Newsletter: Specs Talk

08/31/2011 - 4:49pm

The Yankee Candle Co. has opened its first company-owned retail stores in Canada.

08/31/2011 - 10:39am

Fresh Market profit up in Q2, to open 12-14 stores

Specialty grocer The Fresh Market reported Wednesday that net income for the second quarter rose to $10.5 million from $6.9 million a year earlier.

08/30/2011 - 5:14pm

Dollar General Q2 profit edges up, to expand into three states, and launch e-commerce

Dollar General Corp. reported Tuesday that its second-quarter net income rose 3.5% to $146 million from $141.2 million in the year-ago period.

08/30/2011 - 11:07am

Uniqlo opening two global flagships in Big Apple in October

Japanese fast-fashion giant Uniqlo is set to open its largest global flagship to date, an 89,000-sq.-ft. store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

08/29/2011 - 4:49pm

Saks Off 5th announces five additional locations for 2012

Saks Inc.’s Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th announced the addition of five stores for 2012.

08/29/2011 - 10:32am

Banana Republic flagship to debut in Paris in December

Gap announced Monday that it will open its first Banana Republic store in France in Paris in early December.

08/26/2011 - 3:28pm

Subway testing café concept

Subway is testing a cafe concept with an expanded menu and more sophisticated décor in about 15 locations, the Associated Press said.

08/26/2011 - 10:24am

Tiffany Q2 profit jumps 33%, to open 17 stores

Supporting continued strength in the luxury sector, Tiffany & Co. reported Friday that profit for the quarter ended July 31 soared 33% to $90 million, from $67.7 million a year earlier.

08/25/2011 - 5:19pm

Fresh & Easy powers up REC solar panels at 11 stores

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market said Thursday it has turned on 11 rooftop solar installations in Phoenix and Los Angeles.

08/24/2011 - 5:05pm

Sports Authority to open three, smaller format S.A. Elite stores in Chicagoland

Sports Authority will open its first S. A. Elite stores outside of Colorado and California in two locations in the Chicago suburbs in November, according to Crain’s Chicago.