After years of strong growth, Deerfield, Ill.-based drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is slowing down in a bid to boost profits and reinvest its capital into its current store portfolio. In a big shift, new CEO Greg Wasson...
On a Monday morning in July, something new greeted New York City commuters. In the space of one weekend, 12 Dunkin' Donuts stores and one Dunkin' cart had turned into new locations for the Canadian chain best known f...
Each month, Site Optimizer will discuss industry trends — most importantly, leasing issues—with experts in the retail real estate industry. This month, we spoke with Dan Porter, senior vice president of real estate...
Even as some retailers cut back on opening new stores and building out new concepts, battery retailer Batteries Plus is expanding to small-town America...
Even as most retailers are cutting back on new development, one new project has seemingly piqued the interest of a growing list of retailers. The California project, called Prime Outlets-Livermore, has been in the...
For most retailers, a slowing economy characterized by inflation, unemployment and a lack of consumer confidence spells big trouble. But for at least one sector in the retail world, those aren't such bad signs...
