Donna M. Mitchell

Department stores and specialty retailers have been under constant pressure from industry-changing forces, including the rise of e-commerce, fierce competition in the brick-and-mortar space and changing consumer...

Regency Centers/Equity One deal is shaping up to be a landmark merger, creating the largest REIT in the grocery-anchored shopping center space. After the deal is closed as expected in 2017, the combined company will...

The lodging sector is coming off years of success, in which both occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) have grown across the board. But recent economic trends are beginning to challenge the industry’s abi...

It took 10 fiscal quarters and savvier inventory management for outdoor recreation retailer Cabela’s to return to positive same-store sales. In the second quarter of 2016, its most recent reporting period, the compan...

Apparel chains haven’t always been in the spotlight of regional mall line-ups. That starring role, and the job of generating mall foot traffic, traditionally rested on the shoulders of department stores. Specialty re...

West Elm has the kind of performance numbers many retailers only dream about these days. At the end of the second quarter, the brand, which is part of San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma, had achieved revenue growth ...

The Star Wars movie franchise wasn’t the only business that had a big year in 2015. With help from classics like light sabers and the newcomer BB-8, U.S. toy retailers also enjoyed a bonanza, with $19.8 billion...

After reporting its second quarter results, grocery operator Kroger earned mixed reviews from industry analysts. On the surface, the company appeared to perform well, reporting that net earnings had increased 1.7 per...