Given that many retailers don't supply employees with health care, it's no big surprise that the National Retail Federation is against any legislation that would require companies to supply insurance to employees. It would raise costs at companies...
The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Industry Outlook Softened in May as Restaurant Performance Index Posted First Decline in Five Months. ...
Bloomberg has not one but two videos about Sears' new Buyer Protection Program. The Associated Press also reported on the program. The program sounds a lot like what some car companies are doing by providing consumers with a backstop in the event...
One constant piece of commentary I heard at ICSC's RECon show in May was that retail property owners are trying whatever strategies they can think of in attempts to boost traffic at their centers. They are increasing the number of events. They are...
Deal Junkie posted this earlier today. It's an interview with Philip Blumberg of Blumberg Capital Partners at the 2009 Global Real Estate Summit in New York. He says banks are in part not lending and holding onto TARP money because they know they...
I attended an event this morning held by Cityscape Connect called "Looking Beyond the Crisis." I posted some quotes from the event live to the Retail Traffic twitter. I thought I'd take a minute to put some of these quotes into context. ...
I've been experimenting with Clip Syndicate and set up Retail Traffic Videowire. The feed will include video clips--largely Bloomberg reports and reports from local television stations--that should be of interest to Retail Traffic readers. ...
Madison Marquette published a piece today looking at the risk outlook of various retailers to gauge their relative risk of bankruptcy or other major restructuring that could impact commercial real estate owners and operators. It's a useful report...
