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Best Buy Co. has rolled out a massive makeover of its California stores. The firm converted 68 locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego that catered to one or two of five different demographics. Two dozen of the stores will target...

REIT managers' jobs will get a little easier thanks to provisions that were tacked on to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 that Congress passed in October. Most significantly, REITs will be able to avoid the fate that almost befell...

A massive sea change is on horizon for the U.S. retail industry and apparel worldwide. It will begin on January 1, 2005, with little fanfare. When the New Year's ball falls in Times Square, all nations that are members of the World Trade...

The Austin Chamber of Commerce likes to boast that the local population doubles about every 20 years, about three times faster than the national average. Retailers can barely catch their breath. “We are still catching up on serving the market we...

Uncertainty about the presidential election, the Iraq conflict, rising gas prices and heating bills as well as a weak job market are affecting the company's core, lower-income customers. — Dollar General CEO David Perdue told the Nashville...

On Oct. 6, elected officials, business executives and members of the media converged on a 33,000-square-foot tent built outside the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., to commemorate the official start of Mills Corp.'s Xanadu...

Paper or plastic? When it comes to gift certificates, most consumers prefer plastic. In fact, almost 51 percent of shoppers say they want a plastic gift card for Christmas, an increase of more than 10 percent in two years, reports the National...

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