Even if you don't live in California, your local government is probably poorer than it used to be. As states put together their 2004 spending plans, they face a budget deficit more than twice that in fiscal 2003...
Pity the grocery chain that doesn't dominate its market. It's always been tough to turn a decent profit in a business with prosciutto-thin margins, but it got even tougher to be an also-ran when superstores came along...
What's in fashion for back-to-school shoppers? Mostly the same styles as last year — clunky shoes, peasant shirts, jeans that look older than the kids buying them. But at least one thing in the nation's malls and...
Wouldn't convenience stores be even more convenient — and profitable — if they sold the same high-quality perishables found in full-size stores? And wouldn't grocery chains prefer to get food dollars out of smaller...
It's easier to win a recording contract on American Idol than it is to get a good deal on a shopping center these days — if you're buying, that is. Institutional investors, individuals and REITs continue to bring...
Pittsburgh isn't what it used to be. The region's smoke-belching steel mills are mostly gone now, and taking their place are greener enterprises — biotech, higher education, health care and, increasingly, retail...
Like a latte whose foam has gone flat, the once-hot Cosi café chain has lost some of its flavor. From its opening in 1996, the New York-based eatery drew rave reviews for its flat-bread sandwiches and coffee creations...
Jan Walters wants Atlantans to get down and dirty with her appliances. Visitors to her new showroom in upscale Buckhead are welcome to fry eggs on a high-BTU Whirlpool range or see for themselves if a KitchenAid...
It's a beautiful spring Saturday 10 years from now. Shoppers are feeling optimistic — after all, the Dow has climbed back over 4,000. America has triumphed over the “Axis of Evil.” So they hop into their hydrogen...
