Following the strategy it has used with its New York-based Duane Reade drugstore chain, Walgreens Corp. will open an upscale Walgreens store in Boston's Downtown Crossing next spring, according to the Boston Herald. ...
We wrote recently about the increasingly fierce fight for market share in the office supplies sector. So it's no surprise that Office Depot has been redesigning its brand to appeal to today's more discerning consumers. Today, the chain opened yet...
Market Watch published a list of retailers that are likely to
have a tough go of it this holiday shopping season. Some of the picks are unsurprising--does anyone
think JC Penney will make a killing this winter?--but some may be controversial.
Just as Supervalu supermarket chain is finding out buyers may be reluctant to bail it out, British trasplant Tesco is considering selling its U.S.-based Fresh & Easy stores and exiting the country. ...
Both retailers' efforts to strike deals with private equity firms are being followed closely by the retail real estate community as the chains are in dire need of overhals in order to stay in business. It seems, however, that these days it's not...
