010 - 9:07pm

So the era of high-growth is officially over. Every party has to end. Now what? Retailers are turning their attention back to core brands and existing locations. Frank Blake, CEO of The Home Depot, told writers at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that the company was mapping its current stores the way it used to map potential sites, identifying underperforming stores for renewed attention, and that that is by far the company’s biggest opportunity.

07/28/2010 - 1:33pm

Subway continues to expand at a blistering pace. Since January, the restaurant chain has opened more than 1,000 new locations around the world, and crossed the milestone of 33,000 locations.

07/21/2010 - 8:00pm

Retail marketers have long feared their e-mail messages being considered as spam. But who decides...