General Merchandise Stores

Britons pay 22pc more for Christmas presents than Americans

British shoppers have to pay 22 per cent more for their Christmas present shopping than American consumers, research has suggested. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Clothes, accessories, toys, and electrical goods all...

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More than a grocery store

WHAT looks like a minimart but is also a security post, senior citizens' corner and student day-care centre all rolled into one? Conceived during the 1970s and located at the void deck of every fourth block, the kiosks helped...

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Freed loses control of Block 37 as stores were to open

By Julie Wernau and Sandra M. Jones Tribune reporters In a major setback to its urban ambitions,Joseph Freed and Associates lost control of the long troubled Block 37 project just as the first stores prepared to open. Cook...

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Black Friday deals may not signal retail comeback

CHICAGO - Shoppers are pictured at the Glendale Galleria shopping mall on Black Friday in Glendale, California November 28, 2008. (REUTERS / Fred Prouser) Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on...

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Ho-ho hum?

Low sales and high unemployment numbers in Silicon Valley could signal a poor spending season for already struggling retailers. Owners of some Palo Alto shops are reporting a 10 percent decline in sales over last year and...

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Nintendo sets up holiday demo at Chandler mall

Nerdvana: Chandler is the only Arizona city to host the Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience, an interactive event running Nov. 23 through Dec. 20 that lets shoppers take some of the newest video game titles for a spin.

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A good mother who pulls out all the shops

Start of sidebar. Fortunately most of the time I'm a pretty reasonable sort of mother. Lately I've been taking Alice to a big shopping centre when there's absolutely nothing we need to buy. But Alice didn't get the...

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Tix Corporation Announces Tix4Tonight Expansion with 8th Las Vegas Location (Business Wire)

STUDIO CITY, Calif.----Tix Corporation , an integrated entertainment company, today announced that it has entered into a new lease for its eighth Tix4Tonight discount ticket outlet, to be located at the Town Square Shopping...

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Best Buy store relocating to Glen Burnie shopping center (at bizjournals.com)

Baltimore Business Journal - by is moving into the Chesapeake Square shopping center in Glen Burnie and is slated to open in January. The electronics retailer signed a lease this week for 40,000 square feet in the shopping...

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A Few Minutes With ... Billy Conyers

Customers this Halloween didn’t spirit away vehicles from the used car outlet at 2250 Savannah Highway, but they came close. Try autos for $5. A marketing move, Hoover Pre-Owned Supercenter attracted large crowds to the Oct. 31...

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